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Hotels Should Limit Their Brands

Hotels Should Limit Their Brands Today news came out that Hyatt would acquire Two Roads Hospitality.  Currently Two Roads Hospitality has a portfolio of (at least) five brands: Joie de Vivre Hotels, Thompson Hotels, Destination Hotels, tommie and Alila Hotels & Resorts.  Hyatt currently has 13 brands (plus exhale spa).  If … Read more

Kimpton Nine Zero Boston Review

Kimpton Nine Zero Boston Review I spent this past weekend at the Kimpton Nine Zero in Boston.  I have only stayed at a Kimpton once before (years ago at the Hotel Monaco Salt Lake City).  I was originally going to stay at the Hyatt Regency Boston but when Kimpton offered a … Read more

Combining Two IHG Promotions

Combining Two IHG Promotions IHG Rewards Club is currently running their Accelerate Quarter 2 promotion.  These quarterly promotions set up a personalized set off offers to complete for points.  Offers include things like staying number of nights, stays at certain properties, spending on a co-branded credit card.  Typically there are bonus … Read more

Winning Travel Contests

Winning Travel Contests I’ll admit it.  I’m a sucker for a good contest.  I’m not sure which came first, my love of travel or my love for winning contests.  It is a chicken/egg mystery.  Lucky for me, there are a ton of contests where the prize is travel.  I have … Read more

Crowne Plaza LAX Review

Crowne Plaza LAX Review On my recent trip to Dublin, I had to position to LAX the evening before my early morning flight.  Using points I had accumulated through a recent IHG promotion, I booked an award night at the Crowne Plaza LAX for 25,000 points. Location The Crowne Plaza LAX is along … Read more

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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Kimpton Hotel Monaco SLC Review

Kimpton Hotel Monaco SLC Hotel Review This is my review for the Hotel Monaco Salt Lake City.  I stayed for two nights in March, 2014.  This was my first stay at a Kimpton hotel, but I had heard that they are a great brand. The Salt Lake City Hotel Monaco … Read more

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