The Battle of the Hotels: Hyatt, Hilton, Marriott and IHG

Talking Points

The Points Guy

Places & Travel, Society & Culture

4.8 • 889 Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2020

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

If you’re in the midst of planning your vacation, a few getaways, biz trips and hotel stays for the upcoming year, you’re going to want to listen to this episode. A few of our in-house experts are here to debate four major hotel chains — Hyatt, Hilton, Marriott and IHG. They dive into some of the more technical aspects of each of these brands and how you can earn and redeem with each hotel. The team also hashes out which chain offers the best elite status benefits, and who offers the best overall experience. Get ready to take notes, and hear TPG staffers duke it out over who’s number one.

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0:00.0	It's kind of simple.
0:02.4	Wilton has everybody beat.
0:03.6	All you need to do is own one credit card.
0:05.4	Who here at the table has bought points and stay at a hotel for $25 a night?
0:09.5	I may or may not have also been Bon Voy.
0:12.4	Aha.
0:13.0	Welcome to Talking Points, I'm Brian Kelly.
0:16.0	So if you're in the midst of planning your amazing 2020 vacation,
0:20.0	you're going to want to stay tuned today. Let's get ready to rumble. I'm here to call a battle.
0:26.2	TPG style. We're debating four hotel chains, Hyatt Hilton, Marriott and IHG, brought to you by a few of our very own in-house points
0:36.4	experts.
0:37.4	They're going to dive into some of the more technical aspects of each of these brands, like
0:41.4	how you can earn and redeem with each hotel the team also
0:44.4	debates which chain offers the best elite status benefits and who offers the best
0:49.6	overall experience if you've ever had questions we got the answers, so turn it up and get ready to take notes.
0:56.0	It's a battle royal of hotels and you don't want to miss it.
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