Not exact matches
To come up with a valuation here, I'll
look at my most recent trip: a weeklong vacation in London and Paris, during which I stayed in two Marriott
hotels using
points.
The
hotel is part of the new South Main development and it truly
looks like something straight out of Europe — with all of the stonework,
pointed rooftops and the gas lanterns.
For the trip, I needed to be on -
point basically every time I stepped out of my
hotel room; I needed to be * fierce *; and I'm sorry, but dry and tired
looking foundation is only going to scare people in the wrong way.
Your
hotel will likely offer a package for this but if you're not
looking to spend a fortune, the vendors on the beach will also offer packages at various price
points.
Love your
hotel pick, your holiday
looks are fierce and your photography is on
point.
I preferred the view from our
hotel looking out over the city, alone on our private balcony rather than in the insane crowd of people over by sunset
point.
If this film poses any questions that aren't simply redundant at this
point, it's the film's frank
look at age and the abrasive acknowledgement of time that one has when you reach the
point where there needs to be a roll call in the morning to assure the plucky
hotel owner that you're still breathing.
The staff at the call center can take care of
hotel reservations, for example,
look up flight information, seek out addresses of after - hours pharmacies or ATM machines and provide information on
points of interest.
For frequent travelers
looking for a generous rewards rate — 5x
points per $ 1 spent on airfare purchased directly from airlines or booked through American Express Travel and on
hotels booked on amextravel.com — as well as high - end perks like $ 200 a year in credit to offset airline incidental expenses, a 60,000
point welcome bonus, and Gold status at Hilton and Starwood
hotels, the Platinum Card ® from American Express is a card that should definitely be on your radar.
Looking for ideas what I can do with 55k AMEX
points and 80k IHG
points for a trip to Los Angeles, Grand Canyon and Vegas (on the strip) as far as
Hotels in those areas.
Then you go
look at how many
points you'll need to be able to get free flights and
hotel rooms.
In fact, it would make sense for the couple to
look for discounted airfare and
hotel stays before transferring their
points.
If you are
looking for a fairly simple
hotel rewards program that offers convenient locations and the ability to book flights (and more) with your
points, you need to
look into the Starwood Preferred Guest
hotel reward program.
Are you
looking for cash back,
points or airline miles /
hotel points?
If you have a favorite
hotel brand, it's worth your while to
look at
hotel cards, because with them, you can earn excellent bonus
points toward the brand, as well as the benefits we mentioned.
We'll say this now: In general, we don't recommend that you use
hotel transfer partners if you're
looking to get the most value from your
points.
Look for cards that earn cash back, airline miles or
hotel points.
I knew that the potential use of Starwood Preferred Guest
Points would be ideal, and
looked into category 6 Starwood
hotels The Westin Excelsior and The St. Regis.
If you're interested in travel rewards, take a closer
look at travel
point credit card programs or airline and
hotel co-branded credit cards with large sign - up bonuses.
Airline or miles credit cards are great for those
looking to earn miles on their favorite airline, or
points for credit towards travel such as for airline tickets,
hotels, cruises and more.
Looking for
hotels that offer PointSavers rates or are expensive because of an event or the time of year will give you more bang for each Marriott
point you redeem.
However, transferring it 1:1 from Chase will rarely get you a value of over 0.8
points a night, unless you're
looking at Category 1 and 2
hotels.
Look beyond just pure airline cards to those that provide extra
points every time you dine -
points that could be used toward your air travel or
hotel stay.
If you travel often and are
looking to earn additional travel
points go with a card that offers additional rewards on purchases made at
hotels and on flights.
Not sure if these are the sort of «specifics» people are
looking for, but here's how we used airline /
hotel points, mostly from sign - on bonuses, to plan an around the world trip for my family of four:
If you're simply
looking for free
hotel nights at the lesser expensive Marriott properties like Fairfield Inn or Residence Inn, you could maximize a 80,000
point credit card signup bonus for a whopping
Can you take advantage of Amex's lounge network, or are you
looking for a solid card that earns lots of
points along with an awesome rebate program on
hotel stays?
For more information, check out our guide to the Ultimate Rewards partners and how to use them, and then take a
look to see how you can get the most value out of your Ultimate Rewards
points by transferring them to
hotels and airlines.
Just two nights
look like not really valuable bonus, but in fact this bonus is equivalent of 120,000 reward
points since some of Tier 4 Ritz - Carlton
hotels require 60,000 to be redeemed for a free night.
Then
look at other travel rewards cards to see if that airline and
hotel is a partner program that you can transfer
points to.
If you're interested in travel rewards, take a closer
look at travel
point credit card programs or airline and
hotel co-branded credit cards with large sign - up bonuses.
Are you
looking for cash back,
points or airline miles /
hotel points?
Then, yes, it would be wise to
look into a credit or charge card that offers
points redeemable for such goodies as airline miles plus seating and
hotel upgrades.
However, if you are
looking for a
hotel rewards program with many opportunities to earn and redeem rewards
points, Wyndham has many options.
You can't possibly know what the landscape will
look like with respect to
points in 7 + years nor can you guarantee you won't become camping fanatics and eschew
hotels entirely.
We're always happy to see programs adding value by increasing the number of transfer options, and we
look forward to seeing which airlines and
hotels these flexible
points programs will add next.
These
look mainly like negative changes, with most oh
hotels now requiring more
points per night.
Those that fly domestically on a single airline or prefer a specific
hotel brand might
look into cards from Delta, American Airlines, or Starwood, while travelers
looking to earn
points that can be redeemed at any airline or
hotel would be best served with a generic
point - earning card like Chase Sapphire or CapitalOne Venture Card.
Hotel rooms near the park
look expensive for these dates so I'm motivated to consider signing up for one credit card to help take the edge off but I'm new to this
points & miles stuff so if it's too complicated I'd probably just pay cash and stay further away from the park to save money.»
If you have a favorite
hotel brand, it's worth your while to
look at
hotel cards, because with them, you can earn excellent bonus
points toward the brand, as well as the benefits we mentioned.
If you are
looking at staying at a Category 1 Marriott
hotel and it's available at a PointSavers rate, you can book the room for only 6,000
points per night.
Earn 25,000 bonus
points with the Starwood Preferred Guest cards from AmEx — If you're partial to Starwood - branded
hotels and resorts and
looking for a way to earn free
hotel stays and flights, the Starwood Preferred Guest cards from American Express may be your answer.
As I mentioned above, you can get decent value for Marriott
points, but as always it depends what catageory
hotel you; re
looking at.
However, transferring it 1:1 from Chase will rarely get you a value of over 0.8
points a night, unless you're
looking at Category 1 and 2
hotels.
We'll say this now: In general, we don't recommend that you use
hotel transfer partners if you're
looking to get the most value from your
points.
If you
look around on the internet for tips on how to use your Marriott Rewards balance you'll be hard pushed to find a site that doesn't suggest you should use your
points for a Marriott Rewards Travel package... or a «Flight &
Hotel Package» as Marriott calls them.
For a nice
hotel in a major city, you're probably
looking at around 40,000 to 60,000
points a night.
I decided to take a
look at most of the Waldorf
Hotels in the US and around the world and compare their cash prices and
point prices and then compute the value received with the redemption.
In fact, it would make sense for the couple to
look for discounted airfare and
hotel stays before transferring their
points.
Points don't work like airline miles or hotel points, where what you're looking to redeem for is valued according to a redemption
Points don't work like airline miles or
hotel points, where what you're looking to redeem for is valued according to a redemption
points, where what you're
looking to redeem for is valued according to a redemption chart.