That's enough for a free six - night stay, and you'll
earn additional free nights every year on your cardmember anniversary.
Not exact matches
Silver status grants of HHonors loyalty program provides you
additional 15 % to the points
earning rate and
free 5th
night at Hilton properties.
That said, the hotels that credit you a
free night in exchange for your points are limited, and it takes significant spending to
earn additional complimentary
nights at Marriott.
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.
Your
free night will likely be worth more than the annual fee of $ 99, so any
additional points you
earn take you above and beyond the cost of the card.
Each
additional $ 30,000 of manufactured spend only
earns you another ~ 90,000 points for one more
free night — maybe two if you favor cheaper properties — valued at $ 250 - 500.
Obviously I'll
earn one
free night just for upgrading, which makes that
night cost about $ 75, or a little less (depending on whether you decide to prorate the $ 75 annual fee over all the
additional points you
earn, or just over the upgrade bonus — the latter is slightly more accurate but much more complicated).
One
free night is worth more than $ 85 (the cost of the annual fee), so all the
additional points you
earn go above and beyond the cost of the card.
While Prokard Explorer members will continue to enjoy perks with Protea Hotels, Marriott Rewards ® offers
additional opportunities, including
earning and exchanging points for
free nights and experiences at 4,000 + hotels worldwide.
To identify the top hotel rewards programs, U.S. News used a methodology that considers five components: ease of
earning a
free night, geographic coverage, number of hotels, property diversity and
additional benefits.
You'll also
earn 40,000 bonus points on your card member anniversary and an
additional free night if you spend at least $ 10,000 per year on the card.
That said, the hotels that credit you a
free night in exchange for your points are limited, and it takes significant spending to
earn additional complimentary
nights at Marriott.
If you want to
earn additional Hyatt points, the Chase Hyatt Visa will give you automatic Platinum membership status and one
free night per year.
If I stay another four
nights in April (and it has to be increments of four) I'll
earn an
additional 25,000 Gold Passport points, enough for a
free night anywhere in the world.
IHG is frequently running promotions to
earn additional points or
free nights, making it possible for infrequent guests to
earn enough for
free stays.
Being a member of the loyalty program will get you an
additional 10 points or two miles per dollar per stay at any The Ritz - Carlton worldwide, making it even easier to
earn free nights in luxury.
New customers who sign up for Marriott Rewards while staying at any AC Hotel by Marriott by January 31, 2012 can
earn a
free night's stay by completing one
additional stay at any Marriott Rewards participating hotel.
The next important criteria (at 25 %) are
additional benefits and includes the way to
earn and redeem points (for example
earn with credit cards or spend on something else than
free nights) and perks like upgrades, late check - out or
free internet for members!
Hilton made big changes in 2017 to their Honors rewards program and is continuing to tune the program in 2018: They are simplifying the
earning structure, with
additional points for the most frequent guests, allow the roll - over of status
nights, introduce gifting of status and introduce
free breakfast for Gold and Diamond members at Waldorf Astoria properties.