Last week while we were New Mexico we spent three nights at the Hilton Buffalo Thunder. This hotel is about a 15 minute drive north of Santa Fe. I am a Hilton HHonors gold member post and when I made this reservation I requested an upgrade to a one bedroom… read more →
It has been a busy week. Tomorrow I will be driving to Tysons Corner for Frequent Traveler University and I am excited to be with many friends and meet new ones while we share our passion for travel, miles and points. It has been a long time since I have… read more →
Many people want to go to one destination and stay in one place for their entire vacation. Friends that enjoy cruising tell me regularly that they only want to unpack one time. The opposite is true for me. I enjoy going to a hotel for 1-4 nights and then I… read more →
Hotel promotions are a great way to earn hotel points and free nights. Register for each promotion, follow the rules and earn more points, miles and free nights. Here are three hotel promotions starting soon. Hilton-Double Your HHonors promotion from January 7 through March 31, 2013 Earn Double Points or… read more →
We spent three nights at the Hilton Garden Inn next to the airport called the Portland International Jetport in Maine. We used the Hilton Honors points and money rate of 15,000 points plus $50 per night. With taxes the rate came to $160.50 for the three nights. Since I opened… read more →
We are living in our house for almost 20 years and the time has come for us to get a new roof. To replace our roof it will cost between $8,000 and $10,000. The only way to ease the pain of this cost is to earn point or miles while… read more →
For many travelers staying in hotels represents a large portion of their vacation costs. If you want to save on your vacations, I suggest you start by joining at least two hotel loyalty programs. Some of you prefer to use Priceline or other similar programs for your hotel stays, but… read more →
My husband and I both received envelopes in the mail today regarding our Hilton Citi Visa cards. This card has no annual fee, so we keep it for our credit history and use the card occasionally. On the inside of the mailer it states,” Earn a Weekend Night Certificate after… read more →
The New York Times has an interesting article, How to Attain Hotel Elite Status. This article discusses some of the benefits of four hotel programs – Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott and Starwood. Here is the link to the article Hotel Status. Once you select a hotel program with locations that work… read more →
In 2011 my husband and I earned almost 800,000 hotel points. Here is the breakdown: Starwood 218,000 (86,000 plus 7 free nights worth 132,000 points) Priority Club 155,000 (130,000 plus one free night worth 25,000 points) Club Carlson 120,000 Hyatt 80,000 Marriott 162,000 (142,000 plus one free night worth 20,000… read more →
In 2011 my husband and I paid for or used hotel points for a total of 106 nights in hotels. Approximately ten of those nights were for our grown sons to travel with us. We love to give the gift of travel instead of other holiday gifts. Here are some… read more →
Hilton HHonors is phasing in Points and Money Rewards which are similar to Starwood’s Cash and Points award nights. Here is a link to a great analysis of Hilton HHonors Point and Money rewards by Ric Garrido posted on his Loyalty Traveler blog. Points & Money My husband and I… read more →
