United and Marriott get a room

United Airlines and Marriott are hooking up to offer reciprocal status, much like Delta and Starwood did earlier this year. Here’s the most important change: Premier Gold, Premier Platinum, Premier 1K, and Global Services members will receive complimentary Marriott Rewards Gold Elite status. Marriott Rewards Platinum Elite and Platinum Premier Elite will receive complimentary MileagePlus…

Friday Blog Roundup

The weekend is almost here. Time to see what the other bloggers are up to. I might make links to other blogs a Friday tradition… we’ll see. Lucky notes that Marriott has improved some of their breakfast benefits. Marriott customers might be interested in that. I’ll still stick with Starwood, thankyouverymuch. FrequentMiler has a post…

Marriott – Earn up to three free nights with MegaBonus

Marriott just announced their first quarter MegaBonus promotion. Every second stay will earn you a free night at a category 4 (or lower) hotel. You can only earn a total of three free nights, so this promotion isn’t quite as exciting as Starwood’s, but if you are a Marriott person, you should definitely register. To…