For hotel stays, you are still be better off using a hotel co-branded card and booking through your hotel's website, since $ 6,667 spent on a co-branded card is enough to earn 1 or more (in some cases many more) free nights
at any hotel chain property except a Category 7 Starwood property, which would require $ 8,750 or $ 7,000 on the co-branded American Express, depending on your elite status.
Not exact matches
You also need to look
at the geographic regions where you normally stay, and if the card's
hotel chain has many
properties there.
Whenever you use the Hilton Honors Surpass ® card
at Hilton
properties, you will also earn Hilton HHonors points from the
hotel chain if you're part of the loyalty program.
While the vast majority of my
hotel stays in recent years have been
at Hyatt
properties, thanks to the
chain's fantastic loyalty program and partnership with Chase's Ultimate Rewards program, my stay in Los Angeles
at the Andaz West Hollywood was the first time I'd stayed
at an Andaz.
While the promotion lets cardholders earn the bonus rate
at hundreds of thousands of
properties — ranging from boutique
hotels to worldwide
chains — there are a few caveats:
Image courtesy: Hyatt
Hotels While the vast majority of my
hotel stays in recent years have been
at Hyatt
properties, thanks to the
chain's fantastic loyalty program and partnership with Chase's Ultimate Rewards program, my stay in Los Angeles
at the Andaz West Hollywood was the first time I'd stayed
at an Andaz.
By examining the various point density charts, you can decide where the rebate value of your
hotel spend will be highest: which
chain will reward you with free nights
at the
properties you want to stay the most quickly?
Most budget
hotels belong to one of the few major
chains, so if you have
hotel points racked up
at a certain
chain, use them on a lower category
property.
During the next few years investors realised the potential of Palm Cove, with four international
hotel companies currently being represented in Palm Cove, being Accor Asia Pacific
at Novotel Rockford Palm Cove Resort and the beachfront Grand Mercure
property, the Stella Group who manage the Mantra Amphora Resort and Peppers Beach Club and Spa, the locally owned and fast growing
hotel chain of Mirvac
hotels and Resorts who manage the Sebel Reef House & Spa and Sea Temple Resort & Spa Palm Cove and the Alamanda Palm Cove the only absolute beachfront Resort in Palm Cove Australia.
In this blog post I compared the value of the different co-branded
hotel credit cards by showing how much non-bonused spending you would have to charge to the card in order to earn a free night
at each
chain's bottom -, mid -, and top - tier
properties.
Marriott is one of the largest
hotel chains in the world and there are plenty of ways to earn Marriott Rewards points for award stays
at one of their thousands of
properties.
12/21/2017 BW Makes Debut in Central Delhi by Opening Two Properties Best Western Plus Central and Best Western Pearl 12/18/2017 BW Named «Best Debut
Hotel Chain»
at 2017 India Hospitality Awards 12/11/2017 BW Outlines Vision For The Future At 11th Asian Members» Meeting 12/07/2017 BW Announces Jim Cosgrove as New Board Chairman 12/05/2017 BW Offers Holiday Bonus To Rewards Members 12/01/2017 BW Receives Gold Recommend Readers» Choice Award For Best Value 11/30/2017 BW's Ron Pohl Wins Silver In Best In Biz Awards 2017 11/28 / 2017 BW's Expansion Accelerates All Across Asia 11/09/2017 BW Lowers Free Nights To Only 10,000 Points This Fall And Winter 11/09/2017 BW Cites Increased Guest Satisfaction Scores From Mobile Guest Engagement Tool Pilot; Launches Across Full System 11/09/2017 BW Unveils Experiences By Best Western Rewards 11/09/2017 BW Introduces New Lines of Exclusive Bath Amenities 11/02/2017 BW Named AAA ® / CAA ® Lodging Partner For Ninth Consecutive Year 10/31/2017 BW SureStay Hotel Group ® Eclipses 33 Properties Worldwide One Year After Launch 10/30/2017 BW Launches third soft brand, BW signature collectionSM by Best Western 10/26/2017 BW Breaks Ground on Dual - Branded Property in Austin, Texas 10/25/2017 BW Named Asia's Best Mid-Range Hotel Chain Three Years in a Row 10/24/2017 BW Announces Arrival of BW Premier Collection ® in Mississippi 10/19/2017 BW Scores Top Ranked Breakfast by J.D. Power 10/09/2017 BW Issues Loyalty Program «Throwdown» To Competing Hotel Brands 09/29/2017 BW Named Asia's Best Mid-Range Hotel Brand For Eleventh Time 09/18/2017 BW Invites Travelers To Fall Into Double Rewards Points 09/15/2017 BW Introduces Three New Hotels In Georgia 09/05/2017 BW Ranked Number One In Business Travel News» 2017 Hotel Brand Survey 08/24/2017 BW Signs Stunning Seafront Resort On Phu Quoc Island 08/21/2017 BW Announces New BW Premier Hotel In Heart Of The Southwest 08/10/2017 BW Adds Best Western Premier Detroit Southfield Hotel To Growing Portfolio 08/08/2017 BW Loyalty Program Receives Top Ranking From U.S. News & World Report ® 07/27/2017 BW Celebrates Groundbreaking of First GLō Property in Texas 07/17/2017 BW is Bringing BW Baggage Bucks Back 06/29/2017 Stratosphere and Aquarius Hotels Join BW 06/21/2017 BW Achieves Record - Breaking Level of Guest Satisfaction 06/15/2017 BW Hotels & Resorts Debuts in Bali's Cultural Heart 06/14/2017 Illinois Beach Resort Joins BW Soft Brand 06/01/2017 Best Western Premier Brand Continues Growth in North America 05/25/2017 Litchfield Inn Joins BW Premier Collection 05/22/2017 2017 Best Western Rewards ® Summer Promotion 05/18/2017 Co-Branded Loyalty Program Study — Best Western 05/15/2017 BW Opens Upscale Hotel in Malaysia 05/04/2017 Dorothy Dowling 2017 Silver Stevie ® Award Winner 04/26/2017 BW Introduces BW Baggage Bucks 04/24/2017 BW Debuts First New - Construction Dual - Branded Property 04/24/2017 BW Unveils Cutting - Edge Upscale Hotel in Batam 04/05/2017 BW Unveils New Upscale Collection in Japan 04/03/2017 BW Partners with HotelPlanner to Launch BWGroups ℠ RFP Tool 03/28/2017 Best Western Premier NYC Gateway Opens in North Bergen, New Jersey 03/15/2017 BW Premier Collection Arrives in Asia 03/06/2017 BW Targets Quality Growth Across Asia 03/06/2017 BW Premier Collection Eclipses 75 Hotels Worldwide 03/06/2017 BW Touts Substantial International Growth 02/21/2017 BW Adds Blake Hotel New Orleans to the BW Premier Collection 02/13/2017 BW Springs into the Season with New Rewards 02/01/2017 BW Makes Waves with First Hotel at Inle Lake 01/23/2017 BW Further Enhances Award Winning Loyalty Program 01/23/2017 BW's «White Label» Franchise to Surge in 2017 01/19 / 2017 BW Announces First Vīb Hotel to Open in Turkey 01/16/2017 BW Ranked # 2 in 2016 Best Hotel Rewards Stu
at 2017 India Hospitality Awards 12/11/2017 BW Outlines Vision For The Future
At 11th Asian Members» Meeting 12/07/2017 BW Announces Jim Cosgrove as New Board Chairman 12/05/2017 BW Offers Holiday Bonus To Rewards Members 12/01/2017 BW Receives Gold Recommend Readers» Choice Award For Best Value 11/30/2017 BW's Ron Pohl Wins Silver In Best In Biz Awards 2017 11/28 / 2017 BW's Expansion Accelerates All Across Asia 11/09/2017 BW Lowers Free Nights To Only 10,000 Points This Fall And Winter 11/09/2017 BW Cites Increased Guest Satisfaction Scores From Mobile Guest Engagement Tool Pilot; Launches Across Full System 11/09/2017 BW Unveils Experiences By Best Western Rewards 11/09/2017 BW Introduces New Lines of Exclusive Bath Amenities 11/02/2017 BW Named AAA ® / CAA ® Lodging Partner For Ninth Consecutive Year 10/31/2017 BW SureStay Hotel Group ® Eclipses 33 Properties Worldwide One Year After Launch 10/30/2017 BW Launches third soft brand, BW signature collectionSM by Best Western 10/26/2017 BW Breaks Ground on Dual - Branded Property in Austin, Texas 10/25/2017 BW Named Asia's Best Mid-Range Hotel Chain Three Years in a Row 10/24/2017 BW Announces Arrival of BW Premier Collection ® in Mississippi 10/19/2017 BW Scores Top Ranked Breakfast by J.D. Power 10/09/2017 BW Issues Loyalty Program «Throwdown» To Competing Hotel Brands 09/29/2017 BW Named Asia's Best Mid-Range Hotel Brand For Eleventh Time 09/18/2017 BW Invites Travelers To Fall Into Double Rewards Points 09/15/2017 BW Introduces Three New Hotels In Georgia 09/05/2017 BW Ranked Number One In Business Travel News» 2017 Hotel Brand Survey 08/24/2017 BW Signs Stunning Seafront Resort On Phu Quoc Island 08/21/2017 BW Announces New BW Premier Hotel In Heart Of The Southwest 08/10/2017 BW Adds Best Western Premier Detroit Southfield Hotel To Growing Portfolio 08/08/2017 BW Loyalty Program Receives Top Ranking From U.S. News & World Report ® 07/27/2017 BW Celebrates Groundbreaking of First GLō Property in Texas 07/17/2017 BW is Bringing BW Baggage Bucks Back 06/29/2017 Stratosphere and Aquarius Hotels Join BW 06/21/2017 BW Achieves Record - Breaking Level of Guest Satisfaction 06/15/2017 BW Hotels & Resorts Debuts in Bali's Cultural Heart 06/14/2017 Illinois Beach Resort Joins BW Soft Brand 06/01/2017 Best Western Premier Brand Continues Growth in North America 05/25/2017 Litchfield Inn Joins BW Premier Collection 05/22/2017 2017 Best Western Rewards ® Summer Promotion 05/18/2017 Co-Branded Loyalty Program Study — Best Western 05/15/2017 BW Opens Upscale Hotel in Malaysia 05/04/2017 Dorothy Dowling 2017 Silver Stevie ® Award Winner 04/26/2017 BW Introduces BW Baggage Bucks 04/24/2017 BW Debuts First New - Construction Dual - Branded Property 04/24/2017 BW Unveils Cutting - Edge Upscale Hotel in Batam 04/05/2017 BW Unveils New Upscale Collection in Japan 04/03/2017 BW Partners with HotelPlanner to Launch BWGroups ℠ RFP Tool 03/28/2017 Best Western Premier NYC Gateway Opens in North Bergen, New Jersey 03/15/2017 BW Premier Collection Arrives in Asia 03/06/2017 BW Targets Quality Growth Across Asia 03/06/2017 BW Premier Collection Eclipses 75 Hotels Worldwide 03/06/2017 BW Touts Substantial International Growth 02/21/2017 BW Adds Blake Hotel New Orleans to the BW Premier Collection 02/13/2017 BW Springs into the Season with New Rewards 02/01/2017 BW Makes Waves with First Hotel at Inle Lake 01/23/2017 BW Further Enhances Award Winning Loyalty Program 01/23/2017 BW's «White Label» Franchise to Surge in 2017 01/19 / 2017 BW Announces First Vīb Hotel to Open in Turkey 01/16/2017 BW Ranked # 2 in 2016 Best Hotel Rewards Stu
At 11th Asian Members» Meeting 12/07/2017 BW Announces Jim Cosgrove as New Board Chairman 12/05/2017 BW Offers Holiday Bonus To Rewards Members 12/01/2017 BW Receives Gold Recommend Readers» Choice Award For Best Value 11/30/2017 BW's Ron Pohl Wins Silver In Best In Biz Awards 2017 11/28 / 2017 BW's Expansion Accelerates All Across Asia 11/09/2017 BW Lowers Free Nights To Only 10,000 Points This Fall And Winter 11/09/2017 BW Cites Increased Guest Satisfaction Scores From Mobile Guest Engagement Tool Pilot; Launches Across Full System 11/09/2017 BW Unveils Experiences By Best Western Rewards 11/09/2017 BW Introduces New Lines of Exclusive Bath Amenities 11/02/2017 BW Named AAA ® / CAA ® Lodging Partner For Ninth Consecutive Year 10/31/2017 BW SureStay
Hotel Group ® Eclipses 33 Properties Worldwide One Year After Launch 10/30/2017 BW Launches third soft brand, BW signature collectionSM by Best Western 10/26/2017 BW Breaks Ground on Dual - Branded
Property in Austin, Texas 10/25/2017 BW Named Asia's Best Mid-Range
Hotel Chain Three Years in a Row 10/24/2017 BW Announces Arrival of BW Premier Collection ® in Mississippi 10/19/2017 BW Scores Top Ranked Breakfast by J.D. Power 10/09/2017 BW Issues Loyalty Program «Throwdown» To Competing
Hotel Brands 09/29/2017 BW Named Asia's Best Mid-Range
Hotel Brand For Eleventh Time 09/18/2017 BW Invites Travelers To Fall Into Double Rewards Points 09/15/2017 BW Introduces Three New
Hotels In Georgia 09/05/2017 BW Ranked Number One In Business Travel News» 2017
Hotel Brand Survey 08/24/2017 BW Signs Stunning Seafront Resort On Phu Quoc Island 08/21/2017 BW Announces New BW Premier
Hotel In Heart Of The Southwest 08/10/2017 BW Adds Best Western Premier Detroit Southfield
Hotel To Growing Portfolio 08/08/2017 BW Loyalty Program Receives Top Ranking From U.S. News & World Report ® 07/27/2017 BW Celebrates Groundbreaking of First GLō
Property in Texas 07/17/2017 BW is Bringing BW Baggage Bucks Back 06/29/2017 Stratosphere and Aquarius
Hotels Join BW 06/21/2017 BW Achieves Record - Breaking Level of Guest Satisfaction 06/15/2017 BW
Hotels & Resorts Debuts in Bali's Cultural Heart 06/14/2017 Illinois Beach Resort Joins BW Soft Brand 06/01/2017 Best Western Premier Brand Continues Growth in North America 05/25/2017 Litchfield Inn Joins BW Premier Collection 05/22/2017 2017 Best Western Rewards ® Summer Promotion 05/18/2017 Co-Branded Loyalty Program Study — Best Western 05/15/2017 BW Opens Upscale
Hotel in Malaysia 05/04/2017 Dorothy Dowling 2017 Silver Stevie ® Award Winner 04/26/2017 BW Introduces BW Baggage Bucks 04/24/2017 BW Debuts First New - Construction Dual - Branded
Property 04/24/2017 BW Unveils Cutting - Edge Upscale
Hotel in Batam 04/05/2017 BW Unveils New Upscale Collection in Japan 04/03/2017 BW Partners with HotelPlanner to Launch BWGroups ℠ RFP Tool 03/28/2017 Best Western Premier NYC Gateway Opens in North Bergen, New Jersey 03/15/2017 BW Premier Collection Arrives in Asia 03/06/2017 BW Targets Quality Growth Across Asia 03/06/2017 BW Premier Collection Eclipses 75
Hotels Worldwide 03/06/2017 BW Touts Substantial International Growth 02/21/2017 BW Adds Blake
Hotel New Orleans to the BW Premier Collection 02/13/2017 BW Springs into the Season with New Rewards 02/01/2017 BW Makes Waves with First
Hotel at Inle Lake 01/23/2017 BW Further Enhances Award Winning Loyalty Program 01/23/2017 BW's «White Label» Franchise to Surge in 2017 01/19 / 2017 BW Announces First Vīb Hotel to Open in Turkey 01/16/2017 BW Ranked # 2 in 2016 Best Hotel Rewards Stu
at Inle Lake 01/23/2017 BW Further Enhances Award Winning Loyalty Program 01/23/2017 BW's «White Label» Franchise to Surge in 2017 01/19 / 2017 BW Announces First Vīb
Hotel to Open in Turkey 01/16/2017 BW Ranked # 2 in 2016 Best
Hotel Rewards Study
No matter the location, the
chain scale, or the attentiveness of management, bad things may happen
at your
hotel property.
You also need to look
at the geographic regions where you normally stay, and if the card's
hotel chain has many
properties there.
Japanese
chain Nikko
Hotels is offering double miles (1,000) for stays
at any of its
properties through March 31.
Name a
hotel chain and I'm sure I've stayed in
at least one of their
properties.
Unlike other
hotel chains, there are not many
properties at lower categories.
High end Hyatt
properties can be found starting
at 20,000 points per night, whereas other
chains present entry level
hotels at this price point.
Boutique
hotels and apartments are usually smaller
properties that offer accommodation with more character than you may find
at large
chain hotels.
The giant
hotel chain's fans have been buzzing about its brand new club room concept, up - and - running now
at four
properties: San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront, New York Marriott East Side, Wichita Marriott, and Marriott Marquis Washington, DC.
Hilton Worldwide offers up to 10 percent off stays
at Hilton
Hotels Resorts, DoubleTree, Hampton, Hilton Garden Inn, Waldorf Astoria, Embassy Suites, Conrad
Hotels Resorts, and other
properties owned by the hospitality
chain.
In an unusual double - announcement, the Ritz - Carlton
chain of
hotels have announced a new
property on the Thai island of Koh Samui as well as a further new
property at the base of Mount Niseko - Annupuri, a popular Japanese ski region.
As with all the other major
chains, Hyatt is well served
at LAX with 3
properties (The Concourse
Hotel, Hyatt Place LAX / El Segundo and Hyatt House El Segundo) but their representation elsewhere is poor.
For more flexibility, choose third - party booking sites Those who travel less often or aren't loyal to a particular
hotel chain may prefer to book through third - party sites such as Expedia, Orbitz or Hotels.com (all of which are owned by Expedia) that have rewards programs that let you earn free nights or other perks based on your stays
at any of the
properties that list on those sites.
Now the independent frequent - guest program Stash
Hotel Rewards is offering its own card that allows travelers to earn points
at chain properties as well as Stash's own, and redeem them
at Stash independent
hotels.
A view of Waikiki beach and its string of high - rise
hotels at night, from the groin (jetty) that extends from the Outrigger Reef on the Beach
Hotel (it's to the left of the Halekulani
Hotel, the
property pictured here on the very left - the Reef is one of the most luxurious of the several Waikiki
hotels that make up the gay - friendly Outrigger
chain).
Independent hoteliers often work hard to make their
properties unique from the
chain hotels — and a number of them will still offer you Stash Rewards points, similar to the points you'd earn with a stay
at the big
chain hotel.
Scott Swank, General Manager Pan Pacific Singapore said, «The
hotel industry is becoming an increasingly integral part of the travel value -
chain, and we very much look forward to showcasing our
properties across Asia - Pacific
at this year's show.
While the American
chains sometimes struggle to uphold the high service standards in developing countries, I've frequently seen management staff trained
at leading hospitality schools to supervise
hotel operations and enforce a level of service that you don't find
at competing
properties in that location.
Best Western Rewards is currently (through November 30) offering double points on every stay, and from November 1 through January 31, it has a special offer of free nights for just 10,000 points each
at any of its North American
properties — including some of the nicest
hotels in the
chain (see post).
While I've long used Starwood points for
hotel stays — the Starwood program has more top - end
properties that I'd want to stay
at than any other
chain — often the best value can be obtained through airline mileage transfers.
In fact, one of the primary benefits of holding a
hotel credit card is all the perks you will receive when you stay
at a
property within that
chain.
At some point I will also cover
properties in Hawaii owned by other
chains such as Hyatt and... Continue reading Starwood
hotels in Hawaii
Most major
hotel chains have
at least one
property in Hong Kong, but be prepared for small rooms given Hong Kong's scarcity of space.
But the company hopes it'll have that vibe of a unified
hotel chain experience in addition to being able to scale it up
at the rate of a startup and be able to show investors that its ability to rapidly create new
properties is what will make it be successful.
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hotel is the largest in the 207 -
property chain, and capable of hosting up to 2,000 guests
at a time.