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Take a Vow: Best US Hotels for Gay Weddings
With gay marriage now legal in 36 states plus the District of Columbia, same-sex couples can get hitched from north to south and east to west. TPG Contributor Drew Limsky leads you down the aisle to...
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Where Can I Use the IHG Rewards Club Card Free Night?
TPG reader Blake sent me this question: “Is the annual free night benefit from the IHG Rewards Club Select Credit Card valid for any category property?” A big trend these days with credit cards is to...
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9 Marriott Properties that Make Awesome Award Redemptions
One complaint you won’t hear from award travel enthusiasts is that there aren’t enough places we want to go. Today, TPG Senior Points & Miles Correspondent Nick Ewen stretches that list even...
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Save 20% on Marriott Hotel eGiftCards – Today Only
Today only, you can buy discounted Marriott Hotel electronic gift cards through the Daily Getaways, an assortment of daily discounts and deals with various travel brands and loyalty programs sponsored...
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8 Great Hotel Awards That Just Got Cheaper
Loyalty programs are constantly changing, usually for the worse. Sometimes, however, the changes work in our favor, as TPG Contributor Richard Kerr explains. Around the end of each year, it’s common...
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Ritz-Carlton Chicago To Fully Join Brand – New Points Opportunity
The concepts of hotel ownership versus hotel management can be a bit fuzzy. One case in point is that of The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago, which has paid for the license to use the name Ritz-Carlton since...
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Text Requests to Hotel Staff through Marriott’s Mobile App
Marriott has added Mobile Requests to its apps for Android and iOS devices, letting Marriott Rewards members specify amenities and services ahead of and during their stay. In the same vein as SPG...
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7 Top Hotel Trends to Look For On Your Next Stay
With the hospitality industry ever changing to meet customers’ needs, we’ve noticed a few prevailing trends in recent years. I’ve tapped TPG Contributor Shayne Benowitz (a Miami-based hotel expert) to...
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New Cathay Pacific Redemption Partner, Bonus Avios and Club Carlson Points
Here’s a roundup of the week’s points, miles and travel industry news you may have missed: Get 1,000 bonus points for Best Western stays this summer. Best Western 1,000 Bonus Points for Summer Stays...
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6 Low-Level Marriott Properties that Make for Awesome Awards
Award travel enthusiasts often focus on redeeming for first-class flights and stays at five-star hotels, but sometimes the best value can be found further down the award chart. Today, TPG Senior Points...
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Marriott Adds In-Room Netflix to Select Hotels
The beauty of Netflix is that you can watch your favorite TV shows and movies where you want and when you want. Now, for the first time ever, this luxury is available at select Marriott Hotels. Through...
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Travel to Machu Picchu on Points and Miles
Machu Picchu has become one of the most popular travel destinations in South America — and it’s easy to see why. The centuries-old ruins of a lavish estate seem to float above the rest of the world,...
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Escape to These 5 Small Caribbean Islands with Points Hotels
The larger islands of the Caribbean give travelers a myriad of points earning/redeeming hotels, but for those looking to explore the region’s smaller, less commercialized islands, finding lodging with...
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6x AA Miles with Hertz, 5,000 Club Carlson Points Per Night
Here’s a roundup of the week’s points, miles and travel industry news you may have missed: Get 5K bonus points per night at select Radisson properties Earn 5,000 Bonus Club Carlson Points for Radisson...
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Finding Value with Marriott’s Cash + Points Awards
Many people get into award travel to score free flights and hotel stays, but another good way to maximize your travel rewards is through the points + cash rates offered by many hotel brands. Today, TPG...
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Marriott Rewards Premier Visa 80,000-Point Sign-Up Bonus
Chase just announced an increased sign-up bonus for the Marriott Rewards Premier Visa of 80,000 bonus Marriott points after spending $3,000 within the first 3 months, available through August 31, 2015....
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Thursday Giveaway: $500 Marriott Gift Card
For this week’s Thursday Giveaway, we are giving away a $500 Marriott gift card in honor of the increased sign-up bonus for the Marriott Rewards Premier Visa card. You can receive 80,000 bonus...
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Hotel Review: The London EDITION
Earlier this year, TPG Travel Editor Melanie Wynne stayed one night at The London EDITION in the West End, a property in a luxury brand that allows you to redeem Marriott and Ritz-Carlton Rewards — and...
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Travel to London on Points and Miles
With the less-than-favorable exchange rate of pounds to dollars (£1 = $1.56 at this writing), new luxury hotels and celebrity chef-driven restaurants opening daily, London doesn’t seem to qualify as a...
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Hotel Review: The Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC
At the beginning of this month, I had the chance to go on the first photo tour of the White House with about 75 reporters and several Instagrammers in celebration of the fact that photos are now...
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