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The Moana Surfrider Waikiki
As I discussed in March, I successfully booked two nights at the Moana Surfrider Waikiki under the old award chart by calling when the website began showing the new rates prematurely. I spent 24k points for two nights when the … Continue reading
Starwood’s 2014 Spring Promotion
Starwood is running another promotion very similar to last quarter’s… except a bit worse. This quarter’s “Bring on the Nights” promotion offers 2.5k bonus points per 5 nights stayed at Starwood hotels between January 5th through April 30th. Registration by … Continue reading
Burning A Hole In My Pocket: The Westin Grand Munich
For my three nights in Munich, I opted to stay at the Westin. Due to a rate quirk, I wound up with two double beds rather than a single bed. Overall, the hotel was well-situated by being a short walk … Continue reading
Carlson’s 2014 Q1 Promotion
Carlson is running its first quarter promotion from Monday (January 6th) to April 13th, 2014: Stay 3 nights and earn 38k points. Importantly, there are three take aways: As no further (bonus) points are earned by staying more, this promotion … Continue reading
Tomorrow’s Hyatt Award Changes
Hyatt’s changing its award chart effective January 7th (tomorrow!), bumping up the prices for Category 5 and 6 hotels slightly and introducing a new Category 7 for several of its Park Hyatt hotels. Today is the last day to book … Continue reading
It was the Worst of Times
Right on the heels of United’s massive award chart devaluation (and Delta’s “interim” award chart enhancements), Hyatt announced that it’s updating its award chart effective January 7th, 2014. The full summary is on their website. First, rooms are getting more … Continue reading
Starwood’s Double Take Promotion
Starwood has opened up registration for their double take promotion for summer 2013. As the name indicates, they’re offering double Starwood points on all stays between May 1st and July 31st, subject to a few hotel exclusions. As an additional … Continue reading
Book SPG Stays Now!
Today’s the last day to book SPG awards under the old categories. While many hotels have stayed put, for others, tomorrow has already come and SPG.com is showing their new rates. The good: The bad:
Hotel Devaluations Everywhere…
There have been a number of hotel program updates in the past few weeks, nearly universally for the worse. Starwood announced its annual category changes on MilePoint and FlyerTalk, effective March 5. Amongst hotels that stood out for me, the … Continue reading
A Few Miles More: The Westin Ka’anapali Resort and Spa
Locating a sanely priced hotel was the main logistical consideration in this trip. During my previous visit to Maui in 2011, I had stayed at the Westin Ka’anapali Ocean Resort Villas thanks to Starwood’s Free Resort Nights promotion earlier that … Continue reading