Business Hotel Points
Marriott Rewards Luggage Shipping
Marriott is making its Marriott Rewards program a little more valuable these days, by allowing members to use Rewards points to ship luggage. Luggage shipping has become more and more popular in recent times with increased baggage mishandling and restrictions. Now that the major U.S. airlines are charging fees for the second and often even the first checked bag, it makes more sense than ever to ship your luggage ahead of time. Marriott has teamed with The Luggage Club to allow Rewards members to redeem points for gift …
Date: June 29th, 2008 |
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Thrifty Car Rental Bonus Miles Through November, 2007
Thrifty Car Rental is offering customers triple frequent flyer miles/points with eight airlines and one hotel partner at participating Thrifty locations worldwide, between now and November 15, 2007. The offer is valid on rentals booked in advance on THRIFTY.com. What counts as a valid rental? A minimum three-day rental of a midsize or larger is required.
Participating airlines include Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan, American Airlines AAdvantage, ATA Airlines Travel Awards, Continental OnePass, Delta Air Lines SkyMiles, Northwest Airlines WorldPerks, United Airlines Mileage Plus and US Airways Dividend Miles programs. …
Date: September 2nd, 2007 |
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Starwood Preferred Guest Grand Tour Promotion
Starwood Preferred Guest is currently offering one heck of a sweepstakes. Members can now enter to win 600,000 Starpoints, to be used at any of the 850 properties around the globe.
The grand prize is 600,000 Starpoints. First and second prizes are 200,000 Starpoints each, which isn’t too shabby. This contest ends on September 30, 2007, so you have all summer to get it done.
Yes, you must be a Starwood Preferred Guest member to enter the contest. If you are not already a member, you can …
Date: June 18th, 2007 |
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PointMaven Hotel Rewards Promotions
PointMaven is a hotel rewards information site that shows which hotel in any given area is offering the best bonus point deal for the time of your stay.
So, if you enter that you will need a hotel near DFW for tonight, you’ll get the information that Ramada Inn offers double points and you must register ahead; Holiday Inn Express offers 2,000 bonus points for every second night, Super 8 is offering double points and so on. You can choose to select a certain chain if you only want to search the point deals …
Date: May 4th, 2007 |
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Renaissance Hotels Online Meeting Planner Forum
Renaissance Hotels & Resorts announced today the launch of its online community where meeting planners can network with one and other, as well as plan and organize meetings at the Renaissance properties around North America. Hehe - it’s like MySpace for meeting planners.
According to the press release, “The site will serve as a continually updated resource providing information on planning an ‘Enlightened Event,’ the Renaissance approach to distinctive meetings and events, including a brief online video, destination finder, showcase of Executive Chefs from across North America …
Date: April 18th, 2007 |
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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. It’s similar to the airline mileage credit cards, but for hotels in this case. 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 …
Date: October 16th, 2007 |
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The Business Travel Widget
Can’t get enough of the Business Travel Logue? Well, now you can have your very own BTL widget on YOUR website! Thanks to the brains behind the operation, a Business Travel Logue widget is now available. This handy tool will allow you (and others) to keep up to date on all of the latest business travel news.
Get it here and feel free to plaster me all over the web.
Date: June 30th, 2007 |
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Best Western Hotels Nascar Sweepstakes
Best Western International is apparently the Official Hotel of NASCAR. I’m not a NASCAR fan personally, but plenty of people are so I’ll pass along this contest. Best Western is sponsoring a new NASCAR sweepstakes for the next month. From now until June 18, 2007, members of Best Western’s free NASCAR-themed loyalty program, Speed Rewards, will earn an entry into the contest for
each night they stay at any Best Western hotel around the globe. At the end of the promotion period, a random drawing will determine the Grand Prize …
Date: May 20th, 2007 |
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Choice Hotels Visa Promotion - Two Free Nights
Choice Hotels is offering a promotion of two free nights with a new Choice Privileges Visa Card. Choice Hotels is offering the “With Two Nights Free, How Will You Spend Your Days?” promotion. With this promotion, guests will receive bonus points worth two free nights at more than 1,000 Choice Hotels properties in North America. Unfortunately, that probably doesn’t include the REALLY, REALLY good properties. You don’t get the points automatically, they are credited to your account after “qualifying purchases” are made. You must apply for the …
Date: April 29th, 2007 |
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American Express Membership Rewards Travel Booking
American Express is introducing a Flight and Room booking toll for its Membership Rewards program, on which members can book an award flight or hotel room easier and faster than before. Flight Finder and Room Finder enable charge card members enrolled in the Membership Rewards program to search award inventory, transfer points directly into a frequent flyer or frequent guest account, and book flights or hotel stays in a single online transaction.
Featured partners currently include: InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, AirTran Airways and Hilton HHonors. Additional airline and hotel partners are scheduled to follow.
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Date: March 30th, 2007 |
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