Loyalty Programs
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Hilton Testing Out Pre-Arrival Upgrades at Select Properties
Hilton is testing pre-arrival upgrades at some properties, possibly in Europe only.
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Word of Hyatt Fast Track Status Offer, Easier Globalist Through 2023
Register by November 30th to get Explorist status through December 31, 2021. Also earn Explorist or Globalist status through 2023 if you complete qualifying stays.
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Hilton Replaces Breakfast Benefit with $10-$25 Credit at US Hotels Starting in July
Replacing the complimentary Continental Breakfast benefit offered as a Hilton Honors MyWay benefit, the credit can be applied to any eligible food or beverage purchases billed to the guest’s room up to the total daily credit value, any time of day.
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Matild Palace Budapest, Marriott’s Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts Debut in Hungary
The Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts, part of Marriott International, today announced the opening of Matild Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Budapest.
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McDonald’s to Launch Loyalty Program Nationwide on July 8th
To get you started, you will automatically get 1,500 points after your first order using MyMcDonald’s Rewards. That means that you get a free item from Tier 1 right away.
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Lyft to End Hilton and Delta Double Dip, Must Choose One by June 30
Starting June 30, 2021 you may only earn points or miles through your Lyft account with one travel partner rewards program at a time.
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Hilton Extends Expiring Free Night Certificates
The Free Weekend Night Reward you earned as a Hilton Honors American Express Card Member, currently set to expire on August 31, 2021, will now be extended through January 3, 2022.
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Marriott Free Night Awards and Points Expiration Pause Extended Again
Effective May 7th, 2021 members who currently have a Free Night Award that has an original expiration date in 2020, or which will expire before January 2, 2022, will be able to redeem it through January 3, 2022.
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Marriott Bonvoy And Uber Team Up, Earn Points On Both Food Delivery And Rides
Marriott Bonvoy members who link their Marriott Bonvoy and Uber accounts in the Uber app will automatically start earning points on all qualifying transactions.
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Wyndham Adds New Private Island Beach Resort in Belize
The hotel operated by Wyndham Hotels & Resort’s management division is set on a private island on the west side of pristine Ambergris Caye, just five minutes by boat from San Pedro Town.
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Radisson Rewards Americas to Become Separate Program from Rest of World
Radisson Rewards is breaking up its program in two separate parts, one for the Americas, and the other for the rest of the world.
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Best Western and WorldHotels Rewards Cut Elite Status Eligibility Qualifications in Half
Best Western Rewards and WorldHotels Rewards have cut qualifications requirements in half for 2021.
