Candlewood Suites

Joe has said again and again that we have no brand loyalty. We don’t stay at any hotel brand often enough to get status; whatever status we do get it…

We’ve stayed at many types of hotels from Park Hyatts to Comfort Inns. We always leave a tip for housekeeping every day of our stay, if that’s the appropriate social norm…

I wish companies wouldn’t introduce any changes on April 1st, but that’s exactly what IHG did regarding award prices for their properties. With no warning, the hotel chain fully shifted…

When it comes to hotel loyalty programs, IHG Reward Club is one of the easier ones to understand. You earn points that you can redeem for hotel rooms. That’s pretty…

The purpose of these “look back” posts at the end of the year is two-fold. They give you a reminder about our trips of the past year but more importantly…

The U.S. Travel Association’s Daily Getaways promotion starts today, May 6th. For the first day, they’re featuring IHG hotels and have several different offers for different point levels. Today’s Offers…

Here we are, at the end of 2018. When looking back at our hotel stays from the past year, I get a sense of how we traveled and how it…

I’m usually not impressed by hotel promotions that tout discounted rates. The savings are often compared to the normal room rate and no one pays that. I mean, if you’re…

IHG, the parent company of Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza and the Intercontinental hotels, is having a flash sale to buy points for the IHG Rewards Club program. They’re offering a…

Last Tuesday, IHG released a web page that showed changes for 2018 regarding the number of points needed to redeem a free night. As a reminder, IHG is the parent…