Ready to start
earning hotel points in multiples like we talked about a few days ago?
More often than not, you'll forego
earning hotel points in favor of airline miles for your stay.
Not exact matches
Elite status at
hotels often includes perks like daily breakfast, room upgrades, early check -
in or late checkout, premium internet, lounge access, free nights,
points -
earning bonuses, and more.
The card
earns Membership Rewards
points, the currency
in Amex's loyalty program, which can be exchanged for statement credits or cash back, used to book travel through Amex's travel website, or, to get the most value, transferred to any of 17 airline and three
hotel transfer partners (transferable
points are among the best).
That means that you can transfer the
points you
earn through your everyday spending to certain partners;
in this case, nine airline frequent flyer programs and four
hotel loyalty programs.
The US version of the card has no foreign transaction fees and
earns 5x
points on flights booked directly with the airline and prepaid
hotels booked through Amex Travel, on top of a welcome offer of 60,000
points when you spend $ 5,000
in the first three months.
Not only do you
earn five
points per $ 1 on airfare and
hotels, you also get a $ 200 travel credit, $ 200
in Uber credits, complimentary airport lounge access to four different networks, and upgraded travel loyalty status for several travel rewards programs.
Earn Hilton Honors Bonus
Points for each dollar of eligible purchases on your Card: 12X at
hotels & resorts
in the Hilton portfolio, 6X on Select Business & Travel Purchases, 3X Everywhere Else.
Keep
in mind the trade - off of
earning Ritz - Carlton Rewards
points means you won't be
earning other
hotel or airline
points, which may be more valuable to you.
Yes, you can
earn Ritz - Carlton Rewards
points for stays at Marriott
hotels and all brands
in the Marriott family.
Our new member rate is the latest perk
in a series of benefits like free Wi - Fi and mobile check -
in, and
earns you
points at 4,200 +
hotels worldwide.
Join Marriott Rewards now and
earn points that can be redeemed for free
hotel stays and room upgrades at 3,800
hotels in over 70 countries.
All Marriott
hotels participate
in the award winning Marriott Rewards frequent travel program that allows members to
earn hotel points or airline miles for every dollar spent during each stay.
Courtyard
hotels proudly participate
in the award - winning Marriott Rewards ® frequent travel program that allows members to
earn hotel points or airline miles for every dollar spent during each stay.
Join Hilton Honors ™ Upgrade your account and
earn points at over 3,600
hotels in 82 countries around the world.
Contrast this to an airline or
hotel card which deposits
earned miles into the appropriate loyalty program account: when redeeming, you are taking
points out but none are going back
in.
Other cards allow your purchases to
earn points in loyalty programs for airlines,
hotel chains, and more.
First off you
earn points towards Starwood
hotels for free nights (free nights start at 2,000
points) and upgrades
in the Starwood Preferred Guest ® program.
But you would have to be travelling and so buying flights,
hotels, ect
in the first place, to be able to
earn any
points at all, is that right?
Keep
in mind the trade - off of
earning Ritz - Carlton Rewards
points means you won't be
earning other
hotel or airline
points, which may be more valuable to you.
By using this card to make purchases, consumers can
earn HHonors bonus
points, which can later be used
in a variety of ways — most notably, to book stays at Hilton
hotels.
Yes, you can
earn Ritz - Carlton Rewards
points for stays at Marriott
hotels and all brands
in the Marriott family.
Miles and
points earned on co-branded
hotel and airline travel rewards cards do expire usually if you are not active
in redeeming them for 12 to 24 months, depending on the terms of the
hotel or airline loyalty program.
To keep them, you just need to
earn or redeem
points or stay
in a Ritz - Carlton or other Marriott brand
hotel.
Starwood
Points that you
earned from using the card can be redeemed for free
hotel stays at over 1,000
hotels and resorts
in nearly 100 countries, airline tickets at over 350 airlines, or other products and services provided by AMEX and other merchants and retailers.
Remember, you can also
earn hotel points with
hotel credit cards, just like we showed you
in the Starwood Preferred Guest tip above.
You
earn 5x
points on airfare booked directly through the Amex travel portal and there are over 20 airline and
hotel transfer partners available
in the portal.
For each dollar spent, you
earn 50 % bonus
points (3 Starpoints per dollar spent), automatic room upgrade at check
in, 4 p.m. late check out, Platinum concierge, complimentary
in room internet access, and complimentary access to the
hotel gym,
in addition to other perks.
In addition to the
point transfer benefit,
points earned on eligible cards are worth more when redeemed for flights,
hotels, car rentals and cruises on Chase Ultimate Rewards.
Current bonus: 25,000 bonus Starpoints after you use your new card to make $ 3,000
in purchases within the first three months
Earning rates: 2
points per dollar spent at SPG
hotels; 1
point per dollar spent everywhere else Other benefits: No foreign transaction fees; 2 stays and 5 nights toward SPG elite status every year; free
in - room premium internet; Boingo Wi - Fi Annual fee: $ 95 (waived for the first year)
In other words, come April 19th, Citi ThankYou ® Premier Card customers will receive 3
points on airfare, gas, hotels and travel, while dining and entertainment will earn them 2 ThankYou ® Points pe
points on airfare, gas,
hotels and travel, while dining and entertainment will
earn them 2 ThankYou ®
Points pe
Points per $ 1.
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.
Earn Hilton Honors Bonus
Points for each dollar of eligible purchases on your Card: 12X at
hotels & resorts
in the Hilton portfolio, 6X on Select Business & Travel Purchases, 3X Everywhere Else.
In addition to the 2
points for purchasing travel, you also
earn an additional 1
point for each $ 1 of airfare and
hotel accommodation net purchases when you book at ultimaterewards.com (for a total of 3
points).
Earn 10,000 Stash
points towards free stays at one - of - a-kind
hotels when you make $ 1,500
in purchases on your Stash Visa Card within 90 days of opening your account
In addition to
hotels, Southwest also allows individuals to
earn Rapid Rewards
points through auto rental services, restaurants, and more (see their site for a full list).
In our opinion, folks should get the card to
earn points toward
hotel stays and airline flights.
The new program doesn't have an official name yet, but guests will be able to book stays and
earn or redeem
points at all participating 29 global brands which covers 6,500
hotels in 127 countries and territories.
Stay at any
hotel or resort
in the Hilton portfolio of brands and
earn Hilton Honors Base
Points and Bonus
Points.
However, if you're a Big Spender who already
earns Hilton status by staying
in Hilton
hotels or who spends $ 40,000 on the American Express Surpass card, you could be better off spending on the Virgin Atlantic card (up to $ 25,000 a calender year) and
earning 4.2 Hilton
points per $ 1 spent.
I'll cover credit cards which
earn elite miles or
points (which count towards airline or
hotel elite status)
in a later post
in this series.
Tip # 1: Always book your rooms with the card, and book directly through the
hotel in order to
earn your
points.
Using our trusty families, we can do a quick calculation to see how many
points you could
earn in a year just from staying
in hotels (and not taking into account other spending on the card).
In terms of
earning and spending
hotel points, I'll say it again, IHG is hands down the best rewards program.
Our Chase Ultimate Rewards have been used for a
hotel stay during a funeral; transferring
points to Southwest for flights; booking a 2 - night stay
in Death Valley; and we still have quite a few
points left to use, while continuing to
earn on daily spending and through the shopping portal.
If you spend $ 1,000
in purchases within your first three months of being an accountholder, then you can
earn 15,000 bonus
points, which is enough to redeem for a $ 200 credit towards a stay at one of their + VIP Access
hotels.
If you do not qualify for the Radisson Rewards Visa Signature ® Card, you will be considered for the Radisson Rewards Platinum Rewards Visa ® Card which has different terms set forth here and
earns 50,000
points after first purchase, plus an additional one - time spend bonus of 10,000
points after spending at least $ 1,500
in net purchases on the card within the first 90 days of account opening,
earns 25,000
points each year upon renewal of the card,
earns 6
points per $ 1 spent on net purchases at Radisson Family of
Hotels and 3
points per $ 1 spent
in eligible net purchases everywhere else, and may not offer the same Visa Signature benefits.
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 can choose to
earn Best Western Rewards at 10
points per dollar spent on qualifying stays at over 4,000
hotels worldwide
in North, Central and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.
Your account may be reactivated by taking one of the following actions: a. Stay at a
hotel or resort within the Hilton Portfolio, thus reactivating membership; or b.
Earn Hilton Honors
Points through any third - party source of Hilton Honors
Point accumulation, such as the use of an Hilton Honors credit card; or c. Purchase Hilton Honors
Points; or d. Donate Hilton Honors
Points through the Hilton Honors Giving Back Program Failure to take action (a), (b), (c), or (d) described above within the prescribed 90 - day period will result
in the forfeiture of all accumulated
Points, and after five years of inactivity, the deactivation of your account.