Hilton Honors

Most of the worldwide hotel chains have a policy wherein your account becomes inactive if you don’t have any activity over a certain time-frame. If you allow that to happen,…

The last thing I want to have right now is déjà vu to 2020. However, that’s exactly how I’m feeling about Points Unlimited,  Hilton’s first promotion of 2021. If the…

As you may remember, we had a blowout trip through the American Southwest in 2017. Not knowing it, this road trip was the first of many more to come in…

Before I start this post, I need to clarify a few tidbits about myself: I have little to no interest in credit cards, frequent flyer miles or hotel points. I…

The 1,600 room Palmer House is the second-largest hotel in Chicago. Currently part of the Hilton Hotels portfolio, it’s been a part of the Chicago landscape for over 145 years.…

In 2020, hotel loyalty programs had plenty of things on their respective plates. From figuring out how to keep their most loyal customers happy with status extensions, to postponing point…

If you’ve been playing this game for a while, you’re familiar with the rules that banks have in regards to new applications. Some of them can be downright confusing. To…

We’re just back from our first post-COVID19 vacation, and I was the one who pulled out a card to pay for most of the expenses during the trip. When we…

While I’ve read about many of the great sign up bonuses for credit cards online or by referral links, occasionally Sharon or I have been targeted for special offers through…

Having status in a hotel’s loyalty program is one of the things that can significantly improve the quality of a hotel stay. At a minimum, just being a member of…