I'm surprised how often I have to follow up on hotel loyalty credits because the person who booked my trip neglected to include the proper loyalty program numbers on the reservation. (travelskills.com)
Or you can set up an account and store your airline frequent flier or loyalty program numbers there. (creditcards.com)
The only difference will be if you select a card co-branded with a specific hotel or airline, in which case you may need to provide your existing loyalty program number during application. (cardrates.com)