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Hyatt Adds 57 Small Luxury Hotels to its Earn/Burn Portfolio

by Gary Leff on February 27, 2019

Feb 27 2019

Small Luxury Hotels of the World is a collection of independent properties, and it’s more of a booking relationship than a hotel chain. And Hyatt’s deal is something similar to what they have with MGM’s M life Rewards — let’s share customers, offering points-earning and redemption.

Hyatt launched the partnership in December with just 54 hotels participating. A month ago they added 56 more. Today they’re announcing 57 more properties added to the relationship, which gets them close to one-third of the SLH property collection.

Trump Hotels Profit from Foreign Governments and Airline Sues Passenger Who Threw Coins in Engine

by Gary Leff on February 26, 2019

Feb 26 2019

A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.

Beware: Several Marriott Hotels Charging Thousands of Dollars Cash When You Redeem Points

by Gary Leff on February 23, 2019

Feb 23 2019

Significant cash deposits are being required by some Marriott properties when booking an award. They say they’ll charge you cash up front and give it back at the end of your stay.

What’s more these are very poorly disclosed during the booking process, the credit card charges would come as a complete surprise to most people.

Marriott Compounds Their Massive Data Breach, Fails to Deliver on Promises

by Gary Leff on February 23, 2019

Feb 23 2019

In the fall Marriott revealed one of the biggest data breaches in history, and certainly the biggest known breach in travel.

In all 383 million records were hacked including 5.25 million unencrypted passport numbers, 8.6 million payment cards (most expired). Marriott has not revealed whether the notes they’ve taken on you were revealed.

Accor Announces New Loyalty Program “ALL”

by Gary Leff on February 21, 2019

Feb 21 2019

Basically all we know is that there will be a new loyalty program, probably mostly marketing changes but I believe some unspecified improvements too, and new partnerships that won’t be super relevant to folks in the US.

Over time we’ll see them better integrate their hotel investments and their non-hotel investments through the new program. For now though the program announcement seems… premature.

Wyndham Doubling Redemption Prices at Top Hotels, Making Many Other Changes

by Gary Leff on February 19, 2019

Feb 19 2019

In October I wrote that I expected Wyndham to abandon their one price for all hotel awards and move to a tiered award chart.

Specifically four years ago they introduced 15,000 points per night at all hotels and when they introduced redemptions for timeshares and vacation rentals those were also priced at 15,000 points (per bedroom) per night.

That’s happening. They’re also tweaking elite benefits and adding new earning and redemption partners. And there’s a last chance to transfer La Quinta points without losing half their value.

Another Change to Marriott’s Rules and Watch Out for Post-Purchase Upsells

by Gary Leff on February 18, 2019

Feb 18 2019

A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.

How to Check if Your Personal Information Was Part of the Massive Marriott Data Breach

by Gary Leff on February 15, 2019

Feb 15 2019

There’s a new website managed by OneTrust that lets you check if your information was part of the Marriott data breach.

Hyatt’s New Promotion Up to 1500 Bonus Points Per Night Even on Award Stays