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DoubleTree Flagstaff Review

DoubleTree Flagstaff Review After spending the night at the Hilton Phoenix Airport, I was headed up for a night in Flagstaff for a friend’s graduation.  I decided to stay at the DoubleTree Flagstaff for 40,000 Hilton Honors points.  There are a number of Hilton options in Flagstaff but the DoubleTree … Read more

Hilton Phoenix Airport Review

Hilton Phoenix Airport Review My flight would be arriving to Phoenix around midnight.  After getting my rental car, I knew I wanted to stay some place close to the airport before heading to Flagstaff the next day.  There are a number of Hilton properties in Phoenix and not far from … Read more

Hilton Vancouver Airport Review

Hilton Vancouver Airport Review After arriving around midnight in Vancouver after my fantastic flight on Cathay Pacific, I hoped on the shuttle and was taken to the Hilton Vancouver Airport. Located about 6km from the airport, the shuttle ride takes about 15 minutes.  It is south of downtown Vancouver in Richmond … Read more

Hyatt Gold Passport Points Devaluation?

Are we in for an imminent Hyatt Gold Passport points devaluation? Yesterday I received an email offering a 40% point bonus when you purchase 10,000-55,000 points by October 25, 2016.  Unlike previous offers, this one is NOT targeted and anyone can purchase points at this rate.  Their last 40% bonus on … Read more

Improvements for Canopy by Hilton

I just completed my stay at the Canopy by Hilton Reykjavik City Centre.  In the long run it will be a great property (I believe) but they have a ways to go.  Here are my suggestions: Wait to open until the hotel is finished being built.  The Canopy in Reykjavik … Read more

Hilton Auckland Review

Hilton Auckland

Hilton Auckland Review Due to an extremely discounted ticket, I recently spent 24 hours in Auckland, New Zealand.  It was my first visit to Oceania and only third visit to the Southern Hemisphere.  There are no Hyatt properties in New Zealand although a Park Hyatt is under construction.  There is … Read more

Hilton Garden Inn Redding Review

I status matched to Hilton Diamond late last year.  Since then I have had a total of two stays; one in Copenhagen and the other more recently at the Hilton Garden Inn Redding.  I have a few more stays booked as I earned a bunch of points through two Hilton credit card … Read more

Daily Getaways 2016 Valuation

Daily Getaways 2016 Valuation

Daily Getaways 2016 Valuation

The US Travel Association is once again running its Daily Getaways promotion.  Beginning April 4 there will be a different offer for a limited time each day.  As was the case last year, there is no added discount for using an Amex card as there has been in previous years.  You can find discounts on rental cars, hotels, and theme parks.  In this post I calculate the Daily Getaways 2016 valuation for the hotel offers.

Likely the most popular offers will be for the hotel stays that, for the most part, come in the form of loyalty points.  Below I have created a grid that shows the cost per point for each of the hotel point offers.

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