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Radisson Rewards
Overview
Our favourite feature
Tier Name
Club
Silver
Gold
Platinum
Qualification
0 night/0 Stays
9 nights/6 Stays
30 nights/20 Stays
60 nights/30 stays
Members Only Rate
Discount on food and beverage
5%
10%
15%
20%
Partner Offers (Redeem points for air miles etc.)
Complimentary Water
Complimentary Room Upgrade
Rollover Nights
Early Check In & Late Check Out
Welcome Gift
Free Breakfast
Dedicated Customer Line
Marriott Bonvoy
Overview
Our favourite feature
Tier Name
Member
Silver Elite
Gold Elite
Platinum Elite
Titanium Elite
Ambassador Elite
Qualification
0-9 nights/year
10-24 nights/year
25-49 nights/year
50-74 nights/year
75 - 99 nights/year
100+ nights/year and US$14K in annual qualifying spend (Terms Apply & Qualifying Spend will increase to $US20K from 2022)
Complimentary In-Room Internet Access
Member Rates
Mobile Check-In/Services
Ultimate Reservation Guarantee
Points Bonus
10%
25%
50%
75%
75%
Late Checkout
(2pm)
(4pm)
(4 pm)
(4pm)
Dedicated Support
Welcome Gift
Points
Points, Breakfast or Amenity
Points, Breakfast or Amenity
Points Breakfast or Amenity
Enhanced Room Upgrade
Including Select Suites
Including Select Suites
Including Select Suites
Lounge Access
Guaranteed Room Type
48 Hour Guarantee (Guaranteed room availability for bookings made 48 hours in advance)
Ambassador Service (Personal Assistance during your stay)
Your 24 (Check in and out within a 24 hour period of your choice)
Lifetime Level
Entry Conditions
Lifetime Silver Elite
250 Lifetime Nights + 5 Years Elite Status
Lifetime Gold Elite
400 Lifetime Nights + 7 Years Gold Elite Status or Higher
Lifetime Platinum Elite
600 Lifetime Nights + 10 Years Platinum Elite Status or Higher
Hilton Honors
Overview
Our favourite feature
Tier Name
Member
Silver
Gold
Diamond
Qualification
0-4 nights
5-19 nights
20-29 nights
30+ nights
Discount Rates
No resort fees(on reward stays)
Digital Check-in & Digital Key
Choose your room
Free WiFi
Points Earning Bonus
20%
80%
100%
Free Bottled Water
5th Night Free
Rollover Nights
Room Upgrades
Daily Food & Beverage Credit (U.S. hotels only) or Continental Breakfast (non-U.S. hotels)
Milestone Bonuses(Earn 10,000 Bonus Points every 10 nights after you’ve stayed 20 nights in a calendar year)
Lounge Access
Premium Wifi
Elite status gifting (Hit 30 nights in the calendar year and you can gift Gold status to any member. If you hit 60 nights then you can gift Diamond status)
48 Hour Guarantee (Guaranteed room availability for bookings made 48 hours in advance)
Wyndham Rewards
Overview
Our favourite feature
Tier Name
Blue
Gold
Platinum
Diamond
Qualification
0-3 nights
4-9 nights
10-24 nights
25+ nights
Member Rates
Rollover Nights
Free Wifi
Accelerated Points Accrual
10%
15%
20%
Dedicated Member Services
Preferred Room Choice
Late Check-Out
Early Check-In
Avis/Budget Car Rental Upgrades
Suite Upgrades
Welcome Gift
Give Gold (Each year, gift Gold level membership to a family member or friend)
IHG Rewards Club
Overview
Our favourite feature
Tier Name
Club
Gold Elite
Platinum Elite
Spire Elite
Qualification
0 nights/0 points
10 nights or 10,000 points
40 nights or 40,000 points
75 nights or 75,000 points
Member Rates (Guaranteed lowest rates)
Exclusive Rates
Dedicated Customer Service
Free Internet
Bonus Points Earning
10%
50%
100%
Late Check-Out
Members Points Don’t Expire
Priority Check-In
Rollover Nights
Complimentary Room Upgrades
Guaranteed Room Availability
Exclusive Benefit of your choice
Hertz Gold Plus Rewards Upgrade
Early Check-In
World of Hyatt
Overview
Our favourite feature
Tier Name
Member
Discoverist
Explorist
Globalist
Lifetime Globalist
Qualification
0 nights/0 points/0 meetings or events
10 nights/25,000 points/3 meetings or events
30 nights/50,000 points/10 meetings or events
60 nights/100,000 points/20 meetings or events
1,000,000 LIfetime Base Points
Member Rates
Points Earning
5 Base Points per eligible £1 USD spent
5 Base Points per eligible £1 USD spent + 10% Bonus on eligible purchases
5 Base Points per eligible £1 USD spent + 20% Bonus on eligible purchases
5 Base Points per eligible £1 USD spent + 30% Bonus on eligible purchases
5 Base Points per eligible £1 USD spent + 30% Bonus on eligible purchases
Deduction of Resort Fee
Waived on Free Night Awards
Waived on Free Night Awards
Waived on Free Night Awards
Waived on Eligible Rates & Free Night Awards
Waived on Eligible Rates & Free Night Awards
Spa and Fitness Benefits
10 Base Points per eligible £1 USD spent
10 Base Points per eligible £1 USD spent
10 Base Points per eligible £1 USD spent plus a Week of Wellbeing
10 Base Points per eligible £1 USD spent, plus a Week of Wellbeing and complimentary classes when paying an eligible rate at any Hyatt hotel
10 Base Points per eligible £1 USD spent, plus a Week of Wellbeing and complimentary classes when paying an eligible rate at any Hyatt hotel
Benefits at Small Luxury Hotels of the World Properties
Premium Internet
Bottled Water
Room Upgrade
Upgrade to preferred room type within category booked
Excluding upgrades to Suites and Rooms with Club Lounge access
Including Standard Suites
Including Standard Suites
Expedited Check-In
Late Check-Out
2pm
2pm
4pm
4pm
American Airlines Advantage Bonuses
Guaranteed Availability
Up to 72 hours in advance
Up to 48 hours in advance
Up to 48 hours in advance
Club Access or Breakfast
Priority Room Access
Guest of Honour (Share your in hotel benefits with one other guest staying on the same booking)
Choice Privileges
Overview
Our favourite feature
Tier Name
Member
Gold
Platinum
Diamond
Qualification
0-6 nights
7-14 nights
15-24 nights
25+ nights
Exclusive Member Rates
Elite Point Bonus
10%
25%
50%
Late Check-Out
Rollover Nights
Welcome Gift(in participating hotels)
Best Western Rewards
Overview
Our favourite feature
Tier Name
Blue
Gold
Platinum
Diamond
Diamond Select
Qualification (N.B. These will change from 2022)
0 nights/0 stays/0 points/
5 nights/3 stays/5000 points
7 nights/5 stays/7,500 points
15 nights/10 stays/15,000 points
25 nights/20 stays/25,000 points
Exclusive Reservation Line
Points Bonus
10%
15%
30%
50%
Room Upgrade
Recognition Gift or 500 Points