No Upgrades, Thin Walls, And $400 Rates: Marriott’s The Alexandrian Epitomizes Bonvoy’s Biggest Failures

Dec 14 2024

Somehow rates here run from the mid-$200s to mid-$400s. There’s actually another Autograph Collection property just a few blocks away. You’d probably like the Morrison House much better.

Marriott CEO Jim Capuano once said, “When I die, they’ll put the net-rooms growth number on my tombstone.” Marriott will seemingly take a fee from any hotel, of any quality, diluting their brands in the process.

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Exclusive: Alaska Airlines’ New Premium Card Global Companion Award And Fee Waiver Details Revealed

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Dec 13 2024

Alaska Airlines announced this week that the move to a single loyalty program with Hawaiian Airlines will come this summer, and that they’ll also launch a premium credit card at that time.

Brett Catlin, Alaska’s Vice President of Loyalty, Alliances and Sales, shared some additional details about the card’s companion award certificate with me.

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American Express Adds Hilton Statement Credit Benefit To Business Platinum Card

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Dec 12 2024

I was approved for this card early in 2024 and now face a choice over whether it’s worth keeping. For now, this Hilton benefit is additive. I suspect it will be more valuable to me than benefits that we may lose – but split up quarterly, at $50 per quarter, requires somewhat regular business with Hilton to maximize and I’m not a Hilton regular. So I’ll have to factor the increased effort (compared to, for instance, making an online Dell purchase) into the equation.

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