Marriott is about to lose two W Hotels in Washington D.C. And Atlanta Midtown. Both are legacy Starwood properties.
The W in Washington exits on August 31 and supposedly becomes an independent hotel, and W Atlanta Midtown has already disappeared on Marriott’s website and becomes Curio Collection by Hilton.
Hilton launched a new initiative on July 1 that members apparently had been asking for and replaced the Gold & Diamond member breakfast for two with a daily Food and Beverage credit that could be used towards breakfast or other F&B expenses.
This daily F&B credit is not cumulative and would need to be used daily. There have been many issues with it, starting that it rarely covers what was previously considered a Gold or Diamond member breakfast at the same hotels.
Hilton Honors members can now use their hard-earned points at one of the most sought-after properties, where finding awards is usually a challenge.
For an unknown reason, Conrad Bora Bora Nui in French Polynesia has made most of the dates available using standard awards through May 2022.
Over the past week, we have compiled an updated list of all Hilton hotels requiring a maximum of 5,000 and 10,000 Honors points for standard award rooms (read more here) and a comprehensive list of all affiliated hotels with their maximum standard awards (read more here).
We have also updated the Honors points and Hilton brand distributions that you can file in the “good to know” department.
Hilton continued to promote Honors Dream Away / Honors Travel and Save rate plans on its website without any booking or stay deadlines.
We were in touch with Hilton to find out that the Dream Away appears to have expired in all markets, but the Honors Travel and Save is valid in select markets in Latin America and the Caribbean through the end of 2021 if booked by September 30.
Hilton Honors, back in February 2019, launched a Points Explorer tool (read more here) that allows members to check the maximum award pricing at their favorite hotels.
We published last week a definitive list of all Hilton-affiliated hotels at 5,000 and 10,000 points per night (read more here). In addition, we have compiled the entire award list that is available both as PDF and spreadsheet as of July 2021.
Much like Marriott (read more here), Hilton offers a very competing team member discount travel program and something for Friends & Family of those employees as well.
Hilton calls the employee discounts “Go Hilton Team Member” and the rates are really low when available, Friends & Family “Go Hilton Family Friends Rate” and “Go Hilton Extra FFTP.”
This week as a Fabulous Fridays, we decided to feature two informative pre-arrival emails that aren’t trying to sell you overpriceD hotel cars to/from the airport but prove rather valuable information.
These two emails are from Hilton hotels in Europe; Hilton Athens, where I stayed, and Hilton Paris CDG Airport, from a friend, although I have stayed at that property several times.
Hilton has launched a new Flash Sale to buy Honors points with a 100% bonus, but only until July 29, 2021, or when the allotment is sold out.
Members can usually buy up to 80,000 points every calendar year before the bonus, although the limit is often doubled for select members (check the purchase page).
Honors members can redeem points at select hotels at just 5,000 or 10,000 per night, and elite members always get the fifth night free too!. We have updated the available hotels per July 19, 2021, as Hilton just pushed out another point update.
Hilton Honors members can currently redeem at 16 hotels for 5,000 points per night and 65 hotels for 10,000.
Hilton Honors and American Express have launched new offers to get members to sign up for co-branded cards by August 25.
As is usually the case, Amex and Hilton Honors have upped the number of Honors points that new cardholders get.
Here is an updated look at the top 5 most lucrative hotel promotions you can take advantage of this July.
Remember that it pays to take advantage of the bonus and promotional offers from hotel loyalty programs. You can supercharge your point earnings!
Welcome to our weekly video review on hotel suites and rooms around the world! This week’s edition features the Centennial Suite, a 63 m2 1-bedroom suite at the Conrad Centennial Singapore.
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