Re: [MBZ] 1st world problems

2018-05-02 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
That’s usually where I stay. 

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> On May 2, 2018, at 3:37 AM, archer75--- via Mercedes  
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> 
> Hampton Inns are my favorite. Clean, competent employees, and a very nice 
> breakfast.
> Gerry
> ~~~
> Curt Raymond wrote:
>> Hilton seems pretty desperate, they email me all the time with offers. Used 
>> to call a lot too trying to get me to buy a timeshare...
>> 
>> Our corporate is Holiday Inn which is mostly what I use, I'm Spire Elite 
>> with them which is the top of their system. I'm silver with Hilton. I mostly 
>> only stay in Hiltons for airport hotels when returning home from LA. The 
>> Hampton Inn in El Segundo CA is really nice. Unfortunately on my next trip 
>> its about $50 more expensive than anything else so its a Holiday Inn 
>> Express...
>> 
>> -Curt
>> 
>> 
>>On Tuesday, May 1, 2018, 7:00:35 PM EDT, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:  
>> 
>> I thought about Marriott, but most everyone else in the company is 
>> Hilton Honors. I have never really stayed at Marriott properties that much.
>> 
>> 
>>> On 5/1/2018 5:55 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote:
>>> Call customer care, loyalty care, whatever they call themselves and let 
>>> them know you're upset that the small print got you.  Also let them know 
>>> your position as a manager arranging travel for your employees, they can 
>>> probably fix this easy.
>>> 
>>> Marriott is way better, you can probably make lifetime platinum elite 
>>> status in just a few years.
>> 
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Re: [MBZ] 1st world problems

2018-05-02 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes 
Hampton Inns are my favorite. Clean, competent employees, and a very nice 
breakfast.
Gerry
~~~
Curt Raymond wrote:
> Hilton seems pretty desperate, they email me all the time with offers. Used 
> to call a lot too trying to get me to buy a timeshare...
> 
> Our corporate is Holiday Inn which is mostly what I use, I'm Spire Elite with 
> them which is the top of their system. I'm silver with Hilton. I mostly only 
> stay in Hiltons for airport hotels when returning home from LA. The Hampton 
> Inn in El Segundo CA is really nice. Unfortunately on my next trip its about 
> $50 more expensive than anything else so its a Holiday Inn Express...
> 
> -Curt
>  
> 
> On Tuesday, May 1, 2018, 7:00:35 PM EDT, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
>  wrote:  
>  
>  I thought about Marriott, but most everyone else in the company is 
> Hilton Honors. I have never really stayed at Marriott properties that much.
> 
> 
> On 5/1/2018 5:55 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote:
> > Call customer care, loyalty care, whatever they call themselves and let 
> > them know you're upset that the small print got you.  Also let them know 
> > your position as a manager arranging travel for your employees, they can 
> > probably fix this easy.
> >
> > Marriott is way better, you can probably make lifetime platinum elite 
> > status in just a few years.
> 
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Re: [MBZ] 1st world problems

2018-05-01 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes 
The nice thing about Holiday Inn now is they've got both Intercontinental and 
Kimpton under their umbrella. Last year I did a week in Miami (well Doral 
but...) at an Intercontinental. It was $20 more a night than a Holiday Inn but 
the customer wanted me to work a Sunday and it was the week before Christmas...
Angie and I used Holiday Inn points to stay at the Intercontinental Chicago a 
couple years ago for our anniversary.

In June we're going to the International Coleman Collectors Convention in 
Huntsville, Alabama. It was half price to fly into Nashville so we're going to 
spend a day/night there at a Kimpton for free on points.
The car for the week is free too, a benefit of corporate travel.

-Curt
 

On Tuesday, May 1, 2018, 9:30:34 PM EDT, Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
 wrote:  
 
 When I was traveling for business on domestic trips I tried to stick with 
Holiday Inn.  The Express places were always pretty nice and Holiday Inn also 
had some spiffs with the airlines that would net you bonus points.  Marriott 
and Hilton always cost more, so they were never an option unless it was a big 
city, like Boston or DC.

Thankfully, I don’t have to worry about such things these days.  I enjoy 
sleeping in the same bed every night.

-D

> On May 1, 2018, at 9:23 PM, Craig via Mercedes  wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 1 May 2018 18:00:10 -0500 "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes"
>  wrote:
> 
>> I thought about Marriott, but most everyone else in the company is 
>> Hilton Honors. I have never really stayed at Marriott properties that
>> much.
> 
> I have been a member of the Marriott Rewards program for several years,
> mostly because the Lab was sending me on travel.
> 
> I just got an email from them, which redirects to
> 
> https://members.marriott.com/marriottrewards/
> 
> 
> Craig
> 
> 
> 
>> On 5/1/2018 5:55 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote:
>>> Call customer care, loyalty care, whatever they call themselves and
>>> let them know you're upset that the small print got you.  Also let
>>> them know your position as a manager arranging travel for your
>>> employees, they can probably fix this easy.
>>> 
>>> Marriott is way better, you can probably make lifetime platinum elite
>>> status in just a few years.
> 
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Re: [MBZ] 1st world problems

2018-05-01 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
When I was traveling for business on domestic trips I tried to stick with 
Holiday Inn.  The Express places were always pretty nice and Holiday Inn also 
had some spiffs with the airlines that would net you bonus points.  Marriott 
and Hilton always cost more, so they were never an option unless it was a big 
city, like Boston or DC.

Thankfully, I don’t have to worry about such things these days.  I enjoy 
sleeping in the same bed every night.

-D

> On May 1, 2018, at 9:23 PM, Craig via Mercedes  wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 1 May 2018 18:00:10 -0500 "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes"
>  wrote:
> 
>> I thought about Marriott, but most everyone else in the company is 
>> Hilton Honors. I have never really stayed at Marriott properties that
>> much.
> 
> I have been a member of the Marriott Rewards program for several years,
> mostly because the Lab was sending me on travel.
> 
> I just got an email from them, which redirects to
> 
> https://members.marriott.com/marriottrewards/
> 
> 
> Craig
> 
> 
> 
>> On 5/1/2018 5:55 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote:
>>> Call customer care, loyalty care, whatever they call themselves and
>>> let them know you're upset that the small print got you.  Also let
>>> them know your position as a manager arranging travel for your
>>> employees, they can probably fix this easy.
>>> 
>>> Marriott is way better, you can probably make lifetime platinum elite
>>> status in just a few years.
> 
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Re: [MBZ] 1st world problems

2018-05-01 Thread Craig via Mercedes 
On Tue, 1 May 2018 18:00:10 -0500 "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes"
 wrote:

> I thought about Marriott, but most everyone else in the company is 
> Hilton Honors. I have never really stayed at Marriott properties that
> much.

I have been a member of the Marriott Rewards program for several years,
mostly because the Lab was sending me on travel.

I just got an email from them, which redirects to

https://members.marriott.com/marriottrewards/


Craig



> On 5/1/2018 5:55 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote:
> > Call customer care, loyalty care, whatever they call themselves and
> > let them know you're upset that the small print got you.  Also let
> > them know your position as a manager arranging travel for your
> > employees, they can probably fix this easy.
> >
> > Marriott is way better, you can probably make lifetime platinum elite
> > status in just a few years.

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Re: [MBZ] 1st world problems

2018-05-01 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes 
Hilton seems pretty desperate, they email me all the time with offers. Used to 
call a lot too trying to get me to buy a timeshare...

Our corporate is Holiday Inn which is mostly what I use, I'm Spire Elite with 
them which is the top of their system. I'm silver with Hilton. I mostly only 
stay in Hiltons for airport hotels when returning home from LA. The Hampton Inn 
in El Segundo CA is really nice. Unfortunately on my next trip its about $50 
more expensive than anything else so its a Holiday Inn Express...

-Curt
 

On Tuesday, May 1, 2018, 7:00:35 PM EDT, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
 wrote:  
 
 I thought about Marriott, but most everyone else in the company is 
Hilton Honors. I have never really stayed at Marriott properties that much.


On 5/1/2018 5:55 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote:
> Call customer care, loyalty care, whatever they call themselves and let them 
> know you're upset that the small print got you.  Also let them know your 
> position as a manager arranging travel for your employees, they can probably 
> fix this easy.
>
> Marriott is way better, you can probably make lifetime platinum elite status 
> in just a few years.


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Re: [MBZ] 1st world problems

2018-05-01 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
I thought about Marriott, but most everyone else in the company is 
Hilton Honors. I have never really stayed at Marriott properties that much.



On 5/1/2018 5:55 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote:

Call customer care, loyalty care, whatever they call themselves and let them 
know you're upset that the small print got you.  Also let them know your 
position as a manager arranging travel for your employees, they can probably 
fix this easy.

Marriott is way better, you can probably make lifetime platinum elite status in 
just a few years.



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Re: [MBZ] 1st world problems

2018-05-01 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes 
Call customer care, loyalty care, whatever they call themselves and let them 
know you're upset that the small print got you.  Also let them know your 
position as a manager arranging travel for your employees, they can probably 
fix this easy.

Marriott is way better, you can probably make lifetime platinum elite status in 
just a few years.
-- 
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'87 300TD
'95 E300

On May 1, 2018 6:33:20 PM EDT, "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" 
 wrote:
>So I have been doing more traveling for work lately and also having to 
>book hotels for my employees.  I use Hilton so I can accumulate
>points.  
>Anyway, Hilton has been running a promoting that ended at the end of 
>April that you get 2000 bonus points for each stay and another 10k
>bonus 
>points after 5 stays.  That was a great deal.  So this whole time I 
>thought I was earning these bonus points. Little did I know that you
>had 
>to sign up for this promotion before your stays to take advantage.  
>CRAP.  I ended up getting the bonus on 2 stays last month.  The new 
>promotion is double points earned on stays thru August.  I did sign up 
>for that.  1st world problems.
>
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