Loyalty Programs Drive Direct Bookings

When OTAs like Expedia and Orbitz entered the scene, they whisked the travel industry off its feet, giving hoteliers visions of a utopia where the playing field was leveled and marketing came easy, and travelers a seemingly endless parade of hotel choices at cut rates. OTAs do provide exposure for hotels on a huge level. More exposure, […]

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These Hotel Guests FLY More Than You

“This hotel has bees!” might be a headline you’d expect to see on a horrific TripAdvisor review. Today, some hotels are boasting about their bee population as both an environmental practice and an unexpected amenity. (Put the Benadryl down, these bees live far from guests!) Bees are key-players in agriculture and food production — one […]

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New to Stash: AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center, Austin TX

Don’t let the laid back vibes of this hotel fool you. Like everyone in Texas they are very serious about a few things: football and hospitality. In the heart of the UT Austin campus, AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center plays host to business travelers, academics, and most famously the hordes of football fans who come in […]

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What Does Your S’more Style Say About Your Travel Style?

Traditional S'more

Mosquito bites, sunburn, Ray Bans, fireworks… nothing says summer more than making s’mores under a starry sky. But if s’mores say summer, what does your s’mores style say about you? Here we round up some different approaches to this molten dessert, and make some wild (and rigorously scientific) assumptions about you. The Traditionalist Kraft ®Jet-Puffed […]

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The Stash redemption model: part 2 – no rate categories

It’s no secret; at Stash we do things a little differently. For travelers and hoteliers used to the chain programs, our unique redemption model generates some head-scratches at first, but once they get it, they’re hooked. In this two-part series, we look at the ways Stash does it better (in our humble opinion). Difference Maker […]

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Double-Bonus for Inviting Friends. Give 1000. Get 1000.

We like you. A lot. In fact, we can’t get enough of you. But alas, since there is only one of you, we’d like you to meet our friends. For two weeks, we’re DOUBLING our invite friends bonus from 500 to 1000 points. From now until April 15th, invite your friends to join Stash. When […]

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Left to Our Own Devices: 4 Apps that Optimize Business Travel

Unless you are a supermodel, chances are your business travel will take you to destinations beyond New York, LA, London and Milan, yet most travel apps focus only on mega-metropolises. But what if you’re like the rest of us and business travels steers you to places like Madison, Lubbock, and Fayetteville? These locales won’t pop […]

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Happy Happy Holidays from Stash

As we celebrate the holidays, we wanted to share with you our holiday wish list. 1. We wish for peace. World peace. Peace-of-mind. Peace-and-quiet. A piece of peppermint bark. 2. We wish you happy happy holidays. (Most people just say happy once, we said it twice because we are more sincere, and slightly competitive). 3. […]

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