Hotel Loyalty Programs

Hotel co-brand credit cards offer similar benefits. Most cards offer hotel status, and some even provide a free night for renewing the card for another year and paying the annual …

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 …

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 …

When it comes to hotel loyalty programs, IHG One Rewards is one of the simplest to understand. You earn points that can be redeemed for hotel rooms. There’s no need …

Marriott often receives criticism for being unfriendly when it comes to dealing with its loyalty program, Marriott Bonvoy. In fact, a term called “being Bonvoyed” is used whenever someone feels …

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 …

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 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 …

With the travel industry working at a fraction of its previous levels, hotels have made several changes to their loyalty programs to keep the top-tier members happy. These changes included …

While frequent travelers wanted to know how hotels were going to treat their most loyal customers with top tier status, that wasn’t important to me. I don’t have any statuses …