Like Cash +
Points award nights, these will be capacity controlled.
Not exact matches
If you also happen to own the Chase Sapphire Preferred or Sapphire Reserve you can transfer your rewards
points on a 1:1 basis to either program to enjoy
award flights and
nights sooner.
You can book
award nights starting at 7,500
points for a Category 1 and up to 45,000
points for a Category 9.
I find the Hyatt transfer option the best, considering that an
award night at their most expensive properties, including many that cost over $ 1,000 per
night, is a mere 22,000 Hyatt
points.
Curry defended his MVP
award by scoring 40
points against the New Orleans Pelicans on opening
night and then pouring in 53
points against the Pelicans several
nights later.
Great stories, his down to earth nature, and punctuated it with a joke about how the
award was so important he was actually going to get some from his wife that
night (with full finger
point and wink to the wife in the crowd).
Note that entries are due a few days earlier than normal (first round selections are due Tuesday
night, by midnight, eastern time) so that closing price information can be computed (which is used to
award points for correct selections).
For once a referee's poor decision - making did not cost us three
points and if the winner was controversial because of an alleged handball by Sam Vokes, then it was no more than Burnley deserved on the
night, having peppered the Leicester goal with 24 shots, had 60 % of the possession, and had a nailed on penalty claim (maybe two) ignored in the first half, Mike Dean showing again that with him it is pot luck whether or not any team is
awarded a penalty.
The Tony
Awards fired shots at both Donald Trump and Clinton last
night, and drew laughs from the crowd with on -
point parodies of famous musicals.
He patronizes Michael Powell and Humphrey Jennings (accorded one measly clip each); fails to mention Joseph Losey, Cy Endfield, or Richard Lester (presumably regarding all three as American interlopers); reduces Ken Russell and Mike Leigh to the worst single clips imaginable (and has nothing to say about the TV work of either); limits John Boorman, Bill Douglas, Terry Gilliam, Peter Greenaway, Isaac Julien, and Sally Potter to one fleeting movie poster apiece; and omits virtually the entire English documentary movement (though he includes a disparaging nod to
Night Mail), along with the cycle of Hammer horror movies — while paying abject obeisance to the Academy
Awards and every crumb they've offered British cinema (special
points to Chariots of Fire, Gandhi, and Four Weddings and a Funeral).
The
night wasn't a
pointed protest in the same way as the Globes, but it was still radically appreciative of the sensitivity of the moment — and it also featured a few overtly political moments, provided most potently by Robert De Niro, on hand to present Streep's
award.
Del Toro, who had just won the Directors Guild
Award Saturday
night for his film The Shape of Water, was a particularly popular figure in the room; at one
point, Disney chief Bob Iger and Paramount chief Jim Gianopulos collided on their way to congratulate him.
That's the whole
point of this tipsiest and dippiest of
award shows, where a herd of wobbly celebrities squeeze themselves into the Beverly Hilton for a
night of free booze and camera time.
However, these free
night awards are restricted to Starwood and Marriott stays with redemption rates of 50,000
points or less.
Free hotel
nights are the primary
awards for Ritz - Carlton Rewards
points.
I find the Hyatt transfer option the best, considering that an
award night at their most expensive properties, including many that cost over $ 1,000 per
night, is a mere 22,000 Hyatt
points.
You can also get much more value via IHG PointBreaks
awards, which are available at a rotating list of hotels for 5,000
points a
night.
> Value: 50,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards
points are good for $ 625 in travel credit, 2 domestic Saver
award tickets on United, a possible $ 700 + in Southwest «Wan na Get Away» fares on some flights, or 2 +
award nights at most Hyatts.
> Value: We value Honors
points at about 0.4 cents each based on an average global room rate of around $ 100 and 20 - 30,000
points for a Category 4
award night.
The 85,000
points equates to around 2 - 3
award nights at mid to high tier properties under the Club Carlson brand.
For example, the Marriott Rewards Premier Credit Card gives users one free
night stay every year, while the Club Carlson Rewards Visa Signature Card
awards one free
night for every two or more consecutive
nights booked using
points at one of their hotels.
A free
night award chart is being introduced in 2019 where the amount of
points required for a free
night will depend on peak, standard and off - peak pricing at all hotels.
One benefit of your new Marriott Rewards Premier Plus account is an Anniversary Free
Night Award e-certificate every year after your account anniversary, valid for a one night hotel stay at a property with a redemption level at or under 35,000 points, instead of the category 1 - 4 hotel e-certificate valued up to 20,000 points you received on your Marriott Rewards acc
Night Award e-certificate every year after your account anniversary, valid for a one
night hotel stay at a property with a redemption level at or under 35,000 points, instead of the category 1 - 4 hotel e-certificate valued up to 20,000 points you received on your Marriott Rewards acc
night hotel stay at a property with a redemption level at or under 35,000
points, instead of the category 1 - 4 hotel e-certificate valued up to 20,000
points you received on your Marriott Rewards account.
Category 1 properties are often available for as few as 7,500
points, which means your bonus can be enough
points for at least 10
award nights at a Marriott Hotel.
These
points can be used for
award nights at more than 4,200 Hilton hotels and resorts across the globe.
The total bonus of 85,000
points is one of the highest available, and can be redeemed for
award nights starting as low as 10,000
points.
On top of the
points you'll get from day - to - day spending, this card
awards one free
night every year in a category one to five hotel.
So always do the math to compare the number of
points you'd need to book through the Chase Travel Portal vs. booking an
award night.
In addition to earning twice as many
points while booking a hotel, cardholders may be
awarded a $ 75 credit for dining, spa, or resort activities (must book at least two
nights).
You enjoy 1 free
night award (valued up to 35,000
points) every year after your account anniversary.
Like most hotel programs you receive reward
points for hotel stays that can be used for complementary
nights, upgrades and other
awards.
Depending on which card you go with, and how you choose to redeem your
points, the welcome offer can get travelers as many as six to nine free
award nights.
Though you have a number of different options available, we recommend only redeeming Gold
Points towards
award night stays.
To arrive at this, we analyzed the cost of
award nights in both United States Dollars (USD) and
points.
As a gold member you are able to book free
award nights 50 days in advance instead of 30, and earn an additional 10 % in
points for eligible stays.
Co-branded hotel credit cards earn
points towards free
nights at various hotel chains and many offer bonuses of
award nights, elite status and amenities with card membership.
With the current sign - up bonus of 30,000 Starwood
points on the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express (personal and small business), you can get up to 6 award nights at Starwood Category 4 hotels with Cash & P
points on the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express (personal and small business), you can get up to 6
award nights at Starwood Category 4 hotels with Cash &
PointsPoints.
Other times, reward card users will quickly redeem their
points or miles for merchandise or gift cards rather than much more valuable options such as an
award flight or a free
night's stay.
With IHG PointBreaks, you can book an
award night at certain IHG hotels for only 5,000 IHG
points.
If you'd otherwise pay for an IHG stay anyway, it's worth doing the math to see if buying
points with this method and booking an
award night (not just PointBreaks) is a better deal than paying cash for the room.
But now there are a handful of IHG hotels where you can pay $ 90 cash for a 15,000 IHG
point discount on your
award night.
IHG allows you to book
award nights using a combination of
points and cash.
Remember, you can get IHG PointBreaks
award nights for 5,000 IHG
points.
You can book
award nights for as little as 5,000
points per
night!
The Andaz Mayakoba Resort Riviera Maya is a World of Hyatt Category 5 property, meaning free
night awards start at 20,000
points per night, whereas Points + Cash is available for 10,000 points and $ 125 per
points per
night, whereas
Points + Cash is available for 10,000 points and $ 125 per
Points + Cash is available for 10,000
points and $ 125 per
points and $ 125 per
night.
This card has a lot of benefits including a Free
Night Award (valued up to 35,000
points) every Anniversary year.
Free Room Nights Unlike other hotel companies, Hilton properties use a dynamic
award pricing system to determine how many
points are needed to get a free hotel
night.
Indeed, it would make things easier: hotel rooms can be split, requiring half the
award night and
points - earning effort per person with two to a room.
While both
points are the same when redeeming them for free
nights and other
awards, they differ in that base
points count toward your elite status.
Altogether this makes me think the Citi Hilton HHonors Reserve card has promise as a tool for manufactured spend despite devaluations of Hilton's loyalty program and my previous criticisms of free
night awards (which often face greater restrictions than
points - based
awards).