For example, we don't usually pass through airports with an Admirals Club, and we use
points for our hotel stays so often that we have not had a chance to use the fourth night free benefit.
Not exact matches
So, you might be able to combine your usual loyalty
points for hotel stays and air travel with credit card rewards.
Sure, you can use your
points for a regular flight or
hotel stay, but there's
so much more you can do.
With
so many great rewards earning
hotel credit cards and loyalty programs out there, it's a no - brainer to be racking up credit card rewards
points for all of your
hotel stays.
The aim is to maximize frequent flyer and
hotel loyalty programs and to use co-branded credit cards to build helpful
points balances
so you end up paying very little
for a flight or a
hotel stay.
So for expensive award flights or
hotel stays, you'll often spend fewer miles or
points by transferring other flexible
points to travel partners.
This article will break down the many ways available to earn Marriott Rewards
points so you can redeem them
for some amazing
hotel stays.
Marriott includes Cosmopolitan in their Autograph Collection of partner
hotels,
so it's long been possible to redeem Marriott
points for stays at this new resort in the center of the Strip.
Obviously the cost of the
hotel where I
stay for free is also increasing,
so it's natural that I have to redeem more
points.
These are basically low category
hotels and aren't very expensive,
so even though they may offer good value
for your Hyatt
points, you may want to save yours
for some high - end luxury
stay.
I like the Fine
Hotels & Resorts program for stays at great hotels like the Alfonso XIII in Seville, but I hate paying with my Platinum Card because the points earned are so m
Hotels & Resorts program
for stays at great
hotels like the Alfonso XIII in Seville, but I hate paying with my Platinum Card because the points earned are so m
hotels like the Alfonso XIII in Seville, but I hate paying with my Platinum Card because the
points earned are
so measly.
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.»
So some people, if they want to have 10 or 15 cards to their name and they are basically using it
for this and this and this, that's fine but you're trying to say, I want a general rewards travel card where I can book any flight and any
hotel using my
points and not have to worry about taking just the American Airlines flight or
staying at just the Hilton branded
hotel, correct?
But there's tons of deals online
for amazing
hotels with
points and I don't mind
staying in very low budget accommodations,
so that's where I tend to go more
for flights.
12,000 Marriott Rewards
points aren't even enough
for a one night
stay at a Category 4 property
so, with this promotion, I couldn't even earn enough
for a free night at most basic airport Marriott
hotels let alone a night anywhere I may actually want to
stay.
Generally, fancy
hotels require more
points for free nights,
so you can stretch your
points further by
staying at less ritzy properties.
Realistically the lower category Marriott
hotels may not be places you would want to
stay for a week
so you would likely be
staying in one of the higher
point categories.
Rewards
points can also be used
for Accor «dream
stays»
so, if cash off your
hotel bill isn't what you're looking
for, those may appeal more.
The Cap Negret
hotel offers the perfect starting
point for your vacation — while the members of the party who wish to explore the area can easily do
so (there is a bus stop with urban and national destinations right in front of the
hotel), the ones who prefer to relax all day long can just
stay behind and enjoy some soothing time on site.
For every 2,000
points earned Accor will give you a $ 40 voucher towards a future
hotel stay so this promotion essentially allows you to earn up to $ 120 in vouchers — that's not bad but not incredibly generous either.
Kaanapali Beach
Hotel • «Cultural Heritage Odyssey Award» for the hotel's music CD, E Hoomau I Ka Pookela Travel Industry Association of America, 2000 • «Best Places to Stay Gold List» — Condé Nast Traveler, 2000 • «Best Value Hotel» No. 1 in Hawai'i and No. 3 in the World — Travel + Leisure, 1998 • «The Most Hawaiian Hotel» — The Waiaha Foundation, 1995 • Designation by President George Bush as being the 648th Point of Light for excellence in volunteerism; the only hotel in the nation to be so recognized,
Hotel • «Cultural Heritage Odyssey Award»
for the
hotel's music CD, E Hoomau I Ka Pookela Travel Industry Association of America, 2000 • «Best Places to Stay Gold List» — Condé Nast Traveler, 2000 • «Best Value Hotel» No. 1 in Hawai'i and No. 3 in the World — Travel + Leisure, 1998 • «The Most Hawaiian Hotel» — The Waiaha Foundation, 1995 • Designation by President George Bush as being the 648th Point of Light for excellence in volunteerism; the only hotel in the nation to be so recognized,
hotel's music CD, E Hoomau I Ka Pookela Travel Industry Association of America, 2000 • «Best Places to
Stay Gold List» — Condé Nast Traveler, 2000 • «Best Value
Hotel» No. 1 in Hawai'i and No. 3 in the World — Travel + Leisure, 1998 • «The Most Hawaiian Hotel» — The Waiaha Foundation, 1995 • Designation by President George Bush as being the 648th Point of Light for excellence in volunteerism; the only hotel in the nation to be so recognized,
Hotel» No. 1 in Hawai'i and No. 3 in the World — Travel + Leisure, 1998 • «The Most Hawaiian
Hotel» — The Waiaha Foundation, 1995 • Designation by President George Bush as being the 648th Point of Light for excellence in volunteerism; the only hotel in the nation to be so recognized,
Hotel» — The Waiaha Foundation, 1995 • Designation by President George Bush as being the 648th
Point of Light
for excellence in volunteerism; the only
hotel in the nation to be so recognized,
hotel in the nation to be
so recognized, 1992
I
stayed at the Grosvenor House
Hotel a few years ago and enjoyed its location near the Dubai Marina
so, now that award nights can be booked there
for as little as 12,000
points per night, I can definitely see myself returning — that»; s pretty good value... especially if you have SPG Platinum status.
When you fly anywhere or
stay in a
hotel, make sure you are registered
for their loyalty programs
so you can earn
points for each dollar you spend.
So for this promotion, it might be worth doing a «mattress run» where you book two very cheap
hotel stays just to receive the 15,000
points which can be used on properties that cost $ 280 or more!
So it's like earning an extra 1,000
points per
stay but only if you can physically get yourself in a
hotel for 60 nights.
Probably because it hasn't been open yet,
so let's hope you will be able to book a 5 - night
stay at something that looks like an amazing
hotel in Venice
for 160,000
points — hefty, but doable.
If
so, consider
staying 1 Friday or Saturday night at a Courtyard
Hotel anywhere worldwide before July 31, 2013 and you will earn an easy 2,500 bonus... [Read more...] about 5,000 Bonus Marriott Reward
Points for Courtyard
Stays
Another good value option are the «fifth night free awards» —
so you can redeem a 5 - night
stay at a category 1
hotel for only 20,000
points (4 × 5,000), making long
stays more valuable!
So, you can
stay at the London Marriott
Hotel Park Lane
for 5 nights
for 63,333 SPG
points.
I got it way back when, liked it (mainly because I was
staying in a lot of Marriott
hotels for work
so it made sense) but with the
hotel points needed continuously going up and Chase not updating the card it has become absolutely worthless, such a shame.
You can not pay with a credit card that might offer better rewards
for your
stay (although the Prestige card offers 3
points per dollar at
hotels,
so that's pretty darn good!).
Accor's customer service
for the reward program is generally pretty bad, with
points frequently not posting and non-sensical, copy & paste letters being the standard of service when you try to get it fixed — that is a far cry from what you experience at the Sofitel
hotels,
so you might want to temper your expectations from the rewards program or it might spoil your
stay!
A bit of background... My hope is that I will be able to accrue enough
points that 1) my wife and I can take a trip every year (airfare and
hotel stay taken care of) or
so to have a «little mom and dad time», but more importantly enough
points / miles
so that when we go to Disneyland / world / travel we are have the
hotel / airfare paid
for or close to it.
Doing
so will typically net you
hotel loyalty
points that can be redeemed
for free
hotel stays, discounted rates, and perks like free breakfast, free Internet, or room upgrades.
There are other programs and portals like Fine
Hotels and Resorts program
for American Express Platinum and Business Platinum cardholders which throw in a bunch of added perks and benefits,
so that even though you most likely won't earn
hotel points or elite status
stay credits (since most loyalty programs make you book directly through their site or corporate travel portals to get
points), you can still get lot of extra value and perks out of your booking.
Rewards credit cards let you earn
points on your spending
so that you can later redeem all those
points for rewards ranging from free air tickets,
hotel stays to merchandise, gift cards or even cash.
My cousin - in - law needed a
hotel stay,
so I offered to pay
for it with
points in exchange
for her watching my kids and spending the night at my house.
Sometimes people feel an obligation to
stay at the best
hotel for the best
points redemption value and sure, that's great and all, but in the end it's what you need at that time and if it wasn't the very best value,
so what?
Big perk: Category 4 Starwood
hotels have a «5th Night Free» promotion when you use
points to book your
hotel,
so when you book a
points stay of 5 or more nights you automatically get the 5th night
for free.
I just retired and have accumulated a zillion MR
points so doubt that I will ever pay
for a
hotel room again as long as I
stay with Marriott and / or their other properties.
Park Plaza participates in the Club Carlson rewards program,
so you can cash in
points earned
for business trips to (far less exciting) Radisson or Country Inn
stays or credit card
points for stays in these exciting
hotels, making your next trip to Europe or Asia a lot more fun!