Earn Loyalty Points at Hotels with Style Points
Information and insight for hotel executives
Spring college tours, Reunion, the Big Game … whatever your reason for heading back to school, make sure you get hotel rewards points for your visit. A large number of hotels on or near major college campuses across the U.S. are now offering Stash points to visitors. More than 70 independent hotels located either on or […]
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Chains are buying up local, one-of-a-kind (often family-run) hotels across the United States. While other U.S. industries (like accounting, media, entertainment) consolidated over the decades, the hotel industry is also veering toward increased consolidation (likely recession-exacerbated). Chain hotels now represent 70% of rooms (vs. 56% in 1988) with predictions showing chains growing to 80% in 10 years, based on lodging research reported in a recent […]
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We often talk about how chain hotel sameness is replacing distinctive independent hotel experiences. Here’s a classic example. A recent Wall Street Journal article explains how the storied march of the ducks at the Peabody Hotel Orlando is being discontinued by Hyatt, the hotel’s new owners. “We’re respectfully retiring the tradition because it’s not a Hyatt tradition,” […]
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