It’s always funny when a friend or colleague learns of my credit card collecting hobby. Just the other day a friend of mine with just one or two credit cards asked how many cards I have. When I replied that I currently have 7 open accounts they seemed confused and frankly concerned. Although 7 credit cards…
There’s not shortage of Marriott properties in the Indianapolis area. In fact, according to Marriott’s website there are 30 Marriott properties in Indianapolis. With that many choices it’s hard to decide which property to stay. During my recent trip to Indianapolis, for my friends’ wedding (congratulations if you’re reading this), we decided to stay at the Indianapolis…
It’s Marriott Megabonus season again! Marriott recently introduced this year’s Megabonus promotion. This year Marriott Rewards members who register by August 30, 2017 will earn 2,000 bonus points per stay starting with the second stay. Additionally, registered members will earn 2,000 bonus points per Marriott brand starting with the second brand. The 2017 Marriott Megabonus…
Traveling for work often means spending time in discount hotels, but on a recent trip to Minneapolis I was lucky enough to find a very affordable rate at the Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel The Depot. I love Renaissance properties and whenever I have the opportunity because for the most part the hotels seem to have slightly…
Late last night news broke about what the new combined Starwood Preferred Guest and Marriott Rewards program will look like. Many SPG members were relieved to hear their SPG points would transfer to Marriott Rewards at a 3:1 ratio. It was fairly clear the points would not transfer at 1:1, but 3:1 also seemed unlikely.…
Over the past few years I started opening more and moore credit cards to take advantage of the various signup offers and perks offered by credit card companies. When I began the process, many of my family members and friends thought that I was on the fast track to a pile of debt and a…
SPG is adding several changes to the program in the past few days that are worth pointing out. It is interesting that these changes should be announced just days after the merger with Marriott Hotels was approved by shareholders. We can only hope that these benefits and the many others offered by the SPG program…
A few weeks ago Marriott and Starwood officially announced plans to merge. At the time there were no other bidders and it appeared the deal would close without any issues. At the last minute, Anbang Insurance Group announced their intentions to acquire the Starwood brand. The bid was higher than what Marriott was willing to…
Marriott is my hotel of choice when traveling. They have hotel options all over the United States. In the past two years, I’ve only had to spend 1 night at a non-Marriott hotel due to their vast network. I wish I were kidding, but upon check-in to the non-Marriott (Hilton) I discovered urine on the toilet…
A few months ago I was lucky enough to travel to San Diego, CA for work. We decided to stay the weekend and had a tough time trying to decide where to stay. Originally we had decided to stay in Coronado, but he hotel rooms were extremely expensive. Next, we started looking in the La…
