Marriott is currently running a promotion in which it's offering a free room upgrade and a nightly credit of up to €50 to offset any resort fees when travelers book a stay at one or more of the 47 participating Marriott properties....and some of the participating properties are very nice indeed.
Hilton has launched a 5-day flash sale offering 20% off at properties across the West Coast, in Hawaii and in other select locations in Arizona and Mexico. The deal expires on Friday 15 March so, with availability limited, the sooner you check for dates that work for you the more likely you are to find a good deal.
We've been seeing noticeably more great cash back deals on hotel bookings of late (I have no idea why but I'm not about to complain!) and today we have three more deals that should give you an opportunity to make some significant savings on bookings with Marriott, Choice Hotels and IHG.
We've seen some pretty good cashback and mileage earnings deals on hotel bookings recently with AAdvantage eShopping offering 10 miles/dollar on Marriott bookings and eBates offering up to 12% cashback on IHG bookings but now TopCashback's UK site has gone one better by offering up to 20% cash back on UK hotel bookings made through Hotels.com.
The Kimpton last minute deals page is only something I've been aware of for the past few months but it has rapidly become a page I check quite regularly to see what sort of deals are on offer.Right now we're not in peak/busy season for most areas where Kimpton has properties (even LA is 'cold' right now) so hotel occupancy rates aren't particularly high and that seems to be having a good effect on Kimpton's last minute deals.
IHG has launched a promotion which may be of interest to anyone looking to book stays of 3 nights or longer at select InterContinental properties in Africa, Australia, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region.
British Airways has only just come off a very good winter sale and now it's launching a luxury holiday sale which runs through to Monday 18 February. Long-haul and short-haul destinations are all included and, in some cases, the flash sale makes it cheaper to book a flight with accommodation that the flight alone.
IHG has launched a 5-day flash sale on select properties in the UK and Ireland. With IHG also currently running its Free Nights Faster promotion which is offering a minimum of 40,000 bonus points, this flash sale could be a useful tool to help you earn the bonus(es) on offer while keeping costs low.
Accor Hotels (the chain that covers brands like Sofitel and Novotel) is currently running a sale in which you can save up to 40% if you're a member of the Le Club Accorhotels loyalty program (which is free to join).
One of the things I love most about writing this blog is that the research I have to do means that I'm constantly learning new things about the travel industry and constantly discovering ways I can save cash when I travel. While I'm a big fan of making airline bookings way in advance I'm beginning to hold off from making any hotel/accommodation bookings until much closer to my actual trips - I'm finding that I'm getting better deals that way and, by delaying the reservations I make, I'm finding myself in a better position to make the most of any hotel promotions that come around.