New Hotel Promotions For Earning Miles

The summer hotel promotions are already rolling out at a rapid pace, and there are a couple of decent miles-earning opportunities. Via View From The Wing, Hyatt's new promotion offers up to 5x the airline miles earned for stays between May 1 and August 31, 2012. Starting with your second stay, earn 4x the miles per stay. Then, starting with your fourth stay, earn 5x the miles per stay - all the way up to your eleventh stay. Guests must choose the miles-earning option as well as provide their Hyatt Gold Passport number and their airline program membership number upon check-in during each eligible stay.

Earning is capped at 24,500 miles per member, or 11 qualified stays. Be aware, however, that different airline programs have different earn rates, so take a look at the full list of partners for complete details. Listed below are all the airlines partners participating in this promotion, along with their registration links. You must register prior to your first eligible stay!

• Air China PhoenixMiles
• Air France KLM Flying Blue
• American Airlines AAdvantage
• ANA Mileage Club
• British Airways Executive Club
• China Eastern Airlines Eastern Miles
• Delta Airlines Skymiles
• Etihad Airways Guest
• Lufthansa Airlines Miles & More
• Qatar Airways Privilege Club
• Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards
• United Airlines Mileage Plus

Note that you may only register for this promotion once (regardless of the airline partner). If you register for more than one airline program, you will only receive the bonus miles for the airline program you selected at check-in during your first eligible stay. And if you select a different airline program during your subsequent eligible stays, your additional bonus miles will still be awarded to the airline program you provided at check-in during your first eligible stay.

This is a great way to earn bonus miles if you can squeeze in multiple one-night stays during the promotion period. If I am traveling on my own for work and it's not too much of a hassle, I would hotel hop between different Hyatt brands in one local area to maximize the earning potential. Allow 4-6 weeks after checkout for bonus miles to post to your account.

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Though not quite as lucrative, Radisson is also running a bonus miles promotion with United Airlines MileagePlus. From April 25 through June 30, 2012, all eligible stays at any one of the 425 Radisson and Radisson Blu locations around the world will earn 3x the MileagePlus miles. The standard earn rate is 500 miles per stay, while members can earn 1,500 miles per stay with this promotion. Guests must choose the miles-earning option and provide their MileagePlus membership number upon check-in during each eligible stay.

Best of all, there is no limit to the number of stays that can qualify for the bonus miles during the promotion period. By my calculations, if you complete one-night stays for every single night of this promotion, you can earn a total of 99,000 bonus miles. However, I would still recommend taking advantage of the Hyatt offer first, and if you are able to max out the earning potential there, then start with the Radisson offer. No registration is necessary. Allow 6-8 weeks after checkout for bonus miles to post to your account. Click below for full details: