Hotel Value for Frequent Guests
This is the third part of my hotel points value series. The first article is an introduction to ‘Why I value hotel points at the lowest cost I can buy points‘ and how that results in some slightly different point values to The Points Guy. My second article, Comparing value of hotel points for Rome…
This is a follow-up to my article Why I value hotel points at lowest rate I can buy points (June 17, 2019). In my previous piece I shared links to the lowest prices I have seen hotel points in 8 different chain loyalty programs sold for during the past year. This article shows the practical…
Many of the major travel blogs like The Points Guy maintain a list for the value of hotel points, airline miles and credit card points. Generally these points and miles valuations are credit card centered as a way to estimate the value of big bonus sign-ups when comparing credit cards. My points valuations for hotel…
World of Hyatt Visa card members will receive a 10% points rebate on points redeemed from July 1 – September 2, 2019 for free night awards, Points + Cash stays, room upgrades, dining and spa experiences, Exhale fitness classes and spa therapies, or FIND experiences. Promotion registration required by July 15. Points redeemed for Avis…
Air Canada and Star Alliance airlines have Los Angeles to Barcelona priced as low as $305 round trip for travel in November. Ticket prices are as low as $323 for travel in August. Some dates searched on Google Flights show low price itineraries, but no direct links. Google Flights will lead you to the low…
Best Western has a summer 2019 promotion offering a free Samsung Galaxy J3 phone for USA resident members who register for the promotion, stay at a Best Western in USA or Canada June 1-August 31, 2019, pay phone shipping and handling and pre-pay $50 per month for two months cellular service after ordering the phone.…
Tap Portugal is pricing Miami to Lisbon nonstop flights at $637 round trip. However, fly TAP Portugal to Luxembourg with a 5-night stopover in Lisbon and the price drops to $388 round trip. TAP Portugal’s website asks if the flyer wants a stopover in either Lisbon or Porto on the outbound or return flight of…
United Airlines has San Francisco to Singapore nonstop flights on UA 1 and UA 2 for $746 round trip. However, fly UA 1 or UA 2 in one direction and fly Cathay Pacific between Hong Kong and Singapore on either the outbound or inbound flight for an overnight, then the price drops to as low…
Hôtel-Dieu de Lyon was a 15th century hospital that only ceased operations in 2010. The building site has been a refuge for weary travelers and clergy for 800 years and is a listed UNESCO World Heritage Site. 17th and 18th century construction created the grand structure existing today and years of renovation created the recently opened InterContinental…
United Airlines is selling San Francisco to London nonstop tickets for $422 round trip. Departure dates from mid-August through end of schedule in early May 2020. One stop options are about $10 less. United Airlines San Francisco SFO – London LHR – SFO $422.23 round trip Wed Aug 21 – Tue Sep 3
