Hotel Brands

Sunday, July 19th, 2009

So if you are a frequent traveler or if there is one hotel that you love staying at, you should consider joining their rewards programs. Not all hotels have them but here are the 4 main big ones:

HILTON:

*Hilton
*Conrad Hilton
*Embassy Suites
*Doubletree
*Hampton Inn
*Hilton Garden Inn
*Homewood Suites
*Waldorf=Astoria Collection

MARRIOTT:

*Marriott
*JW Marriott
*Rennaissance
*Courtyard
*Residence Inn
*Fairfield Inn & Suites
*Marriott Conference Centers
*Towneplace Suites
*Springhill Suites
*Marriott Vacation Club
*Ritz Carlton
*Grand Residences
* Marriott ExecuStay
*Marriott Executive Apartments

STARWOOD:

*Le Meridien
*4 Points Sheraton
* Sheraton
* Westin
*the Luxury Collection
*aLoft
*Element
*St. Regis
*W

IHG:
*Intercontinental
*Crowne Plaza
*Hotel Indigo
*Holiday Inn
*Holiday Inn Express
*Staybridge Suites
*Candlewood Suites

Then of course we have the Hyatt Brand, and there’s the 4 Seasons and Park 55 and motel 6 but I am not sure if they have a rewards programs.

and you can always find discounts on all 3rd party websites on Kayak

But rewards programs are pretty awesome especially if you travel frequently. It allows you to accumulate points then use your points to get free night stays at hotels. And most hotel brands, like Hilton for example, you can get a credit card with them and earn points by just using your credit card. So pick which chains you like the best and sign up!

But remember for 3rd party bookings (i.e. priceline, hotwire, orbitz, etc.) you do not earn points for the room only if you do incidentals like eat in the restaurant!