China last week suspended Marriott International's Chinese website for a week to punish the world's
biggest hotel chain for listing Tibet, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau as separate countries in a customer questionnaire.
Not exact matches
The Stash
Hotel Rewards Visa is an excellent hotel credit card for those individuals who stay in boutique hotels, and like to avoid big ch
Hotel Rewards Visa is an excellent
hotel credit card for those individuals who stay in boutique hotels, and like to avoid big ch
hotel credit card
for those individuals who stay in boutique
hotels, and like to avoid
big chains.
The Stash
Hotel Rewards Visa is an excellent hotel credit card for those individuals who stay in boutique hotels, and like to avoid big ch
Hotel Rewards Visa is an excellent
hotel credit card for those individuals who stay in boutique hotels, and like to avoid big ch
hotel credit card
for those individuals who stay in boutique
hotels, and like to avoid
big chains.
Casa Isabel and Quinta Maria Cortez offer a sweet dollop of luxury
for less than the
big brand
chain hotels (you know which ones they are: — RRB -.
For example, quite a few of the
bigger hotel chains have joined forces with credit card companies so that people may receive discounts on certain
hotel stays.
Hilton was the last
hotel group to tweak the number of points needed
for an award night right at the end of 2015 so IHG is the first of the
big chains to blink in 2016.
The points issued by most of the
big hotel chains (Marriott, Hilton, IHG, Club Carlson) are typically worth well short of 1 cent each and the accrual rates from the corresponding credit cards don't fully compensate
for these pathetic valuations.
But... do these rates qualify
for frequent stayer credit in the
big hotel chain programs?
As
for places to stay, there are choices from some of the
big chains around Circular Quay and at the southern end of the district with amazing harbour views to small
hotels and pubs and a youth hostel.
This is a broad definition — to me, this is about
hotels with fewer rooms eg 20 or less and a bit more design focused than say a Holiday Inn (
for mid-range
big chain hotels same applies as 5 stars).
This is one of the lowest annual fees
for any
hotel card from a major
chain, so that's a
big plus
for the card.
Consumer Reports magazine has reported that they more frequently got the best prices
for big hotel chains by going directly to the
hotel website rather than through a consolidator such as Expedia, Orbitz or Hotels.com.
For starters,
hotels sometimes advertise deals on their own sites, especially if they're small, or in email newsletters if it's a
big chain.
Sensing competition, the global brand leader
for Le Méridien and W
Hotels warned that hotels not affiliated with giant chains would be at a disadvantage because «They could not, for example, match the loyalty programs or the corporate marketing efforts of the big chains.&
Hotels warned that
hotels not affiliated with giant chains would be at a disadvantage because «They could not, for example, match the loyalty programs or the corporate marketing efforts of the big chains.&
hotels not affiliated with giant
chains would be at a disadvantage because «They could not,
for example, match the loyalty programs or the corporate marketing efforts of the
big chains.»
The
biggest downside of these cards is that they have foreign transaction fees, something that is kind of ridiculous
for a global
hotel chain.
The dead bolt function of door lock was not working so turning the knob achieve nothing and no security
chain at door and no fish eye viewer on door is a
big minus - I would have like to see a room safe
for locking personal items provided in each room - these are not expensive and should be a standrd amenity - many or most
hotels have it
The Stash
Hotel Rewards ® Visa ® Card is a unique card good
for those who prefer to stay at small boutique
hotels instead of
big chains.
It's tough to justify spending 2 - 3 times the amount
for the
big US
chain hotels, when you get so much
for so little.