The sweetest of Marriott “suite spots” post-merger: All-suite hotels for 60,000 points
Updated July 18, 2018: It's been confirmed this is reality. There may be less available room types than under SPG, so availability could shrink tremendously, but in general this *is* happening.
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My Top Four Reactions to the SPG/Marriott News
If you had some time to spare, hopefully, you've read my comprehensive analysis of the SPG / Marriott program merger announcement. Based on the traffic, you probably have!
So now a short post summarizing the...
SPG/Marriott Highlights and Sweet Spots: Program Merger Summary
By now, if you are a Marriott / SPG fan, you've read the program announcement and maybe you even watched the Marriott livestream of the announcement. But there was a LOT in the overall...
Big Marriott / SPG announcement Monday 4:30pm
Just in case you haven't been following, Marriott is making a BIG announcement on Monday at 4:30pm Eastern Time. You can RSVP so you don't forget at https://www.facebook.com/events/2001981356722693/
What will they announce? Well, I have no...
The rise of Urban Destination Fees (Resort fees without a resort in cities)
If you are like me, Resort Fees drive you nuts. They are, quite simply, a way to add to the room rate while obscuring that portion of the room rate from an easy comparison...
Don’t miss: up to 1,500 Marriott points for Tweets during Super Bowl
Extra Points Sundays is back by popular demand for #SBLII! Watch out for questions throughout the game for a chance to score up to 1,500 #RewardsPoints. Connect your accounts to get ready: https://t.co/GVNyqWEu5u ??
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Marriott inks deals with both Chase and Amex for co-branded SPG/Marriott cards
Up in the Marriott Newsroom today is a release letting us know that Marriott has signed agreements with both Chase and American Express for their new lineup of co-branded credit cards next year.
Here is...
Loyalty program lover like me? Watch key Skift Forum sessions for free (9/26-27)
The Skift Global Forum is going on today and tomorrow in NYC and includes interviews with many of the industries biggest CEOs.
The conference is EXPENSIVE and I didn't even consider going despite living here...
This weekend at SXSW in Austin
Tonight, I'm flying to Austin, Texas for 5 days at SXSW. Flights were insane, of course, but I still made the trip free - using ~16,000 Chase UR points to fly Southwest outbound and...
Alaska buys Virgin America; Free AirBnB in Cuba; 100,000 Hilton HHonors Amex bonus; Daily...
Well, I'm just back from an amazing experience traveling legally to Cuba for the first time. If you haven't been, the time to go is now. This year. The opening of American tourism is...
