By staying focused on that goal, we hope to provide more value than
any other hotel rewards program.
Other hotel reward programs tend to be in that range.
Of course, if it is a straight discount you are after, you might as well go with the program of a booking portal, like hotels.com WelcomeRewards, which offers you a straight 10 % discount — more than most
other hotel rewards programs, without any need to restrict yourself to a specific chain!
With
other hotel rewards programs, 20,000 points might only get you a free night along a busy interstate.
Similar to
other hotel rewards programs, Wyndham offers two credit cards, allowing you to earn points with daily purchases as well as sign - up bonuses as high as 45,000 points!
It also puts pressure on
other hotel rewards programs to respond — it will be interesting to see if Marriott / Starwood or Hyatt will add all their time share properties to their respective programs!
Not exact matches
Major car - rental companies,
hotels, airlines and
others have ended
rewards and promotional
programs with the NRA in recent months.
Depending on the way a
rewards program is structured, you may be able to earn points by using your credit card to book flights and pay for
other travel expenses, shopping through your card's online bonus mall and making purchases at certain retailers,
hotels and restaurants.
While the United miles you earn can only be used to book flights with United and
other Star Alliance members, Chase Ultimate
Rewards Points (earned with the Chase Sapphire Preferred ® Card) can be transferred to 11 partnered
programs, including both
hotel and airline brands.
While the most you'll get out of this card is a 2.5 %
rewards rate (compared to the 2.8 % -4.2 % max on the Asiana card), you have the option to directly transfer your
rewards points to
other airline and
hotel programs.
You can earn point
rewards or miles
rewards towards the loyalty
program and then redeem them for airline tickets,
hotel stays, rental cars and
other rewards.
While the United miles you earn can only be used to book flights with United and
other Star Alliance members, Chase Ultimate
Rewards Points (earned with the Chase Sapphire Preferred ® Card) can be transferred to 11 partnered
programs, including both
hotel and airline brands.
While the most you'll get out of this card is a 2.5 %
rewards rate (compared to the 2.8 % -4.2 % max on the Asiana card), you have the option to directly transfer your
rewards points to
other airline and
hotel programs.
In 2017, the Hilton Honors loyalty
program was reconfigured; it no longer uses award charts like
other major
hotel loyalty
programs such as World of Hyatt and Marriott
Rewards.
The Hilton Honors
hotel loyalty
program makes it easy for members to earn points for free stays and
other rewards by offering 14 distinct Hilton Worldwide portfolio brands.
Rapid
Rewards — and
other airline loyalty
programs — also allow members to earn points when booking rental cars and
hotel rooms with their partners and by making purchases from retail partners on their online shopping malls.»
Like most
hotel programs you receive
reward points for
hotel stays that can be used for complementary nights, upgrades and
other awards.
For those who don't stay at
hotels when they travel, or simply want more freedom in their
reward program, there are
other options to consider.
Then look at
other travel
rewards cards to see if that airline and
hotel is a partner
program that you can transfer points to.
Membership
Rewards gives you access to the loyalty
programs of 17 airlines and 4
hotels, which is significantly more than any
other card on this list.
In addition, Ritz Carlton points can only be used with Ritz Carlton and Marriott, while Ultimate
Rewards points can be transferred to both Ritz Carlton and Marriott plus 9
other airline and
hotel programs.
There are
other rewards programs that you can transfer your points to a ratio below 1:1 including Alitalia MilleMiglia, Cathay Pacific Asia Miles, Delta SkyMiles, InterContinental
Hotels Priority Club, Hilton HHonors, and Starwood Preferred Guest.
Eligible travel purchases include all travel purchases made with your Membership
Rewards program - enrolled American Express ® Card on amextravel.com, including air, prepaid
hotels, vacation packages (flight +
hotel packages) or cruise reservations, minus returns and
other credits.
Some of these cards are co-branded by a specific airline or
hotel, while
others are part of a network that allows points to be transferred to airline or
hotel loyalty
programs, such as Chase Ultimate
Rewards, Citi ThankYou and Amex Membership
Rewards.
If you are not ready to commit to a
hotel chain, there are
other options as well, including cards that earn flat - rate
rewards that you can redeem for travel expenses or credits, or that allow you to transfer points to a
hotel loyalty
program.
The American Express Membership
Reward points can be used to book travel through AmEx or transferred to
hotel and airline partners such as Delta, British Airways, Hilton and more than a dozen
other loyalty
programs.
Card issuers such as Chase, Capital One, American Express, Bank of America and Barclaycard offer cards that accumulate points in bank -
reward programs, which can be exchanged for travel from a large number of airlines,
hotels and
other travel providers.
Possibly the most valuable benefit of the Chase Ink Cash is that you can pool your
rewards points from your other Chase Ultimate Rewards - earning credit cards like the Chase Sapphire or Ink Business Preferred to transfer them on a 1:1 basis to airline and hotel loyalty pr
rewards points from your
other Chase Ultimate
Rewards - earning credit cards like the Chase Sapphire or Ink Business Preferred to transfer them on a 1:1 basis to airline and hotel loyalty pr
Rewards - earning credit cards like the Chase Sapphire or Ink Business Preferred to transfer them on a 1:1 basis to airline and
hotel loyalty
programs.
Other options would be the Wyndham and Choice Privileges
hotel programs (transfer partners of Amex Membership
Rewards).
This puts Best Western
Rewards more in line with what
other major
hotel loyalty
programs are offering their guests.
Bottom Line: We value Chase Ultimate
Reward points at 1.9 cents per point, where the most value comes from the option to transfer your points directly to the select air and
hotel loyalty
programs 1 to 1, but you also have the options of booking travel directly through the Chase travel center at a value of 1.25 cents per point or redeem for credits or
other products at a value of 1 cent per point.
This is a very short lifespan compared to
other hotel program's
rewards points, most of which don't expire as long as the card is active.
As I'm not a member of the ThankYou
rewards program, I was unable to run price comparisons in the
program to see if the rates quoted for flights and
hotels via ThankYou are competitive with rates found on
other travel sites.
MileagePlus has partnered with numerous
hotel rewards programs covering hundreds of
other hotels and resorts around the world.
Wyndham
Rewards rolled out elite status levels and improved benefits on
reward staysThat survey compared Wyndham
Rewards to five
other global
hotel loyalty
programs and found that Wyndham's
program gave customers an average
reward payback of $ 13.60 for every $ 100 spent.
While some travelers love the simplicity of «Cash Back» cards,
others value accruing points in a flexible
rewards program where they can be redeemed for high value experiences like luxury
hotels and expensive flights.
In addition to the American Red Cross, members of Wyndham
Rewards can also donate to various
other charitable organizations through the loyalty
program, such as the Starlight Children's Foundation, Christel House International, Hole in the Wall Camps, and
Hotels for Heroes.
Some include elite status with car rental agencies and
hotels, while
others offer special perks at certain
hotels and discounts for travel purchased through their
rewards program.
(Don't forget that you can transfer Chase Ultimate
Rewards points to your Hyatt Gold Passport account or many
other airline and
hotel loyalty
programs at a 1:1 ratio.)
An Endless Celebration Two nights» honeymoon stay for the wedding couple in a Deluxe Room in
other Ritz - Carlton
hotels in GCC or In
other Ritz - Carlton
hotels around Europe (subject to availability) Bonus points for The Ritz - Carlton
Rewards program A romantic dinner for two (2) persons in Primavera valid for 12 months
Qualified discount rates including but not limited to Government / Military, Marriott Senior Rate, and rates made available exclusively to
Rewards Members and
other loyalty
programs maintained by Marriott
hotels.
But if you earn your
hotel rewards from a
program that doesn't have blackout dates or
other capacity controls, then you can redeem your points for standard rooms available before the
hotel is sold out.
As someone who values
hotel elite status, I often have to book directly with the
hotel and lose out on many cash back portals or
other generic loyalty
programs like Expedia
Rewards.
Membership
Rewards gives you access to the loyalty
programs of 17 airlines and 4
hotels, which is significantly more than any
other card on this list.
We enable guests to earn, redeem and convert points to free nights at 1.1 million lodging choices globally as well as for
other programs though the marketplace, including
hotel rewards, airline frequent flyer miles, eGift cards, merchandise, charities, and more.
Status Match... No Catch ® offer («Offer») is open to new and existing Best Western
Rewards ® members («Members») who reside in a participating country, territory, or region and wish to upgrade their new or existing Best Western
Rewards Elite Status Membership level to a level equal to, but not higher than, their current elite tier / status level in any
other competing
hotel chain's loyalty
program («Competitor Loyalty Program&r
program («Competitor Loyalty
Program&r
Program»).
As with a number of
other hotel programs, Marriott
Rewards members can earn lifetime elite status by staying a certain number of nights at Marriott properties and earning a specific number of Marriott
Rewards Points (both criteria have to be fulfilled).
To match your status with Hilton HHonors Silver, Gold or Diamond status, you must provide your Hilton HHonors account number and proof of current tier status with Starwood Preferred Guest, Marriott
Rewards, IHG
Rewards Club, Hyatt Gold Passport, Choice Privileges, or
other hotel loyalty
program by June...
The same way
other travel
rewards programs often allow you to transfer points and miles, so, too, will many
hotel loyalty
programs allow you to transfer points to partnering
hotels and airlines.
IHG
Rewards (the rewards program for the likes of InterContinental, Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza amongst others) has been known to offer some of the more interesting and potentially lucrative promotions found in the hotel loyalty program arena...... and the latest «IHG Accelerate» promotion for summer 2017 is no
Rewards (the
rewards program for the likes of InterContinental, Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza amongst others) has been known to offer some of the more interesting and potentially lucrative promotions found in the hotel loyalty program arena...... and the latest «IHG Accelerate» promotion for summer 2017 is no
rewards program for the likes of InterContinental, Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza amongst
others) has been known to offer some of the more interesting and potentially lucrative promotions found in the
hotel loyalty
program arena...... and the latest «IHG Accelerate» promotion for summer 2017 is now live.