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SLS Hotels Now Have a Loyalty Program, sbePREFERRED

If you love the staying the night at the SLS Hotel or The Redbury and dining on sushi at Katsuya and are totally going to the Hyde Lounge when it opens at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, then you should probably sign up for the brand-new sbe loyalty program called, sbePREFFERED FRIENDS.

Being a preferred friend will not only help you earn rewards for your sbe dedication across hotels, restaurants, nightclubs and even spas but it will also get you access to the Global Concierge, which offers "lifestyle experiences worldwide."

Here's a bit on how it works:

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Would You Pay $200 a Year to Be an InterContinental Royal Ambassador?

We can't all earn 10 million frequent flyer miles or spend 300 nights out of the year on the road to get supreme elite status so some of us have to get it another way--by buying it. And that's what you can do at InterContinental Hotels to get Royal Ambassador status.

For just $200 a year (or 32,000 Priority Club rewards points), you can get an upgrade to a superior room, priority waitlist reservations, late check-out, instant check-in, instant check-out, a complimentary weekend night upon enrolling, fresh fruit and mineral water at arrival, VIP greeting, in-room welcome gift, one free pay TV movie per stay, complimentary newspaper and an airport chauffeur service (but for a fee.)

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This is What You Get as a Morgans Hotel Group Global Cardholder

What we imagine the MHG Global Card looks like.

Last week we were trying to nail down exactly what you get for being a Morgans Hotel Group Club Cardholder. We were able to suss out some very VIP perks like hotel room upgrades and priority access and reservations to all Morgans Hotels restaurants and bars but it turns out there's a whole lot more that these privileged card holders can receive.

A tipster and global card holder sent us (from his iPad, natch) a complete list of the perks. We've bolded the ones we like:

· Dedicated concierge to assist you with all of your needs before and during your stay
· Complimentary night at all of our new hotel openings around the world
· $100 in US Hotels or £100 in UK hotels for a standard room if available after 10PM
· Upgrades to the best available hotel accommodations upon arrival which include specialty suites
· Invitations to exclusive Global Card events, openings and special events throughout the year

There's more after the jump.

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What is the Morgans Hotel Group Global Club Card? (And How Can We Get One?)

The other week we mentioned how the Sky Terrace was open for the season at The Hudson Hotel. The terrace, we noted, is open to hotel guests, select New York influencers and Morgans Hotel Group Global Card holders.

Naturally, any sort of secret club or exclusive card-holding group has us wanting more yet when we inquired about this club, a Morgans rep told us they were still finalizing some details about the program.

However, in doing some internet research, we learned the Morgans Hotel Group Global Card has been around for some time or at least since 2007.

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Have You Ever Used Credit Card Rewards Points For Hotel Stays?

We recently spent a few hours trying to decide how to spend our credit card rewards points on a hotel stay on the east coast of Australia. Something about using rewards points brings out the worst in us – we want to get the best possible value for our "money"; after all, it's taken a lot of spending to get us those points.

But we're also never quite sure if it's worth it to deplete more than half of our points on a hotel stay. Would buying two iPods be better? Or a Best Buy gift card and some airlines miles?

Aside from shopper indecision, our particular credit card rewards program offers a choice. You can buy a gift voucher for a hotel (in various denominations like $50, $150 and $200) or you can buy a night at the hotel. Choices, choices.

What would you do?

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Stayin' Green :: Get Points Back By Going Carbon Neutral For Carlson Hotels

April 22nd is Earth Day so all this week we will be bringing you the latest news on Green Hotels. Got some eco-friendly news you wanna share? Let us know.

If you're a regular at Carlson Hotels 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.

The hotel chain just announced that it will match the contribution of every goldpoints plus member (that's their loyalty program) donating points to Carbon Neutral, starting April 30th.

Carbon Neutral is a UK-based carbon offsetting company that aims to offset CO2 emissions associated with travel. Last year, Carlson revamped its frequent guest program to include, on a global basis for the first time, the opportunity for its members to donate points to community-based carbon reduction projects that neutralize the CO2 pollution that results from global travel.

Members can redeem points starting at 2,000 points by logging on goldpointsplus.com or by contacting the member service centers which vary depending on your location. More information on the promotion can be found here.

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'W The Card' Still Seems To Be Pretty Useless

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.

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What is the 'W The Card' For?

That's what we're asking ourselves after visiting the dedicated W The Card web site. We tried to sneak into the members-only site but couldn't brute force it.

Just as we were giving up, a spy tipped us off to what's behind the curtain:

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.

Looks to us like it's a move toward dividing you between your Starwood guest points and a W loyalty program. If that's the case, then our spy has it right: Lame.

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