Best hotel loyalty promotions for summer travel
Take advantage of these hotel promotions to build up your points balance this summer.
Hilton HHonors offers unlimited bonus for the summer. Hilton is offering a bottomless stash of points with its new Unlimited Bonus promotion that gives double points at all hotels between now and the end of August. Registration before the first stay gets the party started. https://www.hiltonhhonors.com/5887_04212016/?lang=EN
Wyndham offers gift cards after two stays. Between now and Sept. 6, guests that stay twice at any Wyndham family hotel will receive a $100 worth of gift cards to use at any of the chain's hotels in the future. The prize is actually delivered as four $25 gift codes, and they must be used by Halloween. Registration is required to take advantage of this offer. https://www.wyndhamrewards.com/trec/consumer/promoReg.action?promoRuleCode=UM16
Wyndham gives bonus points for Visa Checkout. When booking those Wyndham stays for the gift card promotion, why not pay using Visa Checkout for yet another bonus? Wyndham is giving 5,000 points for up to two reservations paid for with the Visa Checkout option. Stay between now and August 1 to tack on a stash of extra points. https://www.wyndhamrewards.com/trec/consumer/special.action?partner=visacheckout
IHG doling out points and a free night to share. This summer, IHG is giving as many as 65,000 bonus points to guests staying at its hotels. In addition, IHG is partnering with Coca-Cola to bring back its Share Forever promotion that gives travelers the chance to share a free night with a friend. A qualifying stay must take place between now and Sept. 5, and registration is required before checking into a hotel. https://shareforever.ihg.com/amer/us/en/login/index?promoCode=11433&offerId=SF313
Stay thrice with Accor for maximum bonus points. Three hotel stays with Accor between now and the end of August will yield 6,000 Le Club points for those that sign up for this promotion before their stay. After the first stay, members receive 500 points, and after the second stay, Accor will add another 2,500 points to a member’s point balance. It is important to note that while one can stay any time over the summer, all reservations must be made by May 31. http://www.accorhotels.com/gb/leclub/hotels-offers/promotion-46136-offre-hotel.shtml
Accor is offering triple points for stays in the Americas. Earn three times the points at Accor family hotels in the Americas during the month of June. Be sure to make the reservation between now and June 15 to qualify. http://www.accorhotels.com/gb/leclub/hotels-offers/promotion-46591-promotion.shtml
Starwood offering triple miles this summer. Stay at any Sheraton hotel between now and July 31 to earn triple points on your stay. All other Starwood family hotels will qualify for double points. The kicker is that guests can earn 1,000 bonus points for a stay that includes one weekend night, which should really help the points balance climb high quickly. Be sure to register before any stay though. https://www.spgpromos.com/tripleup/
Marriott’s new Protea brand offers bonus points. The Protea brand, with a large presence of hotels on the African continent, is now part of the Marriott Rewards family, and members can earn bonus points for stays at any Protea hotel between now and May 30. Guests receive 2,000 bonus points for each stay with a maximum of 40,000 points in total. Registration is required. https://www.marriott.com/rewards/promotion.mi?promotion=PLBP
Club Carlson offering as many as 50,000 points. Make stays at Club Carlson family hotels to earn bonus points. The prizes kick in after two eligible nights when members will receive 5,000 points. After three more nights, 10,000 more points get added to sweeten the pot with the grand bonus of 50,000 points coming after staying 15 nights between now and July 31. Be sure to register first. https://www.clubcarlson.com/secure/offers/11477388