http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-08-21T21:07:24Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/American%20Express http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/16/20592/3996 <![CDATA[<img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/amex_gold1.gif" class="imgborder"> <p>Got an AmEx Gold Card? Then you've also got a free dinner at any of four brands under the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Starwood%20Hotels">Starwood</a></b> umbrella now. <p>Yesterday, Amex and Starwood announced a new program that gives a yummy perk to all Gold Card members: a $75 food and beverage credit. Score! <p>The conditions: you have to be (obviously) a Gold Card member, and you have to book a stay of two or more consecutive nights at one of the 500+ participating <b>W Hotels</b>, <b>Westin Hotels &amp; Resorts</b>, <b>Le Meridien Hotels &amp; Resorts</b> and <b>Sheraton Hotels &amp; Resorts</b>. <p>The new delish benefit is offered through the Gold Card Destinations program, which already boasts a pretty long list of travel amenities Jenna 2008-07-17T09:45:18-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/2/21/152642/958 <![CDATA[<p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/8580/RitzCarltonFilms.jpg" class="imgborder"> <p> We've always thought of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/ritz-carlton%20hotels"><b>Ritz Carlton</b></a> hotels as an "old-money" type of hotel, but in the past few years they have been trying to attract a younger, hipper crowd, since, well, old-money won't be around forever; they have to attract the new money too!<p> In January they furthered their promotion to the younger, hipper crowd by releasing the first of three short-films in conjunction with <b>American Express</b> on <a href="http://www.ritzcarltonfilms.com">RitzCarltonFilms.com</a>.<br> <p> The first film is about five minutes long and tells the story of a woman in her late 20s who went through a rough week - broke up with her boyfriend, had a 6 hour flight delay, the airline lost her luggage and AndrewC 2008-02-22T09:15:01-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/