I came across this contest after I logged on to Facebook and liked Marriott (yes, I know I am guilty, but the allure of 1,000,000 reward points was too much to resist to). And somewhere on the Marriott page it was a link to the contest. It is free to submit an idea, but (there…
I stayed at a Radisson hotel sometime toward the end of November and I received 50,000 Gold Points. The fine print somewhere said it would take 6-8 weeks to receive them after a stay and I was already stressed (yes, I know, I am hopeless) that I’d have to follow-up with them because, for some…
I would have not written part 2 (part 1 is here) but related things have happened : It was a survey for an insurance company I collect Aeroplan miles so I had to click on ‘No, thanks’ Also, this is an e-mail I received after I stayed at a Radisson hotel: Dear …. We want…
It has been like that since around 11 PM EST. Perhaps the site has been hacked. The promotion should have started midnight EST 10 November . The countdown that stopped working was a test. Do you give up easily? Do you have what it takes? This is what Radisson wanted to find out. A free night isn’t…
My wife and I arrived at the hotel and it took some time to check in. I should have used the online check-in; yes, they offer this at Fairmont, but last time I used this (in February 2011*) it didn’t seem to make any difference, I still had to go to the front desk, so I didn’t…
I was already enrolled for the promotion that gives 35,000 bonus points after 20 paid nights at the Marriott if you use Visa, and at the hotel I picked up a leaflet offering 2 free nights at a category 1-4 hotel. By the way, 2 (by the way why two, but sometimes it happens) letters from the Marriott…
Now, I rarely fill out a survey if nothing is given in exchange. For example, the last Air Canada survey offered 15 eUpgrade Credits at random to five participants so I completed it. Of course, I did not win, but I could have, and I trust someone has. Time is one of the most precious…
The letter from Hilton said: “We’ve opened the doors to Gold status just for you.” There are doors open just for me! Under normal circumstances I would have been thrilled, especially as they said: “after enjoying four stays between July 1 and October 21, 2011 (what if I don’t enjoy them? Will I get more…
National Car Rental is holding a contest entitled “Tales from the Road”. I would have liked to participate but contestants are required to register using their Facebook accounts. This seemed fine at first, but it turns out that Tales from the Road is an app that requires access to your profile. It’s not that my…
One Sunday night I arrived at my hotel very late. I checked in, went to my room and entered the bathroom. And what did I see on the light switch? Was it lipstick, ketchup, or blood? It was pretty gross, especially the thought of the latter, and mind you it was a 4 star hotel. Did…