Hotel loyalty programs reward frequent travellers with perks like free nights, upgrades, and exclusive benefits. From boutique stays to luxury chains, these programs are essential for maximising the value of your hotel bookings. Check below for tips and guides on how to make the most of hotel loyalty programs.
The Marriott Bonvoy status challenge offers a simple shortcut to Gold Elite or Platinum Elite status. You just need to stay a minimum number of nights within 90 days.
Hotel club lounges offer a space to relax or have meetings, with complimentary food, drinks and other services. You can gain access with the right room type or elite hotel status.
Accor Live Limitless (ALL) doesn't exactly make it easy to speak to a real person at its customer service department. But there are 3 ways to get in touch.
We're seeing a new trend of airline and hotel loyalty programs reserving certain elite benefits for members who earned their status through actual flights or nights.
Hotel concierges can help with simple tasks like booking taxis, train tickets and restaurant tables, right through to arranging tours.
Compared to other hotel loyalty programs, my experience as a Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite member has been consistently underwhelming.
NAB Rewards cardholders can now transfer points to Accor Live Limitless (ALL), get a 10% discount at Accor hotels and even get an Accor status fast-track.
Qantas Hotels is an accommodation booking service where you can earn and use Qantas points at over 460,000 hotels worldwide.
American Express cardholders can get 50% bonus points when transferring Amex Membership Rewards points to Marriott Bonvoy during August 2023.
Many hotels charge an "early departure fee" to guests who check out before the date originally booked. This fee doesn't always make sense.
Most hotel loyalty programs offer the ability to transfer points to airline frequent flyer programs. This feature is rarely offered in the other direction, but there are a few exceptions. It’s already possible to convert Virgin Atlantic Flying Club points and Finnair Plus points to IHG One Rewards points. It’s also possible to transfer United MileagePlus … Continued
Although it’s a hotel loyalty program, Marriott Bonvoy can be very useful as a means of collecting frequent flyer points or miles with overseas frequent flyer programs. Marriott Bonvoy points can be earned in Australia by staying at hotels, transferring points from American Express Membership Rewards or even buying points directly from Marriott. Those points … Continued