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New Citi Hilton HHonors Visa Signature Reserve Card

July 24, 2012

Update: The current sign up offer for the American Express Hilton HHonors card is 50,000 points when you spend $750 in the first 3 months. Citi and Hilton are launching a new Citi Hilton HHonors Reserve Visa Signature Card with new spending bonuses and elite benefits. (Note: It is not replacing the current Citi Hilton [...]

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Travel Tuesday Top 10: Ways To Get Free Breakfast At Hotels

July 24, 2012

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day…especially when you’ve got a packed travel schedule of busy days. Often breakfast is the meal travelers skip most at hotels thanks to a lack of options and overpriced menus. However, many hotels and loyalty programs offer their members a variety of perks including free breakfast. Here [...]

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Destination of the Week: Pittsburgh

July 20, 2012

In light of the amazingly low $137 roundtrip fares between the west coast and Pittsburgh on Delta from earlier this week, we decided to head back to my college town for today’s Destination of the Week. GETTING THERE Pittsburgh International Airport is located about 16 miles west of downtown. It operates 155 non-stop flights a [...]

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Destination of the Week: Cape Town, South Africa

July 13, 2012

Though much of its history has been plagued by hardship and controversy, in the wake of its World Cup hosting success (and a star turn on The Bachelor), South Africa has quickly become one of the top jetsetting destinations in the world. That’s why for our Destination of the Week, we’d like to take you [...]

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Maximizing Hilton HHonors GLON and AXON Redemptions

July 11, 2012

TPG contributor Nick demystifies Hilton HHonors’ complicated GLON and AXON redemption opportunities and tells us why everyone who’s interested in the Hilton HHonors program should be carrying a a Hilton Amex. While Hilton HHonors does have the highest point redemption requirements of the main hotel chains, there are nevertheless some great ways to maximize the [...]

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Destination of the Week: Fiji

July 6, 2012

Whether the record-setting heat wave hitting much of the country has you wanting out, or a July 4 holiday that fell on a Wednesday  prevented you from taking a bonafide vacation, chances are you’ve spent a moment or two thinking about the balmy ocean breezes and over water bungalows of our current Destination of the [...]

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Maximize Hilton HHonors’ Triple Your Trip Promotion

June 22, 2012

After his last post on Choosing the Right Hilton Credit Card, TPG contributor Nick fills us in on Hilton’s Q3 “Triple Your Trip” promo and the ways that you can maximize it to earn the most HHonors points possible from your summer stays. Hilton HHonors has released details on their Q3 “Triple Your Trip” promo, [...]

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Choosing The Right Hilton Credit Card

June 19, 2012

After his first post about the basics of double-dipping with Hilton HHonors, TPG contributor Nick gives us the breakdown of the three Hilton credit cards on the market and which one might be right for you and your needs (just in case you have trouble deciding, there’s another one of his famous Excel spreadsheets to [...]

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Sunday Reader Question: Which Is Better – Hotel Points or Free Nights From Hotels.com?

June 17, 2012

TPG reader Gregory asks a simple but very interesting question when it comes to getting the most value out of your hotel stays: “What is better/more valuable: to get 10% off virtually every booking at hotels.com (aka “free 11th night”) or collect points through hotel chain loyalty programs?” What Gregory’s question really boils down to [...]

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2,000 Hilton HHonors Points And 6 Points Per Dollar With Gilt Groupe

June 11, 2012

Hilton HHonors recently announced that its members can earn bonus points by joining and making purchases with Gilt Groupe, the members-only online shopping site with daily changing flash sales of designer brands at discounts of up to 60%. But Gilt is more than just designer clothing, the Groupe includes deals on travel through Jetsetter, home [...]

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Amex Membership Rewards 25% Discount on Hotels Transfers and Gift Cards

June 6, 2012

I’m always excited to check out American Express’ Membership Rewards homepage on the first and 15th of every month because that’s when they normally launch transfer bonuses. Especially coming off some recent good ones like the 50% British Airways and Starwood bonuses, I was expecting something decent this month. Yet sadly there’s currently not a [...]

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2,000 Hilton HHonors Points for Staying at Home2 Suites

June 2, 2012

I came across another interesting little summer hotel promo today when I found this offer from Hilton HHonors to earn a bonus 2,000 points for staying at a Home2 Suites for the first time between now and August 15. You can either sign in with your HHonors account and register through the promo page, or [...]

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Hilton HHonors Gold Status Fast Track (4 Stays in 90 Days)

May 29, 2012

Hilton announced a promotion for Carlson Wagonlit Travel customers that’s kind of like an airline elite status challenge. Travelers stay four times within 90 days of registering for the promotion to get HHonors Gold Status. Update: Some people have reported getting the upgraded status within minutes of signing up – I have Hilton Silver and [...]

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Hilton HHonors Double-Dipping: The Basics

May 22, 2012

The Hilton HHonors program is known for its Double Dipping system of earning hotel points and airline miles, which can be a lucrative way to diversify your points and miles. I’ve never been a Hilton loyalist, so we’ve asked our new TPG Contributor Nick, who has been a Hilton Diamond for 5 years now, to [...]

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Tuesday Travel Top 10: The Best Hotel Point Redemption Methods

May 15, 2012

Hotel points can be some of the most valuable currency in the travel industry, and many of the major chains enhance their points’ value even further with deep discounts on everything from extended-stay rates to single-property specials to the ability to redeem hybrid points-cash awards. Here’s a list of some of the best hotel point [...]

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Hotel Summer Promos Roundup

May 12, 2012

The major hotel chains have started their summer promos already, so I thought I’d compile one big post with all of them so you can compare and contrast, and earn the most points for your upcoming summer travel. 138,000 Club Carlson Gold Points As we reported on yesterday, on Tuesday, May 15, Club Carlson is [...]

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Daily Getaways Hilton HHonors Points – Worth It?

April 25, 2012

It sounds like a lot of you got in on Monday’s Daily Getaways offer of Wyndham Rewards points that equated to getting airline miles for about 7/10′s of a cent each – an amazing deal no matter how you slice it. Today’s offer is also for bundles of hotel points – this time Hilton HHonors [...]

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Travel Tuesday Top 10 Hotels to Stretch Your Points in Hawaii

April 24, 2012

For today’s Travel Tuesday Top 10 List series, we’ve rounded up a list of the top 10 budget hotel options to use your points in Hawaii. Though Hawaii is filled with gorgeous luxury resorts including the St. Regis Princeville on Kauai and the Ritz-Carlton Kapalua on Maui, Hawaii is such a dynamic, easy-to-navigate destination where [...]

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How Hotels Calculate Points Earned On Meetings

April 19, 2012

TPG Contributor Max Bloom explains how planning meetings—even if you’re not a “meeting planner”—can earn you points and elite status at the major hotel chains. In this post, he explains how each chain calculates the number of points you earn by spending money on “meeting” expenses. Meetings can be a great way to earn a [...]

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Travel Tuesday Top 10: Hotel Loyalty Program Perks

April 17, 2012

For our second post in the Travel Tuesday Top 10 List series, we’ve rounded up a list of the top 10 benefits conferred upon members of various hotel loyalty programs, including several available not just to top-tier members but to mid- and intro-level members as well. As always, feel free to share your thoughts and [...]

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Destination of the Week: Miami Beach

April 6, 2012

After an action-packed two-week trip to Asia, TPG is back home in the USA, so we decided to feature his current hometown as our Destination of the Week: Miami Beach. With sun, surf, a tasty foodie scene, fabulous shopping, and gorgeous hotels, Miami Beach is one of the all-time great vacation destinations. Here are some [...]

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(Targeted) New Amex Transfer Bonuses With Hilton, Choice and Starwood

April 3, 2012

Edit: These bonuses seem to be targeted and may vary on the Amex card that you have. Feel free to report your experience in the comments I personally think the American Express Membership Rewards program is great – for airline redemptions. However, when it comesto their hotel transfer ratios, I don’t see a lot of [...]

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25% Amex Transfer Bonus to Virgin Atlantic: Hilton Transfer Angle

April 1, 2012

Starting today and running through May 15, 2012, US American Express Membership Rewards members will receive a 25% transfer bonus when transferring American Express Membership Rewards points to Virgin Atlantic Flying Club miles. The usual ratio is 1:1, so this will be 1 Membership Reward point to 1.25 Flying Club miles. This is not hard-coded [...]

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Hilton Q2 Double Points or Points and Miles Promo

March 24, 2012

Hilton HHonors announced its Quarter 2 Promotion earlier this week and it’s decent, but nothing revolutionary. Between April 1-June 30, 2012, you can earn double points on all stays, and if you earn miles through double-dipping, you can opt to earn double miles instead. I’m not a Hilton guy myself, but we are currently working [...]

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