As you know, Marriott is planning to merge the Marriott, SPG, and Ritz loyalty programs into one program by August 2018. And while Marriott has done a pretty good job of answering lots of...
Marriott is planning to merge the Marriott, SPG, and Ritz loyalty programs into one program on August 18th 2018. This guide is intended to answer all of your questions about how best to prepare...
With great change comes great opportunities. Marriott's new program means a lot of change, with several good and a few great opportunities...
Before April 19: Consider getting the SPG consumer card if you don't have...
The sky didn't fall yesterday; on the contrary, it's the award prices at some of the most aspirational SPG properties that will fall during a brief window of opportunity later this year.
Marriott's newly announced unified...
Well, it certainly was a big deal after all. And, thankfully, none of our worst fears were realized. No, they won't go revenue based. No, they won't take away free breakfast from those who...
I wasn't planning to post about all the Marriott rumors circulating around, but readers keep asking me if they need to do something immediately to protect their points. So, I figured that it would...
Last week, my Marriott Rewards Gold Elite membership kit arrived in the mail. You'd think I'd be happy to see it, but not at all. For the past six years or so I've had...
Last week we reported the latest devaluation in Marriott's program. Marriott announced new hotel category assignments (which determine the number of points required for a stay): 1,082 properties will move up a category, and...
Following on from SPG's 2018 category changes, Marriott have announced theirs and it's a shocker. More than four times as many properties are moving up a category than are moving down.
You can find the...
SPG (Starwood Preferred Guest) often offers their points at a discount (), but even when they sell them for the standard price of 3.5 cents each, they can be a great way to save...
Through March 16th, Points.com is offering SPG Starpoints for 35% off. Since the normal price is 3.5 cents per point, this discount makes it possible to buy those points for 2.275 cents each.
Buy Marriott...
Chase advertises two Marriott cards: Marriott Rewards Premier ($85 per year) and Marriott Rewards Premier Business ($99 per year). The cards vary in a few details, but they're very similar. Both offer: An annual...
About a year ago, I enjoyed a stay at one of the most unique properties I've seen in a chain (and an absolute gem of a Category 5 sweet spot): The JW Marriott Phu Quoc...
Yesterday Marriott announced several changes to their rewards program for 2018:
Hertz Status: Platinum members get Hertz Gold Plus Rewards Five Star® Status and Platinum Premier members get Hertz Gold Plus Rewards Presidents Circle®...