More Winter 2011 Points and Miles Offers

With Family Day long weekend and the March Break fast approaching, I thought I'd highlight some hotel and points offers that have come my way the last few weeks.

You can earn 250 American AAdvantage miles just for joining Best Western Rewards. The offer is valid until April 11, 2011.

Priority Club's (Holiday Inn, etc.) first promotion of 2011 lets you earn 3,000 bonus points for every three nights you stay, up to 30,000 bonus points for 30 nights. It's good for hotel stays from February 1 to April 30, 2011. You have to register via this link: Priority Club 2011-Q1 Bonus Points Promotion registration link.

Priority Club is also offering an easy 500 points for completing three simple surveys. Click this link to find the Flyertalk post with links to the surveys and anwers. Points post right away.

Until April 13, 2011 Choice Privileges (the loyalty program of Comfort Inn, EconoLodge, Clarion, Quality, and several others) is awarding triple points after your second stay. If you're planning a road trip south and back in the next few months, this is potentially a very valuable offer as these are generally budget properties common at Interstate exits. You can join and register for the offer via this link.

Carlson Hotels' Radisson chain is offering 10,000 bonus Goldpoints through February 28, 2011 for booking the "Experience the World of Radisson" promotion. Here's the link.

Air Canada's Winter Extravelganza lets Aeroplan members earn double miles and other bonuses if they register and fly selected routes between now and April 30, 2011. Details are available here.

Marriott Hotels Weekend Bonus offers a $100 Bonus Bucks coupon good toward a future two-night weekend getaway as well as up to $100 off airfare. Just spend a Friday or Saturday night at participating JW Marriott or Marriott Hotels & Resorts. Book by February 11, 2011, and stay from February 10 through March 27, 2011. Details are here.

I haven't written about Wyndham Rewards before. It's the loyalty program of such well-known chains as Ramada, Super 8, Howard Johnson, Travelodge, and Days Inn. Until April 30, 2011, members earn double points with their second stay, triple points with their third, and quadruple points with their fourth. Like the Choice Hotels offer, this one also has great potential for Florida-bound snowbirds, as these hotels are also common along the Interstates. You can join the program and register for the promotion here.

And for the truly adventurous, Hyatt is offering 2,000 bonus Gold Passport points for a stay at the Grand Hyatt Cairo. The offer is good until April 15, 2011. Details are available via this link.

Safe travels.

Winter 2011 Points and Miles Offers

If you've been thinking about a weekend winter getaway, most of the hotel chains have recently announced their first quarter promotions.

Hilton HHonors is offering double the usual 10 points per $1 spent on a two-night stay, triple on a three-night, and quadruple for a four-night. The offer is good for stays up until March 31. Registration is required via this link.

Hilton HHonors is unique among hotel loyalty programs in that it features "double-dipping". With HHonors, you always earn both HHonors points as well as miles in the airline program of your choice. And Delta SkyMiles is simultaneously offering 1,000 SkyMiles for a one-night stay, 1,500 for a two-night, and 2,000 for a three-night. Separate registration is required for this offer via this link.

So for a two night stay at a Hilton property (Hilton, DoubleTree, Embassy Suites) costing $125 per night, you would earn 5,000 HHonors points and 1,500 Delta SkyMiles. Fewer points are offered for stays at Hampton Inn and Homewood Suites.

Membership in both the HHonors and SkyMiles programs are required, of course, but enrollment is fast and simple. You can join HHonors from either of the links above while registering for the offers. Here's a link to join SkyMiles.

Starwood Hotels (Sheraton, Westin, etc.) have an offer for Starwood Preferred Guest members. Until April 15, all stays earn double SPG points. That means 4 points per $1 spent. Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights earn an additional 500 bonus points per night.

A two weekend-night stay at $125 per night earns 1,000 base points plus 1,000 bonus points. Free nights at Starwood hotels begin at 2,000 points, though most are in the 4,000-10,000 points per night range. Join Starwood Preferred Guest via this link.

Country Inns and Suites by Carlson does not have a lot of properties in Canada but is more widespread in the U.S. and offers free breakfast and wireless internet. It caters mainly to business travelers and tends to have locations in suburban business parks near the Interstate. Its loyalty program is called goldpoints plus. Until February 17, it's offering 10,000 bonus points for a one-night stay during the "Country Means Business" promotion. Register (and enrol in goldpoints plus) via this link. Read the terms and conditions carefully.

Radisson Hotels are also part of the Carlson chain. Stays at Radisson earn 20 points per $1, at Country Inns and Suites, 15. Booking online earns 1,000 bonus points. Free stays start at 15,000 points. You can book stays with a combination of points and cash.

Marriott is one of the world's largest chains, but is underrepresented in Canada. And I find its properties to be generally more expensive than the competition. But between February 1 and April 30 Marriott is rolling out its Megabonus promotion. Stay twice and earn a free night. Register (and enrol, if you're not a member) via this link.

No word yet from Hyatt and IHG (Holiday Inn), but if they announce anything good, I'll let you know.