HotelChatter - Tag: Loyalty Programs http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-09-05T10:03:15Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Loyalty%20Programs Stayin' Green :: Get Points Back By Going Carbon Neutral For Carlson Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/23/115740/132 <![CDATA[<p><i>April 22nd is Earth Day so all this week we will be bringing you the latest news on <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/green%20hotels"><b>Green Hotels</b></a>. Got some eco-friendly news you wanna share? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">Let us know.</a></i><p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/carbon.jpg" class="imgborder">If you're a regular at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/carlson%20hotels"><b>Carlson Hotels</b></a> which has the Regent Hotels, Radissons, Park Plazas, Park Inn and Country Inn and Suites under its name, then you might want to consider going Carbon Neutral on your next trip. <p>The hotel chain just announced that it will match the contribution of every goldpoints plus member (that's their <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/10/11/14536/433/hotels/HotelChatter_s_Guide_to_Loyalty_Programs_Radisson_Goldpoints_Plus">loyalty program</a>) donating points to Carbon Neutral, starting April 30th.<blockquote><p> Carbon Neutral is a UK-based carbon offsetting company that aims to offset CO2 emissions associated with travel. Last juliana 2008-04-23T16:12:38-05:00 'W The Card' Still Seems To Be Pretty Useless http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/7/2/22756/50968

Last week, we tried to figure out what the heck was going on with W Hotels VIP Card. How do you get one? What does it give you? Where can you use it? Etc. Etc. Etc.

But thanks to a commenter, Michael S Dacko, a W-phile, we finally learn a little bit more about this mysterious card.

MORE]]> juliana 2007-07-03T09:35:01-05:00 What is the 'W The Card' For? http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/6/25/211433/960 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/wthecard.jpg" class="imgborder"/><p>That's what we're asking ourselves after visiting <a href="http://www.welcometowhotels.com/wthecard/?EM=VTY_WH_wthecard">the dedicated W The Card web site</a>. We tried to sneak into the members-only site but couldn't brute force it.<br> <p>Just as we were giving up, a spy tipped us off to what's behind the curtain:<blockquote><p>Basically, it seems that you get some sort of priority as a guest of the W when making dinner reservations and you get access to the discotheques. If you check out the VIP card web site there's a lot on there about what you DONT get. Lame.</blockquote></p><p>Looks to us like it's a move toward dividing you between your <a href="http://www.starwoodhotels.com/preferredguest/index.html">Starwood guest points</a> and a W loyalty program. If that's the case, then our spy has pbb 2007-06-26T09:15:01-05:00 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/