Business Hotels
La Quinta Visa Rewards Card
La Quinta Inns & Suites has finally joined the big boys in offering a credit card for its La Quinta Returns rewards program. The chain has partnered with Chase Bank, who are super easy to work with, to offer the card. Cardholders will earn a whopping five La Quinta Returns points for every dollar spent on the card when they stay at La Quinta Inns & Suites and one point for each dollar spent on the card everywhere else. That’ll rack up the points pretty fast. In addition, cardholders will earn 6,000 bonus points with their …
Date: October 16th, 2007 |
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Grand Hyatt iTASTE and Virtual Menu
Grand Hyatt DFW has introduced two interesting new programs with iTASTE and The Virtual Menu. “Utilizing state-of-the-art technology, guests may enjoy a guided cheese, chocolate or wine tasting with the iTASTE program or make entrée selections and receive recommendations on food and wine pairings from The Virtual Menu.” The new programs are available exclusively at The Grand Hyatt DFW, the first in the hospitality industry to use this type of technology to enhance the guest experience.
“The iTASTE and The Virtual Menu programs are part of our ongoing effort to provide guests with an experience that is unlike any …
Date: September 30th, 2007 |
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Embassy Suites Do Not Distrub Contest
Embassy Suites Hotels has a new online challenge to design the hotel’s newest “Do Not Disturb” sign. From now until the end of October, 2007, users can submit phrases for the new sign. A panel of judges will select the 5 best signs (best design and copy), who will all win stays at select Embassy Suites Hotels. And, of course, the signs will be used on hotel doors around the hemisphere for those who want to be left alone.
Known for its own variation on the Do Not Disturb …
Date: September 8th, 2007 |
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Hotel Sax Celebrity Rider Packages
Hotel Sax in Chicago is offering a fun package - the Celebrity Rider packages. What does that mean? That means you get to roll like your favorite celebrity, in a room filled with amenities requested by several celebrities.
From the calming oasis of the Jennifer Lopez-Inspired Rider Package to the over-the-top would-be demands of Ari Gold, the Hotel Sax Chicago has the perfect offerings to make you feel like a celebrity. Prices of packages range from $2,500 to $10,000 and
are subject to availability.
Who the heck is Ari Gold? …
Date: September 5th, 2007 |
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AmericInn Hotel Room from Hell Story Contest
AmericInn has a fun new contest, searching high and low for the best “bizarre and humorous tales of noisy, unruly and disturbing hotel neighbors. Entrants are encouraged to either write or video their stories, using re-enactment, expressive narration, antics and sound effects. Sounds like something that should be on Skinemax Cinemax late at night. I’m a girl who needs a good night sleep, so anything I came up with would be more of a horror story.
The contest is entitled “Your Noisy Neighbor” and the payout is a $5000 “Quite Getaway” grand prize vacation. I Like quiet. …
Date: August 16th, 2007 |
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Hotel Indigo Seasonal WIne Program
Hotel Indigo recently launched its new seasonal wine program, which commenced with the unveiling of Paso Creek, a new fine wine under the Icon Estates portfolio. We like wine at the Business Travel Logue, so I was intrigued when I read this press release.
The seasonal wine program is a partnership between Icon Estates and Hotel Indigo, is the latest offering by the brand “designed to enhance its seasonal renewal program which provides an experiential boutique environment for guests that is in stark contrast to typical business hotels.”
Seasonal renewal, a hallmark of …
Date: October 1st, 2007 |
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Marriott Rewards MegaBonus Promotion
Marriott is now offering a super MegaBonus promotion for members of the Marriott Rewards hotel points club. When you use your Visa card, you can earn loads of points, up to 10,000 bonus points, just for paying with your Visa. I pay for everything with my Visa anyway, so that’s one heck of a deal. The MegaBonus promotion will take place from September 23, 2007 through January 18, 2008. Members will earn 2,500 bonus Marriott Rewards points with every Visa-paid stay, beginning with their second stay, up to 10,000 points.
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Date: September 12th, 2007 |
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Best Western's Daily Jackpot Instant Win Game
Best Western is giving business travelers the chance to test their luck and win exciting prizes with its new Daily Jackpot Instant Win Game. From now to October 4, 2007, travelers can spin for a chance to win one of many exciting prizes. The slot machine style game shows items business travelers might find at a Best Western, like free high-speed Internet access, complimentary breakfast and daily newspaper. Players can choose when they want to start and stop the spinning images with the click of a mouse.
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Date: September 7th, 2007 |
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Element Hotels "Eco-Etiquitte" Techniques
I LOVE Element Hotels for their environmentally friendly approach. They have now put out a list of things travelers can do to minimize their environmental impact while traveling.
Here they are, straight from the horse’s mouth:
Get unplugged: Many people don’t realize that their cell phone charger, laptop cable and other electrical plugs drain power while they are plugged in, even if they are not in use. In fact, only 5% of the power used by an average cell phone charger is used to charge the phone—the other 95% is wasted energy.
Seize the day: Take advantage of natural light …
Date: August 29th, 2007 |
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New York Helmsley Hotel Promotion - 20 Free Nights in 2008
The Helmsley Hotel in midtown Manhattan has quite a promotion for one lucky guest. Yes, you must have been a guest at the hotel in the past to be eligible for this promotion. One lucky winner will receive 20 FREE nights at the hotel by providing information on your stay. The questionnaire requires your name, email address, and phone number and asks a question regarding your visit. You are then asked to look for future questions. I’m guessing they verify your visit by cross referencing the information …
Date: August 16th, 2007 |
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