HotelChatter - Tag: hotel gift cards

Chicago: Four Seasons Hotels Present Surprisingly Affordable Gift Ideas

KatieK — 2008-11-14T09:30:13-05:00

Maybe inspired by their hometown boy Barack Obama’s populist message, Chicago’s Four Seasons Hotel and The Ritz-Carlton (also a Four Seasons Hotel) are presenting a holiday special that seems to--gasp!--be an attempt to speak to the common man with more-affordable-than-usual prices.

The “Twelve Days of Small Holiday Indulgences” includes 8 out of 12 holiday-themed perks that start under $100 and can be gifted via gift certificates.

Las Vegas: Luxor Hotel Now Offering Gift Cards

juliana — 2008-07-01T14:37:11-05:00

We've been keeping tabs on hotels that offer gift cards and today we can add the Luxor Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas to the list.

The cards are available inside the hotel at the spa, the business center and Essentials gift shop. Up to $2,500 can be loaded onto the card and it can be used at "participating merchants at participating MGM MIRAGE Properties."

According to the website the card can be used towards accommodations, a wedding in the wedding chapel, most of the restaurants and nightlife spots, Criss Angel's BELIEVE show and pretty much all of the shopping. Sadly, you can't use it at the craps table.

Las Vegas: Send Your Friends to Vegas With a Gift Card

amandak — 2008-04-30T09:00:01-05:00

While it's increasingly common for hotels to let you buy gift cards valid for accommodation or other hotel charges, maybe we don't want to be the one to choose where our friend or relative actually stays. If you're planning to send them to Vegas, there's now a solution, because the Vegas.com booking site has just launched the Vegas.com Gift Card.

Hotel Gift Cards: An Easy Hanukkah Gift or Stocking Stuffer

juliana — 2007-12-05T17:13:49-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/fseasonsgiftcard.png" class="imgborder">Gift cards may be the easy way out when it comes to gift-giving but c'mon they are so frigging convenient, it's hard to say no. For starters, you can pick most gift cards up in the supermarket--if your local store has one of those "Gift Card Malls" like ours does that features cards from every store imaginable like Toys'R Us, Pottery Barn and Southwest.Second, the gift card may seem impersonal but have you ever heard of someone throwing away a $50 card to Banana Republic or letting a $25 iTunes card collect dust in the closet? NO. People use these things and we are all about utility here. Anyways, enough of our ranting. Here are some hotel and

HotelChatter Questions: Hotel Gift Card Help

markj — 2006-12-04T15:25:14-05:00

<![CDATA[<img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/q_n_a.jpg" align="right"> HotelChatter Questions: In which, the intrepid HotelChatter editors and our hotel maven readers answer hotel questions that pop into our inbox. Have a question for us? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">Send it along</a>. Have better answer than we gave, or better yet, want to give a vote of confidence to our answer? <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/comments/2006/12/4/15212/8791/0/post#here">Comment here</a>. I want to get my dad a gift card for an American hotel chain to encourage him to travel a bit more. Hyatt seems like a decent one, but I was curious if you had any suggestions or opinions. Good question. With JetBlue and Southwest getting heavy into the gift card game this year, it seems like a no-brainer for