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Hotel Gets Clever, Uses $5 Baggage Claim Carts For Guest Luggage

by Gary Leff on October 15, 2022

Oct 15 2022

When you arrive at baggage claim and your luggage is more than you can push yourself, many airports around the world have carts for you to use for free. In the U.S. it’s far more common for you to pay to use a cart, like one from SmarteCarte. You’ll pay around $5 to release the cart at a nearby station, and then you can move your bags from the carousel to your ground transportation. Someone has to collect the carts, and then they get re-rented again.

But what if that $5 paid to rent the cart for an indefinite period of time?

Instant, Free Top Tier Elite Status With IHG One Rewards

by Gary Leff on October 13, 2022

Oct 13 2022

Just click here to register and your status in the IHG One Rewards loyalty program will be upgraded in a matter of moments to their top tier Diamond status. Use it to match to your preferred hotel program if you aren’t going to stay with IHG.

Hilton Lays Out 2023 Elite Status Requirements, Improves Points Expiration Policy

by Gary Leff on October 12, 2022

Oct 12 2022

Even as Hilton offers double elite nights for the last two and a half months of 2022 against still-reduced elite requirements for 2022, Honors has laid out what elite status-earning will look like in 2023: a snap-back to pre-pandemic rules, mostly.

New Hilton Bonus To Goose Business Travel – Plus Double Elite Nights

by Gary Leff on October 11, 2022

Oct 11 2022

Hilton’s new promotion: is double points on all stays with checkouts by December 31 plus 2000 bonus points for checkouts on a weekday. In addition Hilton is offering double elite night credit for nights stayed October 11 – December 31, 2022. You need to register for both, award stays count, and the offers tell us something about business travel and loyalty right at this moment.

If Your Flight Gets Cancelled, Marriott Will Charge You Cash For Your ‘Free’ Award Stay

by Gary Leff on October 9, 2022

Oct 09 2022

A Marriott Bonvoy member writes about a recent award redemption experience – a flight delay caused them to miss the first night of their award stay, so they got the free night certificate back and the hotel charged them cash for the missed night. They were fortunate the cash amount was only $153. I’ve seen it as high as $2000.

European Hotels Have To Make One Big Change To Become Part Of Hyatt

by Gary Leff on October 7, 2022

Oct 07 2022

Since the Lindner properties have focused on a primarily European market, it’s not surprising that many of the properties aren’t air conditioned. I asked Hyatt about this – whether JdV was going to be marketing hotels without air conditioning?

Marriott Rebrands Fairfield Inn, Introduces Muslim Prayer Rooms

by Gary Leff on October 7, 2022

Oct 07 2022

Marriott is no longer referring to the Fairfield Inn brand, instead calling it Fairfield by Marriott. I only saw this in the news that Marriott is expanding Fairfield to Europe and the Mideast, from its existing footprint of more than 1230 hotels.

A company built on Mormon values, that distributed the Book of Mormon, will be putting Muslim prayer rooms in hotels in order to gain access to new markets.

Hyatt Adding Over 30 Properties In Europe With Lindner Hotels Deal

by Gary Leff on October 6, 2022

Oct 06 2022

Hyatt is adding more than 30 hotels in 7 European countries, focusing on Germany and Central and Eastern Europe, by partnering with Lindner hotels to bring their properties into the Hyatt brand and loyalty portfolio.

Marriott Deal Week: Rates And Redemption Stay Discounts, Bonus Points & Double Elite Offer

by Gary Leff on October 6, 2022

Oct 06 2022

If you have any upcoming stays it could be a good idea to check on whether rebooking makes sense, or to reserve this week rather than waiting until a future week to make that reservation – see whether the rate discounts, award discounts, or double points and elite nights for home share stays make sense.

Bizarre Interview With Marriott’s CEO

by Gary Leff on October 5, 2022

Oct 05 2022

Marriott CEO Anthony Capuano gave an interview and the whole thing struck me as.. strange?

He incorrectly claims Marriott had the first hotel loyalty program. He talks about resort fees as incredible for customers. And he talks about how much control is necessary over hotel stays, even as they defer more and more to individual owners.