Hotel Loyalty Programs

Having status in a hotel’s loyalty program is one of the things that can significantly improve the quality of a hotel stay. At a minimum, just being a member of …

While many hotel loyalty programs extended the expiration policies for reward points several times during the pandemic, those times are over. Most hotel programs have reinstated their requirements of having …

You can oftentimes get perks for just signing up for loyalty programs. Hotels will give free WiFi to even base members of their program, and having a rental car membership …

While we don’t chase hotel status, over time I’ve realized it doesn’t suck to have some status with hotel programs. Whether it means getting free premium Wi-Fi, free breakfast or …

Remember back in 2019 when points in hotel loyalty programs would expire if you didn’t have account activity within a set amount of time? Well, it’s time to re-check that …

Over the years, I’ve developed a system to get an upgraded room at hotels every time. It’s so easy that I’m hesitant to share it with you. But I figure …

For as long as I’ve been reading travel websites, one of the biggest advantages of having status with a hotel chain was getting free breakfast. At first, I wondered what …

For years, I was proud of the fact that I didn’t have any hotel status and therefore wasn’t beholden to any limits when picking out hotels. At the time, I …

We’ve reached December and that means people are looking at their hotel stays for the year and seeing if they’ve reached the status level they wanted. If not, they’re wondering …

For most of my life, I never understood why people valued hotel status. Besides free internet and a sub-par breakfast, what were you getting for your loyalty? That was, until …