No Black outs at Hilton Hotels
May 21, 2008
The Hilton Family of Hotels has announced No Blackout Dates for all members of its HHonors guest reward program effective February 1. As long as a standard room is available, members will be able to confirm that room using their HHonors points at more than 2,900 Hilton Family hotels worldwide.
“Our goal is always to make traveling easier for our guests, and No Blackout Dates is a significant way to offer our loyal members more flexibility to use their points on their schedule,” said Adam Burke, senior vice president of customer loyalty for Hilton Hotels Corporation. “Members have always considered Points & Miles a highly valuable benefit that distinguishes us from the competition, and combining this unique offering with No Blackout Dates reinforces HHonors as the world’s most rewarding and flexible hotel loyalty program.”
Unlike some other hotel programs:
* HHonors program has no capacity controls. All standard rooms are available for rewards, not just a limited number each night.
* HHonors does not require additional points to avoid blackout dates. Some hotel programs black out reward rooms and require their customers to redeem significantly more points to bypass those blackouts.
* With HHonors, there are no exceptions. Every Hilton Family hotel worldwide offers No Blackout Dates. Some competitive programs exclude selected properties.
Hilton HHonors remains the only hotel loyalty program that offers guests the ability to earn both Points & Miles® for the same stay at more than 2,900 hotels worldwide. Other global programs require members to choose between hotel points OR airline miles, while HHonors members enjoy the benefits of both currencies. Members also enjoy multiple ways to earn Points & Miles, offering more flexibility and a faster way to earn HHonors rewards.
India’s third largest City, to welcome Holiday Inn
May 21, 2008
Holiday Inn returns to Chennai, India’s third largest City
* New-build 200-room, 75-suite Holiday Inn to open in Chennai’s Estancia Integrated Township in 2011
* Hotel marks relaunch of Holiday Inn into Chennai, the brand’s city of establishment in India
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) is bringing its award-winning globally recognised Holiday Inn brand back to Chennai, India’s third largest city and where India’s first Holiday Inn hotel was established 35 years ago, in 1973. Holiday Inn Estancia Chennai, a brand new 200-room, 75-suite hotel, will be developed by leading India-based construction and engineering company L&T Arun Excello Commercial Projects Ltd and managed by IHG. The hotel will be part of the 82-acre Estancia Integrated Township, a mixed use development with a technology park earmarked as a special economic zone. Scheduled to open in 2011, the hotel is developed at an investment of US$35 million.
Leisure travellers will also be able to enjoy Holiday Inn Estancia Chennai’s proximity to Mahabalipuram, a UNESCO-listed 7th century port city famous for its ancient temples and sculptures.
Holiday Inn Estancia Chennai will add to IHG’s pipeline of 14 other Holiday Inn hotels in various stages of development across the country. Accounting for close to 4,000 rooms, these new Holiday Inn hotels are scheduled to open over the next three years in 12 cities nationwide.
IHG has an existing portfolio of 13 hotels in India and a robust pipeline of 21 hotels (more than 5,000) rooms under the InterContinental, Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn brands. IHG’s Priority Club Rewards, the world’s largest hotel loyalty programme with 37 million members worldwide, recently welcomed Jet Airways of India as its newest member.
Green Eggs and Qantas A380 Seats
May 21, 2008
Parents, there is no need to reach for the sick bags or worry about placing stains on the new Qantas upholstery in Economy aboard the new A380. It already comes stained in Read more
OPEN - 3 day only sale, Rooms from $99
May 19, 2008
HUGE THREE DAY SALE AT CROWNE PLAZA
*Winter rooms available from $99*
Crowne Plaza’s massive three day sale is about to kick off, with winter rooms available from $99 between Saturday 31 May and midnight Monday 2 June . Read more
Avoid 5 Family Holiday Common Airline Ticketing Errors
May 17, 2008
As far as mistakes go, the one Janet Gordon recently made didn’t seem like a big deal. She booked an airline ticket from Toronto to London under the name “Jan.” Read more
Stroller away specials for mums
May 16, 2008
If you’re considering what stroller to get and you travel frequently its probably worth checking out the Bugaboo Range. There are plenty of forum sites with people who recommend them, plus those that may disagree. It’s all a matter of personal choice and what you feel comfortable with using.
Here are some great specials that buy.com are presenting on the Bugaboo strollers.
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Our Recommendation: We can honestly recommend this product for travelling, we carted ours easily from the
Australia to the USA, and from Australia to the UK. We have found the product to be sturdy and strong, although it is also worth purchasing the travel bag that comes with the bugaboo as it keeps stroller neatly packed and protected for when it goes in
the hold of the aircraft.
Take Friday off and Stay for Free
May 16, 2008
Quit work early take off Thursday or Friday Morning and enjoy a Free Friday by the beach. Find
more great deals inside.
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Get $150 off last-minute deals to Hawaii! (Minimum of 2 passengers)–
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Book a 3+ night hotel stay w/ your MasterCard and save $50
PROMO CODE for 3 night deal: SAVE50-(Expires 5/31/08)
Surprise Dad for Fathers Day, he’ll love it.
May 15, 2008
Surprise that super dad, fantastic husband or that man about the house with these great offers from Travelocity, you will need to be quick they expire on the 16th June.
Get the family together this Father’s Day for a trip to Universal Studios! (PROMO CODE: UNIVERSAL)
Treat your dad to a Father’s Day tee time at one of our featured resorts!
International travel lifestyle with kids
May 14, 2008
Long term travel with Kids ever thought about it, maybe thinking about it, or would like to learn more about it? Well your in luck Melanie Van Orden of Jet Set Families has great blog which helps unearth and de mystify the process of travelling with kids for long periods of time. Read more
Did you pack a DVD player for the family holiday
May 13, 2008
Was asked the other day would you travel overseas with a portable DVD player for the kids simply the answer is yes if we were going to be away for more than a week. The advantages of using such a travel tool for family holidays allows you to be able to occupy, pacify, and focus a young ones mind when they become tired or bored. Read more
