News — Hotels

Everyone knows that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and hotels all around are great at making the day’s first meal also the best one. When you’re shelling out lots of cash or points for a hotel room, having a lavish spread in the morning is a luxury that’s almost unparalleled. However, you have to pay for all that food — and at high-end properties you may find yourself out well upwards of $50 for the meal. Luckily, though, if you’re a high-tier status holder or book stays through programs like Amex Fine Hotels & Resorts or...

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...

While a hotel credit card might not make sense if you like to switch it up between Marriotts, Hiltons and smaller properties, you should still get a card that earns you bonus points for your hotel stays — and luckily, there are some great options that you’ll want not just for hotel spending, but for general travel purchases as well. We also take a look at the best credit cards for hotel elite status, for earning points at hotels and those with no annual fee. In This Post The best hotel credit cards of 2019 Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant American Express®...

Everyone knows that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and hotels all around are great at making the day’s first meal also the best one. When you’re shelling out lots of cash or points for a hotel room, having a lavish spread in the morning is a luxury that’s almost unparalleled. However, you have to pay for all that food — and at high-end properties you may find yourself out well upwards of $50 for the meal. Luckily, though, if you’re a high-tier status holder or book stays through programs like Amex Fine Hotels & Resorts or...

You can never have too many Chase Ultimate Rewards points. The transferable points currency gives you some of the best hotel and airline transfer partners as well as an easy-to-use travel portal which allows you to cover a wide variety of different travel costs — including tours and activities. Despite increasing competition from American Express Membership Rewards and Capital One miles, Ultimate Rewards maintains its place as one of the most valuable points currencies. Though Chase has tweaked the program slightly over the last few years, little has been done to affect the overall value. Today we’ll dive into how you can...