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Pay Extra For Points?

July 27, 2009

Photo by PhillipC One of the common reasons why people do not want to use Hotwire or Priceline when it comes to booking is because they don’t get any points.  Now, I am a points fan.  I love to earn points whenever I can.  However, you get into an expensive position when you start spending [...]

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Priority Clubs: My Second Favorite Program for Getting Free Hotels

May 15, 2009

I have previously mentioned that my favorite hotel points program is the Starwood Starpoints program.  My second favorite is the Priority Clubs Program. Hotels that participate in the Priority Clubs program include Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Hotel Indigo, Staybridge, Candlewood and Crown Plaza. The biggest drawback of the Priority Clubs program when compared head [...]

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How to Get FREE Starwood Hotel Stays: Brief Summary

May 9, 2009

At times you don’t want all the gory details, right?  The How to Get FREE Starwood Hotel Stays post was getting a little lengthy.  So I chopped the post down to give you the necessary information in this post.  If you are intrigued and want more details I suggest you read the How to Get [...]

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Which are better, hotel points or flight points?

May 8, 2009

In my experience Hotel Points (with the right program) are a much better idea than (almost any) Flight Points program. People love to talk about free flights, but free hotels are MUCH more rewarding. Never pay anything – free is free. If you manage to snag a free flight in North America you still pay [...]

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Earn an Extra 10,000 WorldPerks Miles by Shopping

May 5, 2009

Here is what NWA has to say about their promotion: Graduate to 10,000 miles! Shop the WorldPerks Mall® now for the perfect graduation gifts, and each participating merchant will reward you with 1,000 Bonus Miles. Shop 10 different retailers and earn up to 10,000 Bonus Miles total. With retailers like The North Face, BarnesandNoble.com, and [...]

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Starwood Hotel Rewards Points: Starpoints

May 5, 2009

Hotels that are part of the Starwood program include: Sheraton, Four Points by Sheraton, Westin, Aloft, Luxury Collection, Le Meridian, Element, and St. Regis. Starwood Hotels Have One of the Best Reward Points Programs How do the points work in the Starwood program? All hotels are grouped into categories 1-7. You can see a full [...]

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Deciding Which Points Program is Best for You

May 2, 2009

  Photo by Lawrence Lessig Because there are so many programs out there: airline points, hotel points, car rental points, non-specific brand points, you the people, need some criteria whereby we can evaluate which program works best for YOU. Not all programs are created equal. What program allows you to earn points quickly might not [...]

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Points Programs: A Beginner’s Introduction

May 1, 2009

  When you travel one of the many things you should expect is to be offered points, miles, or other benefits associated with a rewards program. There is a misconception that only people who fly weekly or use a hotel monthly will benefit from such programs. This is simply not true. There are hundreds of [...]

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