All Alliance Fare War $435-$535 SFO to Madrid, cities across Spain
Oneworld Alliance launched their own low fares from San Francisco and San Jose to Madrid and several other cities across Spain. United Airlines had Barcelona and Madrid on sale earlier today. SJC...
View ArticleChoice Hotels new alliance with Sercotel Hotels Spain
Choice Hotels news of an alliance with Sercotel Hotels, a Spain based hotel company, may open up many new properties in Spain and Latin America for Choice Privileges members. Details are minimal at...
View ArticleChoice Privileges adds 23 Ascend Collection hotels in Spain
Choice Hotels partnered with Sercotel Hotels in Spain to add 23 Ascend Collection properties to the brand in 2018. Sercotel manages 150 hotels in Spain and nearly 30 hotels in Latin America. It is...
View ArticleMarriott Buy Points deal for 20 category 1 AC hotels in Spain at $35 to $44...
AC Hotels is a Spain-based chain acquired by Marriott International in 2011 and integrated into Marriott Rewards in 2011. There are currently AC Hotels in 40 cities across Spain. Several of the upper...
View ArticleBudget travel at 20 Marriott Category 1 AC Hotels across Spain
Spain can be a real budget travel deal with Marriott Bonvoy points. There are 100 Marriott brand hotels in Spain with 20 of those hotels sitting at Marriott Bonvoy category 1 with a standard reward...
View ArticleSample hotel rate discounts buying Marriott Bonvoy points
On March 4, 2020 Marriott Bonvoy will raise the reward category for 1,700 hotels. There are currently about 400 hotels in Marriott Bonvoy Category 1 priced at 7,500 points for a standard reward night....
View ArticleOutsized Value of IHG points on my 24 nights trip to Europe
My recent trip to Europe included 11 hotel nights in Portugal, 9 in Greece, 2 in Spain, 1 in Canada and 1 in California. 20 of those 24 hotel nights were at IHG hotels. 12 of those 20 nights at IHG...
View ArticleReview: Crowne Plaza Madrid Airport
Arriving at Madrid Airport from Athens on Aegean Airlines at 01:20 in the morning meant booking an airport hotel for convenience and close proximity before heading into central Madrid later in the day....
View ArticleCentral Madrid Photo Walk – Royal Palace and Almudena Cathedral
There was no way I would sit in a hotel room for my only day in central Madrid, even if it was 35C/95F on the streets in July. Google Maps showed the Royal Palace about 25 minutes walk from IHG’s Hotel...
View ArticlePalace to Plaza Mayor Madrid photo walk
Dusk on the Fourth of July with this American me photo walking from the Royal Palace of Madrid along Calle Mayor toward Plaza Mayor. My photo walk consisted of side-stepping off the main road onto any...
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