Has the prospect of a COVID-19 vaccine spurred you to contemplate where you’d like to go when travel becomes a thing again? I am feeling relatively hopeful so I thought I’d put together some trip ideas to file away. I don’t know if any of these will actually materialize, but I find it enjoyable to at least engage in a bit of daydreaming. Here’s a plan for a trip to the Czech Republic and Poland using various loyalty currencies. [Read more…]
Searching For New Hotels In Various Loyalty Programs
A recent post on this blog was about a new hotel in Venice with potential for a high value redemption of Choice Privileges points. Consequently, I thought it might be useful to go over a few resources for finding new properties in various hotel chain loyalty programs. Whether it’s a recent construction or a rebranding of an existing hotel, it’s nice to discover new options for redeeming your points. [Read more…]
Summer 2020 Hotel Promo Registration Links
I thought it might be useful to compile a list of hotel promotions available for summer 2020 travel. Some of these I’ve posted about previously on the blog, but not all. If you have plans to travel within the Atlantic Bubble, check these out to see if any of them will help you save a bit of cash or earn a few extra loyalty points. [Read more…]
PointBreak Heartbreak – Plan B For Stretching Hotel Points
The IHG PointBreaks list was not updated as expected on Monday. Points and miles bloggers have since speculated about its termination. In light of this unfortunate development, I thought I’d explore some of the remaining ways to get as many stays as possible out of points in the various hotel loyalty programs. [Read more…]
Radisson Rewards Category Changes Effective February 1, 2020
Radisson Rewards (formerly known as Club Carlson) is not a very popular hotel loyalty program in Canada. There is no co-branded credit card and only one hotel east of Ontario – the Radisson Kingswood Hotel & Suites in Fredericton, NB. If you happen to have some Radisson points, however, you might be interested to know which hotels will be changing categories next month. [Read more…]