Intercontinental Vienna: Bottom Line Review (Fine Hotels and Resorts)
My wife and I recently spent a marvelous two weeks in Austria. We still had three Fine Hotels and Resorts (FHR) credits from our various flavors of Amex Platinum cards and were hoping to...
New Choice Hotels sweet spots: Booking suites at Radisson properties
In late July 2023, Choice Hotels finished incorporating former Radisson Rewards Americas properties into their portfolio which made it possible to book those Radisson properties with Choice Privileges points.
When doing some research, we found...
(EXPIRED) Targeted Marriott promos giving up to 10k bonus points after 1-3 stays
Marriott is out with another round of targeted promotions awarding bonus points after staying with them x number of times. I didn't have an offer on my account, but my wife was targeted for...
(EXPIRED) (Update) Choice Privileges Sweet Spot Rewards For July-Sept 2023
Update 8/8/23: Now that former Radisson Rewards Americas properties are bookable through Choice, Choice has added a number of those properties to the current batch of Sweet Spot Rewards.
That includes the Radisson RED Minneapolis...
Choice Privileges sweet spot: Frenchman Orleans at 519 in New Orleans
I'm currently working on a post highlighting some new Choice Privileges sweet spots now that the Radisson Rewards Americas program has been merged into it. That post will be highlighting Radisson properties, but during...
A $50,000+ luxury safari using points and miles: JW Marriott Masai Mara Lodge Reader...
JW Marriott Masai Mara has had quite some buzz around it lately. It's Marriott's first entry into the world of luxury game lodges/safaris and is located just outside the renowned Masai Mara Reserve in...
(EXPIRED) Chase Ultimate Rewards offering 50% transfer bonus to Marriott
In addition to the one day Bilt transfer bonus to Virgin Atlantic and month-long transfer bonuses from Amex to LifeMiles and Hilton, another new transfer bonus launched on August 1. This one is giving...
PSA: IHG rollover nights don’t count towards Milestone Rewards
In 2022 IHG revamped their loyalty program where they changed status levels and elite night requirements, added Milestone Rewards and rollover nights and more. This has, overall, been a very positive development, but I...
(EXPIRED) Hotels.com gift card Amex Offer: Spend $100 & get $20 back
There's a new, targeted Amex Offer out today that's giving $20 back when spending $100 on a Hotels.com gift card.
The Deal
Spend $100+ on Hotels.com gift cards & get $20 back with a targeted...
(EXPIRED) 2 Amex transfer bonuses: 15% to LifeMiles & 25% to Hilton
American Express has launched a couple of new transfer bonuses today - one to Avianca LifeMiles and the other to Hilton Honors.
The Deals
American Express is giving the following bonuses when transferring Membership Rewards...
A Wyndham (yep, Wyndham) luxury resort in Greece
Ajul Luxury Hotel & Spa Resort is a Wyndham Registry Collection Hotel in Greece on the Aegean Sea. It looks like this hotel opened June 1st, 2023 (or at least, that's the date on...
Alila Ventana Big Sur: Excellent availability November 2023 to June 2024
Thrifty Traveler posted today that there is once again excellent Sunday to Thursday availability at Ventana Big Sur. We're making a quick update to republish this older post for main details, but note that...
Dream Miami South Beach: Bottom Line Review
Earlier this year, Hyatt acquired Dream Hotel Group, a "lifestyle" brand that includes ten properties across three brands: Dream, Chatwal and Unscripted. The Dream brand has five locations in New York, Nashville, Hollywood and...
Amex Membership Rewards Transfer Partners: Which are Best?
Amex Membership Rewards points are transferable to many airline and hotel partners. Below you'll find a complete list of Amex transfer partners as well as quick tips for best uses.
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