Up to 30 Marriott Bonvoy Elite Nights Per Year: New Credit Card Benefit

History: SPG Credit Cards Back when the Starwood Preferred Guest credit cards were the staple of every points enthusiast's wallet, you were able to earn 2 elite stay credits and 5 elite night credits from...

Hilton is First Major US Hotel Program to Extend Status

I just got this in my email from Hilton. They are really stepping up and, frankly, way before I expected to see a major US-based chain to do so: Your Hilton Honors Status and Points We...

Hilton Extends Free Night Certificates from Credit Cards

I love getting proactive emails like this from brands. It's so much better when they get ahead of things rather than waiting until people don't know what is happening. I hadn't even thought about the...

Hyatt Now Has a Full COVID-19 Waiver Policy

It was a bit odd to me that Hyatt was the lat of the major hotel chains to not implement a policy for prepaid reservations during this time. They had announced a waiver policy allowing...

Cancel / Change Policies for COVID-19 with US Airlines and Hotels (#coronavirus)

They keep changing, so I'll try to keep this up to date, but in each case I'll link directly to the airline or hotel's Coronavirus information page so you can double check the latest...
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Marriott Matches Hilton/IHG Waiver Policies

I couldn't see how they hadn't done this yet and was about to write a post to that effect, when I noticed that Gary at View from the Wing literally just posted that Marriott...

Hilton Improves Coronavirus Waiver Policy and Hints at Status Requirement Adjustment

The new COVID-19 waiver policy from Hilton will allow you to change any reservations you have through April 30th at no charge. Your move Marriott. They will also not let any points expire between now...

Hyatt’s Interesting Offer to Cancel Non-Refundable Reservations During Coronavirus

Per Ziggy over at Traveling for Miles, those with non-refundable Hyatt reservations booked before today are eligible for a bit of a "make good" if they need to cancel a non-refundable reservation. 10,000 World of...

Weak Marriott Q2 Promo Open for Registration

Did I get you excited with that title? Yeah, that's how excited I am.  I just registered for the Marriott Q2 promo and, called Elevated Earning, it gets you a paltry 2,000 bonus points per stay...

It’s March: Re-Match Hyatt Status from Mlife

It's March. That means it's time for the next step on the Status Match Merry-Go-Round, rematch Mlife to Hyatt. Login to your Hyatt account. Did you drop off from Explorist down to Discoverist or General...