Business Travel Tips

You can earn 9,000 total Club Carlson Gold Points Now — and get and a 25% car rental discount rate — if you rent with Avis for three or more consecutive days from now through December 31, 2011.

The offer is valid at participating locations in Europe, U.S., Canada, Mexico, Latin America, Caribbean, Australia, New Zealand, Africa, Asia and the Middle-East.

In order to receive your bonus points you have to use coupon # MUHA015 and present your Club Carlson number at the time of reservation or at the rental counter.
To find out more details of this offer visit this page.

Hyatt Gold Passport offers 20% bonus points for purchasing points from August 18 to September 30, 2011. For example, if you purchase 10,000 points you will receive 12,000 points.

You may purchase Hyatt Gold Passport points in increments of 1,000 up to 40,000 points per calendar year.

As the normal purchase price is $24 per 1,000 points, this offer reduces the price to $20 per 1,000 points.

The offer cannot be combined with any other offer. Only purchases made online are eligible for the promotion. For buying points, visit this page.

American AAdvantage is launching a new high-end credit card, the Citi Executive / AAdvantage World Elite MasterCard.

Main features of Citi Executive AAdvantage Mastercard include:
- Admirals Club Membership Privileges (access to over 40 Admirals Club worldwide locations);
- Elite Qualifying Miles (10,000 elite qualifying miles each year after $40,000 in spend);
- No Foreign Transaction Fees on Purchases;
- Enhanced Airport Experience (you can enjoy access to dedicated check-in areas at ticket counters, airport screening lanes and boarding privileges where available);
- Earn Double AAdvantage Miles on spend with American Airlines;
- Waived Domestic Baggage Charge for First Eligible Bag.

Its annual fee is $450 annual fee.
Find out details at Citi Executive / AAdvantage World Elite MasterCard.

Hyatt is offering a Welcome Credit on stays of two nights or more at 75 international hotels plus 2,500 Hyatt Gold Passport bonus points when you pay with your American Express Card.  

The promotion is valid for stays between July 1 – August 31, 2011 at participating Hyatt, Hyatt Regency, Park Hyatt, Grand Hyatt, and Andaz hotels in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and Latin America.

Hyatt’s Welcome Credit is between 25USD-100USD in hotel credit for 2-night stay (a minimum 2-night stay is required, but many of participating hotels offer larger Welcome Credit amounts for stays longer than 2 nights).
To receive 2,500 Hyatt Gold Passport bonus points, you must be a Hyatt Gold Passport member, book the Welcome Credit promotion rate, request Offer Code WELGP at time of booking and pay for your stay with a valid American Express card.
The list of participating hotels and details of the promotion are available here.

Lufthansa’s Miles & More frequent-flier program was the big winner in the airline categories at the second annual Frequent Traveler Awards. Miles & More took the top spot in Europe and Africa in five of the six categories open to airlines.

The German frequent-flier program is just ahead of Air Canada’s Aeroplan and Emirates’ Skywards programs that won four categories in the Americas and Middle East/Asia/Oceania regions respectively.

Coming to hotel categories, Marriott triumphed with its Rewards loyalty program which won more awards than any other.

The Frequent Traveler Awards are voted on by frequent travelers worldwide, allowing them to rate airline and hotel programs from their point of view.
Frequent flyer and frequent guest programs from around the world compete in six categories. Voters select programs in one of three global regions: The Americas, Europe and Africa, and the Middle East and Asia/Oceania.

Below is the list of the winners:

- Program of the Year -
The Americas Airline: Air Canada Aeroplan
The Americas Hotel: Marriott Rewards
Europe and Africa Airline: Lufthansa Miles & More
Europe and Africa Hotel: Marriott Rewards
Middle East and Asia/Oceania Airline: Emirates Skywards
Middle East and Asia/Oceania Hotel: IHG Priority Club Rewards

- Best Promotion for Redemption (Airline & Hotel) – (more…)