Originally Posted by
onthego15
You can get status with both Choice and Best Western by asking for a status match to your PC Platinum. Just send both chains an email asking for status match.
http://boardingarea.com/blogs/loyaltytraveler/ is the best place to find info comparing hotel chains. Second choice would be look through BW & Choice's forums here on FT.
Thanks, that's awesome! I'm going to do that before lunch!
Originally Posted by
Innerloop
I'm curious - you mention at the outset that you "book travel for your employees" - is there some way to earn points/status based on booking travel for others? I always thought that (as with airlines) only the person doing the flying/staying could earn the points.
I pay for the rooms with my company card, so the points go to me. Maybe that won't work for air travel, but it works at 5 different brands of hotel.
Originally Posted by
50ae
Honestly, I'd stick with Priority club and maximize your points so your euro trip can be free. The only other one I would consider would be Hilton but you didn't mention that one as being in your budget. Some of the room upgrades you can get being platinum with PC are so good I couldn't imagine changing.
I'd love to build with Hilton and Marriot, but for the most I can find cheaper Holiday Inns and Choice Hotels in the markets we travel to, and I've gotta do what's right for the company. (Not inlcuding giving them my points, of course)
