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IHG Launches Summer Promos: Double Points, $50 Gift Cards, Scratch Offs and More

May 30, 2013

Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) – whose loyalty program is still known Priority Club for a short while longer – has just announced a number of  seasonal incentives to encourage travelers to make a last-minute trip or pre-plan for the rest of summer season. The offers are available at their 4,600 hotels worldwide, which  include IntercontinentalHotels [...]

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Hotel Review: Intercontinental Sao Paulo Deluxe Room

April 20, 2013

A few weeks ago, I flew American Airlines’ new 777-300ER first class from New York JFK to Sao Paulo, Brazil to check out the city for a few days and attend the amfAR Inspiration Gala. Thanks to a lot of reader suggestions, I was considering staying at the Grand Hyatt Sao Paulo and using my [...]

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Saturday Recap: Bonus United and Alaska Miles and Amtrak Points, Cathay Pacific Sale, Hyatt Home Sale and More

November 17, 2012

Here’s a quick recap of interesting miles and points news from this week: 2,500 Bonus United Miles For Shopping: Now through December 31, for every $250 you spend by shopping through United’s online shopping portal, you’ll earn 500 bonus MileagePlus miles, up to a total of 2,500 bonus miles. This is all in addition to [...]

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Saturday Recap: Stash Rewards NYC Hotel Promo, 20% Discount on Starwood Points, 2,000 Hawaiian Miles Netflix Offer

July 28, 2012

The Affinia Manhattan is one of Stash Rewards’ Manhattan partner properties. 10 New York Hotel Rooms for 1,000 Points Each with Stash Rewards Stash Hotel Rewards is a loyalty points program shared by nearly 200 independent who have banded together to offer savvy travelers the value of accruing loyalty points while still providing a boutique [...]

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Get Nicki Minaj With Priority Club Digital Rewards Redemptions – A Good Deal?

June 7, 2012

Priority Club emailed me the other day to let me know that they’ve expanded their redemption options now to include Digital Rewards from First Club, a company that sells downloadable content including music, games and software. Merchandise redemptions are usually some of the worst value propositions in the points-redemption world, but I was curious to [...]

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Up to $200 in MasterCard Gift Cards with Weekday IHG Hotel Stays

April 26, 2012

From now until August 2, 2012 you can get a $50 MasterCard gift card for each 2 night stay between Monday and Thursday at IHG Hotels (Intercontinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, etc) up to $200 total. This promo is in addition to any other IHG promos, so if you have any weekday 2+ night stays, [...]

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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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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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Priority Club April-May PointBreaks Hotels

April 6, 2012

Priority Club (Intercontinental, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, etc.) this week released their current list of PointBreaks properties where now through May 31, 2012, Priority Club members can book free nights for just 5,000 points. That’s a pretty low redemption level especially for Intercontinental properties, which normally require between 30,000-50,000 points, and Hotel Indigo locations and [...]

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Hotel Review: Intercontinental Singapore

March 27, 2012

This is an installment in my March 2012 Asia Trip Series which includes: A Birthday Present To Myself: Business Class on the World’s Longest Flight for $2.50, Help Me Plan My Asia Trip Starting With Singapore, Flight Review: Singapore Airlines All Business Class Flight From Newark To Singapore, Hotel Review: Intercontinental Singapore, Video Trip Report: Singapore, Hotel Review: Le Meridien Bangkok [...]

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Destination of the Week: Montreal

March 23, 2012

With gorgeous weather, and record high temperatures being set throughout North America, who needs to spend spring break in Mexico or the Caribbean? Instead, consider a pseudo-Euro jaunt to Canada’s capital of Quebecois culture, Montreal. LA VILLE With the second-most French speakers of any city in the world, Canada’s second-largest city is often called the [...]

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Earning Hotel Elite Status Through Meetings, Part 2

March 8, 2012

TPG Contributor Max Bloom explains how planning meetings can earn you points and elite status at the major hotel chains. In his previous posts he gave introductions on planning meetings and how the major chains award elite status for meetings. Last week I talked about deciding which program will give you the highest status the fastest by [...]

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Destination of the Week: Austin, Texas

March 2, 2012

Since the South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival starts next week, we decided to continue our Destination of the Week series with a look at the city that hosts one of the country’s most happening music scenes: Austin, Texas. THE SCENE Apart from South by Southwest, which takes place in spring and has become one [...]

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Valentine’s Day Destination of the Week: Paris

February 10, 2012

TPG Managing Editor Eric takes us to the City of Lights for a bit of a romantic twist for Destination of the Week. As Valentine’s Day approaches, we thought we’d pick one of the world’s most romantic cities as our next Destination of the Week: Paris. Paris needs no introduction. A center of culture and [...]

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