Booking Rooms

This summer I've traveled a lot, and stayed in a lot of hotel rooms. I've been trying to save points for a little trip to the Nickelodeon hotel with Joey and Zoe, so I tried to stay at Holiday Inn at times. However, we book via Expedia for work and a lot of times it's better for me to stay at a Hampton or a Marriott hotel because they are pre-paid.

I've made a decision not to stay any more at a Hampton or Marriott if I can help it. I'd almost rather stay at a Motel 6 just on principal. Let me explain why.

Neither one will let me get my points for staying there because I'm not going through their website to book my room. I'm not being LOYAL they say. Hello? My work says book through their Expedia account, I still select your hotel even though it might be a bit more $$ or it might not be as close to my training site, but I'm not being LOYAL?

Also, lately I've been more impressed with Holiday Inn Select. I just stayed at one in Phenix City, AL and it was wonderful! The room was CLEAN (no dirty underwear like I found in Hampton Inn in Ft. Lauderdale), the beds were comfortable (unlike the bed at the Fairfield Inn Marriott in Orlando across from Universal Studios), and the people were friendly (unlike the people at Quality Inn in CT). Oh, and the floor was not wet and moldy smelling like the Hampton Inn in Birmingham, AL that gave me a cold.

So I'm planning a trip with my son and niece. One night will be paid for thanks to the points I saved up from Priority Club. Because they were LOYAL to me, no matter where I booked, I will also add another night onto my stay and pay the big price to make a weekend out of it.

Loyalty rewarders -this is important. Sometimes business travelers have to go through certain companies because it's their company policy. Be business friendly. Give us our points.

And we'll be LOYAL when it's time for personal trips.