How to earn free nights at over 4,000 hotels

May 11, 4:41 PMSeattle Travel Deals ExaminerPamela Jones

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InterContinental Hotels and Resorts in West Miami, Florida.
Photo courtesy of InterContinental Hotels Group

Ahh...there is nothing like getting something for free.   Let's face it, free is fun.  In fact, it is actually quite easy to earn free hotel stays.  In as little as two paid hotel nights, you can earn yourself a free night at nearly 5,000 hotels worldwide.  Hotel loyalty reward programs make this possible.   Although many travelers fail to take advantage of of their hotel loyalty reward programs, it's quite easy to reap the benefits.

Join these free hotel reward programs prior to reserving a hotel:

• Priority Club Rewards
• Starwood Preferred Guest program (SPG)  

Hotels with free night reward offers in 2009: 

• Starwood brand hotels, which include Four Points, Sheraton, Aloft W Hotels, Le Méridien, Luxury Collection, Element, Westin, St. Regis, Starwood Hotels.   Stay 2 nights through July 31, 2009 and get a 3rd night free through September 30, 2009 (weekends only).  You may get an unlimited number of free nights.  To book this offer visit www.spgpromos.com.
• InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, which include Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn, Staybridge Suites, and Candlewood Suites.  Stay 2 nights between May 4, 2009 and July 3, 2009 and get a 3rd night free through December 26, 2009 (excluding Japan hotels).   You may earn up to 4 free nights in 2009.   To book this offer visit www.ichotelsgroup.com. 
• Participating Marriott hotels, including Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina and Harbor Beach Fort Lauderdale Marriott are offering free nights during 2009, and reward program membership is not necessary.

More ways to earn free hotel nights:

1. Purchase products through your a hotel rewards program to accumulate points.  Many hotel reward programs have their own online store, that will award you points for product purchases.   This is great during the holidays, as you can rack up points while shopping for the relatives.
2. Accumulate and redeem reward points for "Point Break" hotels.  After you have accumulated at least 5,000 reward points, redeem them for free nights at "Point Break" hotels for only 5,000 Priority Club Reward points (rather than the typical 10,000 required Priority Club Reward points).
3. Consolidate your reward points from different programs into your favorite reward program at www.Points.com.  This review of the Points.com's program explains the point transfer process in more detail.

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