Originally Posted by Canarsie
What? No, I am not retired. In fact, I am far from it.
Good, good for you, but if you don't have to travel for a living, consider yourself
lucky! ^ I'm considering changing occupations because "the game just isn't as much fun as it used to be." Is retirement a bad thing?
Originally Posted by Canarsie
The point I was attempting to make was that, regardless of elite status, money spent, or how often I stayed, I was rarely — if ever — targetted for any hotel frequent guest program offer.
Which is why I like staying with chains that give
good promos - to
everyone. Starwood used to do this, Hilton used to do this, but Marriott (with the MegaBonus promo) seems to be the only chain that is still doing this (IMHO). Does that mean that the people at Marriott central are
smarter than Hilton or Starwood central? Well, checking on Yahoo finance, Marriott is a clear $7 billion in revenue ahead of Hilton.
http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/ll/710tor.html
Not sure where Starwood (HOT) falls in here, but it would be interesting to compare the % changes in revenue for the hotels on a quarterly basis after the Marriott MegaBonus promo vs. Hilton's "targetted" promos..