I recommend the IHG Rewards MasterCard as
a first hotel rewards club due to the great perks that come with it: You get instant Platinum elite status for additional perks during your stays and for the annual fee of $ 49 you get one free night every year you renew your card — a bargain that has gotten me free stays at fantastic (and expensive!)
If you are in the market for
your first hotel rewards card, this is a great time to get started!
Marriott Rewards was
the first hotel rewards program I signed up for more than 20 years ago.
Not exact matches
The Stash
Hotel Rewards credit card comes with an $ 85 annual fee that's waived during the
first year.
Plus, you can earn an additional $ 100 statement credit after your
first purchase on the Card at a participating SPG ® or Marriott
Rewards ®
hotel within your
first 6 months of Card Membership.
But if you are the kind of person who dreams of business and
first class travel, or someone who occasionally has to book an expensive flight with little advanced notice, then it might be worth it for you to play the travel
rewards game with frequent flyer miles and
hotel points.
IHG also manages IHG ®
Rewards Club, the world's
first and largest
hotel loyalty programme with more than 88 million members worldwide.
The industry's
first and largest
hotel rewards program is free, and guests can enroll at IHGRewardsClub.com, by downloading the IHG ® App, by calling 1-888-211-9874 or by inquiring at the front desk of any of IHG's more than 4,900
hotels worldwide.
IHG also manages IHG ®
Rewards Club, the world's
first and largest
hotel loyalty programme with more than 96 million members worldwide.
IHG also manages IHG ®
Rewards Club, the world's
first and largest
hotel loyalty programme with more than 100 million enrolled members worldwide.
But if you are the kind of person who dreams of business and
first class travel, or someone who occasionally has to book an expensive flight with little advanced notice, then it might be worth it for you to play the travel
rewards game with frequent flyer miles and
hotel points.
The Marriott
Rewards ® Premier credit card comes with the one of the best signup bonuses among
hotel credit cards — you get 100,000 points as soon as you spend $ 5,000 on this card within
first 3 months.
The
first is by directly booking flights and
hotel stays using their Membership
Rewards points.
Earn great
rewards faster with 3x
reward earnings on airline net purchases, 2x
reward earnings on restaurant and
hotel net purchases and 1x
reward earnings on all other eligible net purchases, plus get $ 75 cash back 1 after your
first purchase — all with a low annual fee.
Namely, an impressive welcome offer of 100,000 points (after $ 3,000 in purchases within the
first 3 months), high
rewards rate of 6x points per dollar spent at U.S. restaurants, and up to 12x points per dollar at select Hilton
hotels and resorts.
If you spend at least $ 3,000 on purchases, within the
first 3 months of opening your Ritz - Carlton
Rewards ® Credit Card account, you will be awarded 2 complimentary nights at any participating Tier 1 - 4 Ritz - Carlton
Hotel.
The king of
hotel credit cards, the Starwood Preferred Guest ® Credit Card from American Express offers amazing
rewards that can turn into free night stays or free airline flights all for a $ 95 annual fee (waived for the
first year).
The Starwood Preferred Guest ® Credit Card from American Express is one of the best as far as
hotel and travel
rewards credit cards go, and easily makes up for its $ 95 annual fee (waived for the
first year).
If, however, you somehow manage to remember the simple step of logging into your Chase account
first, you'll earn an extra 500 Ultimate
Reward points on your $ 100
hotel booking.
With a wider range of properties, an overall
rewards rate that is higher than the Club Carlson card and $ 95 annual fee (waived for the
first year), it's our preferred option when it comes to
hotel cards.
Double
rewards points on airline and
hotel purchases for the
first 12 months from account opening
The rules of the challenge were to spend under our balance of 250k Ultimate
Rewards points while reviewing
First / Suites Class on two Ultimate
Rewards transfer partner airlines, and checking out at least three new partner
hotels.
Then, you can earn the additional $ 100 credit after your
first purchase on the Card at a participating SPG ® or Marriott
Rewards ®
hotel within your
first 6 months of account opening.
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.
Travel
Rewards American Express ® Card Earn great rewards faster with 3X reward earnings on airline net purchases and 2X reward earnings on restaurant and hotel net purchases and 1X reward earnings on all other eligible net purchases, plus get $ 75 cash back1 after your first purchase — all with a low annu
Rewards American Express ® Card Earn great
rewards faster with 3X reward earnings on airline net purchases and 2X reward earnings on restaurant and hotel net purchases and 1X reward earnings on all other eligible net purchases, plus get $ 75 cash back1 after your first purchase — all with a low annu
rewards faster with 3X
reward earnings on airline net purchases and 2X
reward earnings on restaurant and
hotel net purchases and 1X
reward earnings on all other eligible net purchases, plus get $ 75 cash back1 after your
first purchase — all with a low annual fee.
Plus, you can earn an additional $ 100 statement credit after your
first purchase on the Card at a participating SPG ® or Marriott
Rewards ®
hotel within your
first 6 months of Card Membership.
Ritz - Carlton
Rewards Bonus Offer: Two complimentary nights at any participating Tier 1 - 4 Ritz - Carlton
hotel, after you spend $ 4,000 on purchases in the
first 3 months from your account opening with your Ritz - Carlton
Rewards Credit Card.
From our partner: Earn a $ 100 statement credit after you make $ 1,000 in purchases on the Card within your
first 3 months of Card Membership / Plus, earn an additional $ 100 statement credit after your
first purchase on the Card at a participating SPG ® or Marriott
Rewards ®
hotel within your
first 6 months of Card Membership.
When you get the Starwood Preferred Guest ® Business Credit Card from our partner American Express, you will earn a $ 100 statement credit after you make $ 1,000 in purchases on the Card within your
first 3 months of Card Membership, Plus, you have the opportunity to earn an additional $ 100 statement credit after your
first purchase on the Card at a participating SPG ® or Marriott
Rewards ®
hotel within your
first 6 months of Card Membership.
The very
first thing to do is go to all the airlines,
hotels and car rental agencies and sign up for their
rewards programs.
Earn great
rewards with 3X
reward earnings on airline net purchases and 2X
reward earnings on restaurant and
hotel net purchases and 1X
reward earnings on all other eligible net purchases, plus get $ 75 cash back 1 after your
first purchase - all with a low annual fee.
Better to either cancel or keep the Marriott
Rewards Premier Visa with $ 85 annual fee after
first year, because of benefits: free night stay in a category 1 - 5
hotel, 5 points per $ 1 spent at Marriott, 15 nights credit toward elite status
The Marriott
Rewards Premier Visa website indicates that the
first year «bonus» is 4 nights at a Category 1
hotel and not 1 night at a category 1 - 4
hotel, as indicated above.
While the Hilton Aspire card is a
hotel card
first and foremost, its benefits put it on par with several general travel
rewards cards.
at any participating Tier 1 - 4 Ritz - Carlton
hotel, after you spend $ 4,000 on purchases in the
first 3 months from your account opening with your Ritz - Carlton
Rewards Credit Card.
This is the
first airline loyalty program we've seen that allows its members to earn miles for a
reward retroactively, and it could be a handy feature for SkyMiles members who need to book an airline ticket or
hotel stay and are short on miles.
NEW CARDMEMBER OFFER Two complimentary nights at any participating Tier 1 - 4 Ritz - Carlton
hotel, after you spend $ 4,000 on purchases in the
first 3 months from your account opening with your Ritz - Carlton
Rewards Credit Card.
(You might find it's cheaper to book an IHG
hotel directly through Ultimate
Rewards than to transfer the points
first to IHG
Rewards and book it as an award stay.)
Million Mile Secrets shared today that there is a new offer for the Ritz - Carlton
Rewards Visa Signature card, including two free nights at a Ritz - Carlton
hotel (Tier 1 - 4) after spending $ 3,000 in the
first three months.
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.
You might also consider more general travel
rewards cards such as the Capital One Venture Rewards card (free the first year, then $ 59 a year) or the Barclaycard Arrival card ($ 89 annual fee, waived the first year), where the rewards are pegged to the cost of the hotel room and can also be redeemed for plane tickets, rental cars and other travel ex
rewards cards such as the Capital One Venture
Rewards card (free the first year, then $ 59 a year) or the Barclaycard Arrival card ($ 89 annual fee, waived the first year), where the rewards are pegged to the cost of the hotel room and can also be redeemed for plane tickets, rental cars and other travel ex
Rewards card (free the
first year, then $ 59 a year) or the Barclaycard Arrival card ($ 89 annual fee, waived the
first year), where the
rewards are pegged to the cost of the hotel room and can also be redeemed for plane tickets, rental cars and other travel ex
rewards are pegged to the cost of the
hotel room and can also be redeemed for plane tickets, rental cars and other travel expenses.
Redemptions through the Ultimate
Rewards Chase travel portal
First of all, you can book flights,
hotels, cruises, and car rentals by logging into your Ultimate
Rewards account, and you will receive a 20 % discount when you do!
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.
With an above average
rewards value and multiple opportunities for free
hotel stays, including two free nights at the Hyatt of your choice in the card's
first year, the ultragenerous Hyatt Credit Card earns our vote for one of the best
hotel credit cards.
All those
rewards you earn can be redeemed for seats on Delta and partner flights, upgrades to
First Class or Delta One ™,
hotel stays, car rentals and merchandise.
PHOENIX, July 27, 2015 — Best Western International, a privately held
hotel brand with more than 4,000
hotels in over 100 countries and territories worldwide, and
First Bankcard, a division of
First National Bank of Omaha and a leading issuer of credit cards, announce the launch of the new Best Western
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First, you can purchase flights,
hotels and car rentals directly through the capitalone.com
reward center, paying with your miles up front.
It has a $ 95 annual fee that is waived the
first year and earns points in the flexible Membership
Rewards program, which has 17 airline and three
hotel transfer partners.
It is set to open in 2017 and will be the
first hotel built by Korean Air in the U.S.The
hotel will participate in the IHG
Rewards Club program.