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What the terms actually say
Longer pieces on hotel points, status, and benefits, written for readers who have already seen the marketing page and want the wording underneath it.
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UpTrip artworkElite benefits5 min read
Make sure your elite benefits will count
Elite benefits depend on four things the brand logo doesn’t tell you: which hotel, which rate, which booking channel, and your own tier.
UpTrip artworkJapan6 min read
Where loyalty fits in Kyoto, Osaka, and Tokyo
One Kyoto resort where the IHG relationship is narrower than the logo suggests, plus two hotels where the Marriott and Hyatt paths are clearer.
UpTrip artworkIndependent hotels5 min read
When a hotel’s own club is worth it
El Cielo Wine Club is the test case: how to price a club built around a single property against a global program you already use.