Marriott Dynamic Pricing: Check Existing Reservations For Cheaper Pricing
Marriott's dynamic pricing has now gone live and while it's bad news for some properties, there's been a pleasantly surprising result that award stays at many hotels are now cheaper than they were 24...
(EXPIRED) IHG Award Sale: 20% off all stays on bookings from 3/22-4/5. Stackable with...
Update 3/29/22: This award sale now seems to be available for all IHG Rewards members, even if you don't have one of their credit cards.
However, before rushing to cancel and rebook any existing reservations...
Marriott ditches award chart March 29th. Top properties to go up by 30K.
Marriott has announced that "flexible point redemption" (i.e. the end of its award chart) will take effect on March 29, 2022. We have long expected that this will mean a sizable increase in nightly...
Swiss Air: business availability wide-open to Europe in mid-Summer, book from 52,500 miles
Thrifty Traveler Premium is reporting good availability to Zurich (from Montreal and NYC) and Geneva (from NYC) in Swiss Business Class for 2+ passengers through January. Summer flights from NYC to Geneva are wide...
How To Transfer British Airways Avios To Qatar Airways Avios
Earlier today we shared about how Qatar Airways is now using the Avios rewards currency and how that's opening up some good award redemption options for booking QSuites.
In that post I mentioned that it's...
Qatar Airways Now Using Avios; Book QSuites To/From Doha For 70,000 Avios Each Way
A month ago, Qatar Airways dropped the surprising news that they'd be moving their Privilege Club program over to using Avios - the rewards currency for British Airways, Aer Lingus, Iberia and Vueling.
They'd stated...
Un”cert”ain: How program changes have affected the value of hotel free night certificates
Beware the Ides of March. Hotel loyalty VP's must have been reading Shakespeare over the holidays, as we've seen major changes devaluations for Marriott, Hilton and Hyatt, as well as a complete revamp of...
The 10 Best Awards Bookable Today
This past weekend (3/19, 3/20), Nick and I presented "The 10 Best Awards Bookable Today" at the Travel & Adventure Show in New York City. This was a fun and light overview of what...
(Changes go live Tuesday: Book now) Hyatt announces 2022 award category changes. It’s...
Update 3/22: Hyatt's Category 2022 category changes go live on Tuesday at 8:00am Central. Make your prospective bookings now!
Hyatt category changes for 2022 have been announced today and will take effect on March 22,...
Emirates Business Class from Newark to Athens for 90,000 miles RT
Thrifty Traveler Premium is reporting good availability on Emirates for non-stop business class on their fifth freedom route between Newark to Athens. This is one of the best deals for business class travel to...
Hilton devaluation: top properties now well over 100K per night
Last week, members on Flyertalk began reporting a stealth devaluation that we first saw reported at Loyalty Lobby: Hilton has devalued without notice, increasing the price of a standard room award at some top...
InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco: Bottom Line Review
My wife and I recently spent six nights at the InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco. This was paid for in a number of ways - one regular paid night, two nights using an Ambassador...
(EXPIRED) Great Singapore business class deals with Spontaneous Escapes
Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer is back with Spontaneous Escapes, their periodic award ticket discounts that sometimes provide excellent value. The latest list has a number of great deals for US-based flyers including 50.4K each way...
Marriott’s Luminary Hotel, Fort Myers Florida: Bottom Line Review
I don't usually write hotel reviews before leaving a hotel, but I'm making an exception this time because the point price for this one will soon go up. Currently the Luminary Hotel is priced...
