How Business Travellers Can Earn More Hotel Rewards with SmartSTAY
What are hotel rewards?
Hotel loyalty programs reward business travellers with everything from free breakfast and hotel stays to free concert tickets and gift cards. But not all hotel loyalty rewards programs are made equal. Some offer discounts on hotel franchise properties, products and services, while others give extra perks for ride-sharing, tours and excursions, and future travel benefits.
The Most Popular Hotel Loyalty Rewards Programs
Here is a breakdown of some of the most popular hotel loyalty rewards programs, how you can earn points, and what you can get when you redeem your points:
Marriott Bonvoy Rewards
Marriott’s Bonvoy rewards program lets travellers earn points with every stay. The more nights you stay, the more points you get. You can redeem points on hotel nights, flights and car rentals. Marriott has 7,000 properties across 131 countries. The hotel chain owns 30 hotel brands alongside its signature Marriott hotel brand. These include The Ritz-Carlton, W Hotels, Westin, St. Regis, and Aloft.
IHG Rewards
IHG has over 5,000 properties, including Regent, Crowne Plaza, Kimpton, Holiday Inn, and Intercontinental, across 100 countries. The more nights you book, the more points you get to redeem on hotel stays, put toward airline miles, and receive members-only access to concerts and sporting events.
Wyndham Rewards
Wyndham Hotels and Resorts has over 9,000 properties across 80 countries. Days Inn, Howard Johnson, Travelodge, Ramada, and Tryp, are just a few of the brands under its Signature Wyndham brand umbrella. You can earn points with every stay and redeem them on hotel nights or choose other forms of rewards, including shopping and dining experiences, and Amazon, Best Buy and Starbucks gift cards.
Hilton Honors Rewards
Hilton has more than 570 properties across 78 countries. Earns points with every hotel stay and redeem on more hotel nights, in-destination day tour excursions, shopping and dining, and members-only access to concerts. Hilton Honors also has a unique program that allows you to link your Hilton Honors and Lyft accounts to earn even more points every time you use Lyft.
Double Down on Hotel Rewards With SmartSTAY
SmartSTAY is our exclusive hotel rewards program. It covers more than 3,000 hotels around the world, including many of the popular ones mentioned above. Whenever you book a SmartSTAY hotel, you receive special SmartSTAY rewards.
All of the hotels included in our rewards program have free Wi-Fi, breakfast, and at least one bonus reward. Not only that, SmartSTAY rates qualify for each hotel’s parent chain loyalty program. So when you book a SmartSTAY hotel, you can double down on points, receive your free bonus rewards, and collect additional loyalty rewards.
Some of the rewards include:
Upgrades on arrival
Late check-out or early check-in
Welcome drinks
Car parking
Use of meeting space
Laundry services
Access to the hotel’s club lounge
Food and beverage credits with hotel restaurants
Bonus loyalty points
Discounted offers for local businesses in the area