Hilton (Honors)

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Best Price Guaranteed: Booking With Third Party versus Direct

Most people believe that third party sites such as Priceline and Expedia offer the best prices in terms of hotel room rates, but is this really the case? With the Best Price Guaranteed policy offered by most hotel brands, you can easily find yourself locking in a good deal.

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Top 5 Hotel Loyalty Programs for Canadians

The top 5 hotel loyalty program for Canadians to sign up for and why. The rank as follows: IHG Rewards, Marriott Rewards, Starwood Preferred Guest, Best Western Rewards and Hilton HHonors.

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List of Requirements for Attaining Hotel Elite Status (updated May 22, 2015)

Hotel elite statuses can be very valuable to some people. There are essentially 3 different ways to achieve hotel elite status, through nights, points or stays.

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[ANALYSIS] National Emerald Club Program

As a points collector, I always tell my friends, it doesn’t hurt to join a loyalty program that doesn’t have any annual fees. You never know when those points will bring you unexpected rewards. One of our most popular car…

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[DISCONTINUED] Hilton HHonors No Longer an American Express Membership Rewards Transfer Partner

It seems to me that hotel programs are getting less and less affiliation with financial institutions in Canada. Another blow to the hotel rewards world is that Hilton HHonors is no longer a transfer partner of American Express Membership Rewards.

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[PROMOTION] Aeroplan Bonuses Offers for Hotel Stays (expired)

Here is another round of Aeroplan promotions for hotel stays. These promotions are valuable especially for people who do not stay at a hotel chain often enough to justify collecting the points of the hotel loyalty program. Instead, you can…

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[HOTEL] Expiry Policies (updated September 10, 2014)

I thought this would be a good time to update my previous run-down post on hotel expiry policies. I am always trying to decide which hotel loyalty program best suits my travels needs and my portfolio. One of the main factors…