I'm doing this without looking at
the number of award nights booked in each category, the cost of paying hotels for those nights (which does not necessarily reflect their published rates), and all the other sources of revenue for the loyalty program (e.g., issuing points through credit cards).
Not exact matches
In addition to booking
award nights at related properties, Starpoints can also be transferred to a
number of airline partner loyalty programs.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — A
number of Spectrum News reporters took home
awards Saturday night at the New York Associated Press Association Awards in Saratoga Sp
awards Saturday
night at the New York Associated Press Association
Awards in Saratoga Sp
Awards in Saratoga Springs.
Flashback to Oscar
night 1962, where Moreno wore this black and gold
number with matching black, arm - length gloves when she won the
award for best supporting actress for her portrayal
of Anita in «West Side Story.»
After an
awards night with so many hopeful moments, when women seemed to be taking back the narrative on the red carpet, in their acceptance speeches and in the
number of awards going to women - centered projects, it was a stinging dose
of reality.
The Golden Globes managed to leave their mark on the
awards race Sunday
night, shaking up a
number of races while also confirming a few frontrunners, including the current Best Picture frontrunner, who is now stronger than ever before.
And while Ali's favorite status also seemed solid early on, thanks to a
number of critics
award wins, there have been a few unexpected twists in his narrative — including an upset by Nocturnal Animals star Aaron Taylor - Johnson at the Golden Globes, and one by Lion's Dev Patel at the BAFTA
Awards Sunday
night.
100's
of vehicles must go, sale ends Sunday
Night NO Exceptions... 34/24 Highway / City MPG
Awards: * JD Power Initial Quality Study (IQS) * 2017 KBB.com 10 Coolest New Cars Under $ 18,000 * 2017 KBB.com 10 Most
Awarded Brands Reviews: * Optional turbocharged engine is powerful and gets respectable fuel economy; cabin is relatively spacious for this class; generous
number of standard and available features; excellent crash test safety scores; ride quality is better than most competitors; fun to drive.
So always do the math to compare the
number of points you'd need to book through the Chase Travel Portal vs. booking an
award night.
Though you have a
number of different options available, we recommend only redeeming Gold Points towards
award night stays.
Developed a
number of branded Soft Side events — Pawject Runway, Soft Side
Night at Camden Yards and The BowWowZa
Awards — to raise money for local shelters and bring the local rescue community together.
By taking this cheap cash flight to Seattle and spending a
night at the affordable Doubletree Seattle Airport, open
award options skyrocket, most appealing
of which are a
number of routes on Southwest heading from Seattle to Orlando via Albuquerque.
Point density takes into account 2 variables: your elite status with the chain in question (and use
of a co-branded credit card, if applicable) and the desired hotel category you aim to redeem your points in, and generates a single
number: the
number of dollars you need to spend to generate that
award night redemption.
Most airlines
award flyers «status» based on flying a certain
number of miles within a year, typically at 25,000, 50,000, 75,000, and 100,000 miles, while most hotel chains
award a status typically based on
number of nights per year stayed.
What I grew up thinking
of as a luxury brand now has many more affordable budget properties — a huge
number, in fact, that brings down the weighted average revenue per
award night for Hyatt vs. Starwood.
Nearly all hotel loyalty programs will split their properties into several categories, with a certain
number of points required for an
award night for each property in a specific category.
Hilton have said there will be no change to the maximum
number of points that will be charged for a standard
Award night.
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.
Hilton HHonors isn't my favorite hotel rewards program because it links the
number of points you need for an
award night to the cost
of a room on that particular
night (more or less).....
I compared the
number of points required for an
award night across six major loyalty programs.
The big devaluations that Carlson put through its loyalty program last year saw a very large
number of properties increase in
award night cost — specifically from 50,000 to 70,000 Gold Points per
night.
That's enough for a free
night award at any Category 6 property (there are only a small
number of Category 7 hotels that cost 30,000 points per
night).
One method that I've seen people use to value their hotel points is to find the average price charged by one
of the top / aspirational properties (that they'd like to stay at) and then divide that by the
number of points needed for an
award night at that hotel.
What really makes this an awesome redemption is the value: the maximum
number of Hilton points required for an
award night is just 10,000.
Means an
award of free room nights at any Participating Hotels which may be redeemed by using the required number of GC Award Points by a Me
award of free room
nights at any Participating Hotels which may be redeemed by using the required
number of GC
Award Points by a Me
Award Points by a Member.
Means any
award of free room nights or room upgrades or food and beverage or CHI, The Spa GC redemption vouchers for use at Participating Hotels, which may be redeemed by using the required number of GC Award Points by a Me
award of free room
nights or room upgrades or food and beverage or CHI, The Spa GC redemption vouchers for use at Participating Hotels, which may be redeemed by using the required
number of GC
Award Points by a Me
Award Points by a Member.
There are a lot
of positives in here and I suspect that European readers will be delighted to see the cost
of an
award night at a
number of pretty good Middle Eastern properties coming down.
A property I know very well, the Category 5 Andaz West Hollywood would cost 20,000 points for an
award night so the minimum
number of points you would have to purchase for a free
night would be 16,000......
This, in turn, will mean that the
number of points required for an
Award Night will decrease from 15,000 points per night to 12,000 points per n
Night will decrease from 15,000 points per
night to 12,000 points per n
night to 12,000 points per
nightnight.
There is no change to the
number of points needed for an
award night.
After removing the Bonus
Award Night from the Club Carlson Visa card (reported here), effective June 1, 2015, more than 200 hotels in the Carlson Group are going up in the rewards category — some by two or even three categories — drastically increasing the number of points required for a free hotel n
Night from the Club Carlson Visa card (reported here), effective June 1, 2015, more than 200 hotels in the Carlson Group are going up in the rewards category — some by two or even three categories — drastically increasing the
number of points required for a free hotel
nightnight.
Typically, hotel promotions
award you a set
number of extra miles per stay or per
night.
4.3 There is a limited
number of rooms for Free
Night Award redemption on a daily basis.
While Ambergris Caye, Placencia, Bladen Nature Reserve and the Belize Tourism Board all placed highly in other World Travel
Award categories, the stars
of the
night were Ambergris Caye and Placencia, winning over 2,700 influential travel professional judges and getting the most
number of votes in each category.
For the perk to apply,
award nights have to be booked consecutively, but the
number of annual stays is unlimited.
These
awards typically require a set
number of points (generally 40 - 50 %
of a full
award redemption) and a flat cash copay (which could be as low as $ 30 or as high as $ 300 per
night).
On the downside, Hilton did away with its
award charts in 2017 in exchange for the Hilton Honors points calculator and a promise that the
number of points needed for a free
night wouldn't ever be higher than what the price was for that particular hotel category.
Given the
number of Hilton points needed for mid to higher category hotel
award nights, having multiple ways to earn Hilton points (even better when combined with a Hilton credit card) is a must.
I took the
number of hotels that Hyatt lists as being in each category, and came up with an average
number of points to redeem for an
award night under the current
award chart.
When the Hilton booking engine determines the
number of HHonors points required to book a premium room
award night, it applies a mechanical calculation, multiplying the revenue cost
of the room by a constant HHonors point valuation to arrive at a total cost in HHonors points.
For example, while the US Bank Club Carlson credit cards offered the last
night free on
award stays, there was no limit to the
number of 2 -
night stays you could book at half price.
This
number is based on studying dozens
of award night bookings and dividing their cost in US dollars by the cost in Starpoints.
However, this $ 199.99 base price for the holidays, combined with an unexpectedly large
number of software announcements for the PSVR at E3
of this year and last
night's Game
Awards, will only increase Sony's lead in VR.
Inside, the surreal puzzle - platform adventure game developed by Playdead took home a
number of awards at the 13th Annual BAFTA Games Awards last
awards at the 13th Annual BAFTA Games
Awards last
Awards last
night.
«Being Damien Hirst Was difficult» — Britain's richest living artist let loose a
number of revealing details about his past battles with drugs and alcohol in an interview with BBC Radio 4's Desert Island, including the barely funny story
of how he thought he'd lost his # 20,000 Turner Prize
award only to later discover that he spent it all on a bar tab for a
night of revelrous drinking.
Along with a fast paced, fun work environment, we also offer a
number of incentives such as uncapped commission; annual trips abroad; team
nights out; vouchers on your birthday; annual
awards and an early finish every Friday.
Check in on Christmas Eve and enjoy the hotel's impressive holiday package that includes a two -
night stay, breakfast, brunch and dinner at the
award - wining Panache restaurant and a
number of holiday activities to make you feel at home — mulled wine, a Christmas movie screening, a Santa visit with gifts for the kids and a horse - drawn carriage ride through Old Quebec.