http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-24T18:03:57Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Loyalty%20Program%20News http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/10/93829/502 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/17697/suitcase_skittles.jpg" class="top"></p> <p>As if any of us needed more ways to procrastinate at work (read: waste time), we present Suitcase Skittles, a silly online game that at least comes with the chance of winning thousands of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/10/8/145156/948/hotels/HotelChatter_s_Guide_to_Loyalty_Programs_IHG_s_Priority_Club_Rewards"><strong>Priority Club Rewards</strong></a> points.</p> <p>Here&#146;s how it works: Go to <a href="http://www.suitcaseskittles.com/"><strong>SuitcaseSkittles.com</strong></a> (after reading the rest of this post, obviously). Play their quick game, which involves hurling a succession of eight suitcases at a pyramid of Mario-looking baggage handlers (poor things can&#146;t catch a break).</p> <p>After you&#146;ve relieved your airport stress, enter your email address, or Priority Club Rewards ID number if you&#146;re already a member, submit, and voila! You&#146;ve been entered into their prize drawing to win 30,000, 60,000, or 100,000 KatieK 2009-11-10T10:52:28-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/30/75059/271 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/17697/5238_image_rt_choice_large.jpg" class="top"></p> <p>Aww. It always cheers us up to see hotel brands using their power for good. This month <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Choice%20Hotels"><strong>Choice Hotels</strong></a> supported Make a Difference Day, a national day of neighborly help. Choice Hotels employees joined Rebuilding Together volunteers to work with low-income homeowners, with roughly 700 reps from Choice Hotels doing their part to contribute some 5,000 volunteer hours.</p> <p>But here&#146;s how that relates to you: For every volunteer who joins the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/10/15/145848/80/hotels/HotelChatter_s_Guide_to_Loyalty_Programs_Choice_Hotels_ChoicePrivileges"><strong>Choice Privileges</strong></a> rewards program by Dec. 31, Choice Hotels will donate $1 to Rebuilding Together, up to $50,000. Just for signing up, new loyalty program members get 500 bonus points, plus 500 more points if you stay before the end of 2009. Choice Hotels KatieK 2009-10-30T09:03:41-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/16/142824/62 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/hyattgoldpassportpromo.jpg" class="top"><p> <p>You know how sometimes it feels like you&#146;re not really getting much out of your hotel-chain loyalty program except for a bunch of promotional crap in the mail? This is not one of those times. <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hyatt%20hotels"><b>Hyatt Hotels</b></a> has just announced the launch of what they call its &#147;most generous promotion ever.&#148; So if you&#146;re a Hyatt Gold Passport member, here&#146;s the deal &#133; </p> <p>The <b>Next Big Thing</b> promotion offers Hyatt Gold Passport members a choice between two unlimited rewards&#151; free nights or bonus points&#151;for stays at any Hyatt property worldwide now through Jan. 31, 2010. So that includes Park Hyatt, Andaz, Grand Hyatt, Hyatt Regency, Hyatt Resorts, Hyatt Place, Hyatt Summerfield Suites and Hyatt Vacation MsRebecca 2009-10-16T15:28:38-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/15/95423/264 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/helixminibar.jpg" class="top"></p> <p><em>Hotel Helix's mini-bar</em></p> <p>Sometimes, don&#146;t you sort of wish you could just raid the mini-bar without the guilt of $8 Snickers haunting your dreams? Well, we&#146;re not afraid to admit that&#146;s a tiny hotel fantasy of ours. For all you <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/kimpton%20hotels"><strong>Kimpton</strong></a> loyalty members, it turns out our wish is your command.</p> <p>That&#146;s right, raiding the mini-bar guilt-free is one of three new perks for members of the free-to-join <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/10/10/154312/64/hotels/HotelChatter_Guide_to_Loyalty_Programs_Kimpton_InTouch_Rewards">Kimpton InTouch loyalty program</a>. Guests get a credit for two mini-bar items up to $10 (or $15 in NYC) every time you stay at a Kimpton. Maybe not so good for the diet, but a nice extra at 2 a.m. nonetheless.</p> <p>Then there&#146;s the &#147;My Offers&#148; page, KatieK 2009-10-15T10:28:37-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/9/16/03535/9293 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/choicepromotoday.jpg" class="top"><p> If you're a devoted viewer of the "Today Show" on NBC, then you may have been keeping up with the shows's <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32781841/ns/today-today_travel/">"Where Are We Today?"</a> segment where viewers have to guess the correct location before it's revealed the next day. But maybe you didn't know that the segment was being sponsored by <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/choice hotels"><b>Choice Hotels</b></a> and as part of this sponsorship, the hotel collection is offering a lucky viewer to win a <b>$25,000</b> cash prize. And no hotel stays needed! <p>Of course, Choice would like you to spend your nights at their hotels (which include Comfort Inns, Cambria Suites and Quality Inns) and indeed you must be a member of their <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/10/15/145848/80/hotels/HotelChatter_s_Guide_to_Loyalty_Programs_Choice_Hotels_ChoicePrivileges"><b>Choice Privileges</b></a> program juliana 2009-09-16T16:48:27-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/