News — Hotels

s When IHG Rewards announced a new partnership with Mr & Mrs Smith back in 2019, I didn’t get all that excited. After all, Mr & Mrs Smith is a chain of boutique luxury hotels with properties worldwide. So, I expected that even once you could earn and redeeming IHG Rewards points at select Mr & Mrs Smith properties, these stays would be well outside my budget. However, some Mr & Mrs Smith hotels became bookable through IHG Rewards on Oct. 29, 2020. And now there are 319 Mr & Mrs Smith properties in 43 countries bookable through IHG Rewards....

s Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. If you have a hotel stay coming up over the next few months and happen to hold an American Express card, listen up: You may be able to save some serious cash on your next trip. Many American Express cardholders have reported they’ve been targeted for even more deep discounts at major hotel chains through the Amex Offers program. That said, it’s important to note that the coronavirus pandemic continues and some states and countries continue to impose travel restrictions. However, many hotel chains offer...

Editor’s note: TPG doesn’t currently recommend traveling. However, I made this trip because I wanted to be closer to my family and help my sister take care of our parents as the coronavirus pandemic continues, with no end in sight.  I’m sharing my story not to encourage similar trips, but to provide information for those who must travel. Last week, my 14-year-old and I did a 1,700-mile road trip from Towson, Maryland (a suburb north of Baltimore), to our family home in San Antonio, Texas. We decided to stop overnight in Nashville, where I had booked a deluxe room with two queen...

As we approach the end of 2019, it’s a great time to start thinking about spreading some love to your fellow TPG readers — in the form of expiring and unused upgrade certificates, lounge passes, drink tickets and other airline elite and credit card perks. As always, I first recommend offering your expiring certificates and other perks to family members, coworkers and friends, or see if there’s any way to take advantage yourself. Once you’ve determined you still have some that’ll go unused before they expire in early 2020, please consider sharing them with another reader. Additionally, if you could...

If you have a hotel stay coming up this fall and hold an American Express card, listen up: You may be able to save some serious cash or take home a solid haul of bonus points on your next trip. Many American Express cardholders have reported that they’ve been targeted for deep discounts at major hotel chains through the Amex Offers program. Marriott Amex Offer You can get a 20% statement credit after spending at $300 or more at Marriott properties from Oct. 18 through New Year’s Eve. This offer is only valid at Marriott properties in U.S. and U.S....