Stash wins Magellan Award for Impact of Loyalty Program

Travel Weekly just awarded Stash a 2014 Silver Magellan Award for “Impact of Loyalty Program”, the second Magellan on our trophy shelf. Being recognized by Travel Weekly for the impact of our loyalty program is a big deal. Magellan competition is fierce and international: Stash is up on the podium with Delta Air Lines and Hilton Worldwide, among […]

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Have Laptop, Will Travel

Got a laptop and a good wireless signal? You’re at work—poolside in Tucson, in a tiny Hungarian Village, or snowed-in in Vermont. Marisa Mayer famously mandated a return to corporate offices at Yahoo a few years back, believing that collaboration suffers when team members aren’t in the same room every day. Stash CEO Jeff Low consciously made the opposite […]

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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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Independent hotel loyalty programs free travelers from chains

Many travelers prefer boutique hotels to cookie-cutter chain hotels.  However, as Julie Weed observed in her recent article about loyalty programs in The New York Times, “It’s a decision many business travelers would rather not have to make: stick with the big, predictable hotel chain and accumulate reward points, or stay at the offbeat independent […]

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Why I Force My Team to Take Vacations

At Stash, we don’t have many strict rules, handbooks, policies or dress codes. The fact is, we haven’t needed them. (Only once has someone shown up at a team meeting wearing jorts. And it’s because I — I mean “that employee” — lost a bet.) I’ve been told by counterparts in the business that as […]

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Can Boutique Hotels Reshape Vegas?

There are lots of reasons the independently-minded traveler would want to hit Vegas. L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon? Meet you at the bar! Getting your nails done at the strip mall on the way in from the airport? Talk about meeting the natives. But choosing a hotel has always meant deciding between one cavernous lobby/casino/netherworld and another cavernous […]

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Travelers who choose independent hotels start an industry-wide revolution

Do you prefer colorful experiences over shades of grey when you travel? Stash CEO Jeff Low explains in Hotel News Now why travelers who prefer hotels rich in local culture, food, history, music and art are immensely powerful in today’s hotel market. And why melon slices always look the same in chain hotels no matter […]

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The Value of Earning Bonus Stash Points

Stash partner hotels love to give away points to Stash members.  In fact, 15 partner hotels currently offer triple points or more and some extras through October, sometimes longer: Stonehurst Place, Atlanta, GA: 5X bonus points on suites John Ascuaga’s Nugget Casino Resort, Sparks (Reno), NV: Triple points, 25% off best available rate, complimentary upgrade, […]

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