For starters, you're able to redeem
points for free nights at more than 1,300 hotels & resorts around the world without having to worry about blackout dates.
For starters, you're able to
redeem points for free nights at more than 1,300 hotels & resorts around the world without having to worry about blackout dates.
Put points for free nights on the negotiating table: With a points - based loyalty program, independent hotels can go head to head with chains in group negotiations.
If you're paying to stay at the Grand Hyatt Kauai, you're looking at $ 479 a night for a standard room, plus taxes and resort fees (or 25 World of
Hyatt points for a free night).
The hotel will participate in Hilton HHonors ®, the only guest rewards program that allows members to earn Points & Miles ® for the same stay and redeem
points for free nights with No Blackout Dates at more than 3,800 hotels worldwide.
And when you redeem Starwood
points for free night awards, either through Starwood or Marriott, you receive your fifth consecutive night for free.
I value this card a lot because you can can use
SPG points for free nights at SPG properties, transfer them at a 1:3 ratio to Marriott, transfer them out to over 30 airlines at a 1:1.25 ratio when transferring 20,000 points or more, and utilize them in a number of other different ways, such as SPG Moments.
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.
PointBreaks are reduced award redemptions at IHG hotels (Intercontinental, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn, etc.) that require just 5,000 Rewards
Club points for a free night, and change every few months.
I try to always book my flights with United because I can collect miles and stay at Hilton or Marriott hotels because they are awesome, always in awesome locations and I can
collect points for free nights.
Points + cash gives you an effective redemption rate of 2.6 cents per point as opposed to 1.92 cents
per point for a free night redemption.
IHG, Hilton, Marriott, Starwood and Hyatt all offer blended schemes though I'd say Hyatt and Starwood concentrate more on in - stay benefits than free nights whilst IHG concentrates more
on points for free nights with Marriott and Hilton offering the most even mix of solid in - stay benefits and points.
Offer points for free nights to your most valuable guests: Offering points to road warriors for their nights on the road levels the playing field for frequent travelers.
On New Year's Eve 2017, Vitaly checked into the Boca Resort, a Waldorf Astoria property in South Florida requiring 80k
Hilton points for a free night.
Exchanging hotel
program points for a free night is much easier than redeeming miles for premium seats, which is probably why travelers are more accepting of the points - per - dollar platform with hotel programs.
A deluxe property on all counts, if you're paying to stay at the Park Hyatt Maldives, a standard villa costs around $ 1500 per day in season (or 30,000 World of
Hyatt points for a free night).
4 suite upgrade awards to use at the time of reservation at participating Hyatt hotels and resorts (valid for one year from issuance when paying an eligible rate or when redeeming
points for a free night award) 2
You can can use
SPG points for free nights at SPG properties, transfer them at a 1:3 ratio to Marriott, transfer them out to over 30 airlines at a 1:1.25 ratio when transferring 20,000 points or more, and utilize them in a number of other different ways, such as SPG Moments.
All the most relevant information you'll need including the cost in number
of points for a free night and in which program, how much the room would go for if I were to pay cash along with a Google map to show exactly where the hotels are located.
Conrad Shenzhen will participate in Hilton HHonors, the only guest rewards program that allows members to earn Points & Miles ® for the same stay and redeem
points for free nights with No Blackout Dates at more than 4,350 hotels worldwide.
Hilton Lima Miraflores will participate in Hilton HHonors ®, the only guest rewards program that allows members to earn Points & Miles ® for the same stay and
redeem points for free nights with No Blackout Dates at more than 3,800 hotels worldwide.
Also note that you actually have to pay for the rooms — you can't use
hotel points for a free night and receive these perks, although you can in most cases receive hotel points for your stay if the hotel has your membership information.
Generally, fancy hotels require
more points for free nights, so you can stretch your points further by staying at less ritzy properties.
You have the ability to redeem
points for free nights, Nights & Flight packages and transfer your points to over 30 frequent flyer programs to meet your specific travel needs.
Marriott has travel packages that allow you to redeem Marriott Rewards
points for free nights and frequent flyer miles.