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Itineraries Independent Hotels Get a Rewards Program
Kevin P. Casey for The New York Times Jeff Low, the chief executive of Stash Hotel Rewards, at the Hotel Andra in downtown Seattle.
By ELIZABETH OLSON Published: August 2, 2010 Facebook Twitter Recommend Sign In to E-Mail
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Share Close LinkedinDiggMixxMySpaceYahoo! BuzzPermalink The rewards points given by the big hotel chains have worked out well for business travelers like Michael Burden, a commercial real estate consultant, who uses the points for a family trip or vacation.
“It’s not the sole motivation, but as a family man with young children, a goal is to accumulate enough points to spend with them,” he said. But the down side, he said, is that a room at a chain hotel in one city can feel pretty much like a room at the same chain in another city. “There are times when you can forget where you are.”
