Review of Holiday Inn Express & Suites Ottawa Airport
My brother came into town for business and booked a stay at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Ottawa Airport, so I was not about to miss a chance to stay with him at the hotel.
Intercontinental Hotel Group (IHG Rewards Club)
IHG PointsBreak (October 26, 2015 – January 31, 2016)
IHG Rewards has released another set PointsBreak offers that is valid from October 26, 2015 to January 31, 2016. This has always been my favourite hotel promotion, which reduces the number of points required for a reward night down to 5,000 points. IHG hotel categories range from 10,000 points to 50,000 points per night. That is what makes the Pointsbreak promotion so valuable. You can potentially find hotel rooms normally costing 30,000 or 40,000 points per night for only 5,000 points during the promotional period.
Best Western (Best Western Rewards) | Hilton (Honors) | Intercontinental Hotel Group (IHG Rewards Club) | Marriott Hotels & Resorts (Marriott Bonvoy) | Starwood Preferred Guest (Merged with Marriott Bonvoy)
Top 5 Hotel Loyalty Programs for Canadians
The top 5 hotel loyalty program for Canadians to sign up for and why. The rank as follows: IHG Rewards, Marriott Rewards, Starwood Preferred Guest, Best Western Rewards and Hilton HHonors.
Intercontinental Hotel Group (IHG Rewards Club) | Starwood Preferred Guest (Merged with Marriott Bonvoy)
InterContinental Hotel and Starwood in Merger Talks
According to Bloomberg, there seems to be early talks on the topic of merging Starwood Hotels and Resorts (Starwood) with InterContinental Hotels (IHG) into one major corporation. The collaboration of the two companies will create the world’s third-largest hotel corporation by market value, following Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. and Marriot International Inc. This is not the first time we have heard of merger talks between the two companies.
IHG PointsBreak (July 27, 2015 – October 31, 2015)
IHG Rewards has released another set PointsBreak offers that is valid between July 27, 2015 and October 31, 2015. Sometimes the promotion is good for around 2 months, this time it is good for 3 months.
[PROMOTION] IHG PointsBreak (May 26, 2015 – July 31, 2015)
IHG Rewards has released its next round of hotels that are included in the PointsBreak offer, that will run between May 26, 2015 and July 31, 2015.
IHG Reward Chart Changes
IHG Rewards is updating its reward change with many changes that go into effect today, May 1, 2015. Last year, only 2 Canadian hotels were affected. This year, there were 6 hotels that dropped in the number of points required for a reward night, while 7 hotels increased in the number of points required for a reward night.
Major Changes with IHG Rewards: New Elite Status and Points Expiry
As mentioned in the title, IHG Rewards is implementing two new major changes. The more concerning one is the new expiry policy. I received an email from IHG stating: We also want to reward our guests who choose to stay…
[PROMOTION] IHG PointsBreak (February 25, 2015 – May 31, 2015)
IHG Rewards has released another round of its PointsBreak promotion, which will be valid for hotels between February 25, 2015 and May 31, 2015. Just a quick recap about this promotion. Basically you only need to use 5,000 points for a reward night…
American Express (AMEX) | Best Western (Best Western Rewards) | Capital One | Chase Canada (Discontinued) | Intercontinental Hotel Group (IHG Rewards Club) | Marriott Hotels & Resorts (Marriott Bonvoy) | MBNA | Starwood Preferred Guest (Merged with Marriott Bonvoy)
[HOTEL] Credit Cards that Offer Elite Status
First of all, the number of co-branded hotel loyalty program credit cards are very limited. That being said, most of them do give some sort of benefit to help you gain elite status of help you accelerate achieving elite status…