Hilton has got its name changed from Hilton “HHonor” to just “Honor” kicking away the extra ‘H’ to make it sound obvious and logical. This comes along with several other changes made in its loyalty program specifically the 4 features.
Retail shopping with points
I think it is the most exciting one. Points can be redeemed for spending to buy...
PERSPECTIVE
Okay, so for a short while the world had been revolving around presidential elections, demonetization process and climate change; meanwhile the travel & hotel domain witnessed a landmark agreement between two of the biggest names in hospitality industry, this September.
With the merging of Starwood Hotel & Resorts Worldwide Inc. with Marriott International Inc. the benefits that can be availed...
Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) is one of the most lucrative program out there and most points and miles blogger swear by it. They have the highest value of 2.2 cents per point or Rs 1.5.
Every year SPG runs multiple promotions. One is a quarterly global promotion that allows people to get more points for their stay than they would get...
When I was on the peak of my travel, I used to use major cities as hubs to get great tickets and avoid carrying baggage. I
I have already written a post about - are low-cost really as low-cost as they say they are?
Types of low-cost Airlines
World of low cost differs at various destinations. There is Indigo in India which...
Taj Innercircle just sent all its members email regarding that the Innercircle program has been enhanced and is all new again when really nothing much has changed.
The earning ratio continues to be the same. So what has really changed?
Taj InnerCircle is saying that they’ve simplified the earning rate for members. This is really nothing but just a percentage conversion of the...
What are you chasing?
Not everyone wants to take a holiday to new far flung out land where they have to explore new realms, work out the language, work out the map and so many other things. They find all that very stressful.
Either they hire a travel agency who would book all the package, work a comprehensive itinerary for them. They...
Has it ever happened that you forgot your ID while check-in or at home and you are not sure what you are supposed to about it? Or you reached hotel and they ask for your ID and you are unable to find your id.
None of the above is applicable if you are international soil and have lost your passport. You...
It is a common misconception that you would get cheaper ticket 100 days out. However, generally, the rule is that Airline is assured of the passenger on the future dated flight and they incentive you for providing them liquidity.
There are other reasons too:
When you are 100 days out, there are generally negligible amount of passenger booked on that...
All big loyalty program announce their award charts every year. I don’t know criteria that are used for them to make the chart. Most of the times, the chart just doesn’t make any sense to me.
This year so far IHG has devalued their award chart. It means that you have to use more points to get a free night...
Wyndham Rewards is a program that I don’t cover very much, largely because I don’t consider it penny on dollars return program. They do occasionally keep coming out with the promotions that are worthwhile. Wyndham property is usually low range to mid range property mostly where the price tag is usually between Rs 2500 to Rs 5000.
I have stayed...
