While I understand what your saying, it shouldn't matter. How many "business guys" are put up in hotels form their company and they collect the points?

At the end of the day it should make NO difference who is paying the bill. Bottom line is we are away from our friends/family doing this job. We should be getting the points, but sadly many wont give them to you. Dumb.

 

Firstly, I would love to collect the points. In a previous life I did and was Platinum at Marriott and Gold at Hilton, and Gold at United; it was great and made a world of difference.

It's different with the "business guys" because they rarely stay at rates that we stay at. Also, from my experience, business travelers are capable of choosing where they stay, and pay with a company credit card, or file an expense report later. This gives them the buying power and the hotels reward that. We are left out of that equation. Buying power is key. Loyalty is what's being rewarded. We aren't loyal, we simply do what we're told.

Hotels could give a rats a$$ if we are away from home. They certainly aren't going to give away free stays, gifts, upgrades, breakfasts, lounge access to crew members staying on minimum rates. If I was a hotel owner I certainly wouldn't.

That all said, hotels still do make plenty of money off our contracted rates, otherwise they wouldn't negotiate them, especially in off-season tourist towns.

 

IHG and Drury will usually give points. Some of the IHG hotels don't give points but the stay still counts as a qualifying stay.

 

IHG in Ithaca always gave points and a free drink at the bar to all crew.

 

Some of the more expensive hotels like hotels on the east coast will give points. Generally the airline will beat them down to a rate that they feel they can't give points

 

meh reason #836 I don't post on here anymore

and yes it was relevant...and it's not bragging, after 5 years with 3 different regionals, stating a small perk, get over yourself

 

How was it relevant? He said he already knew 135 guys keep hotel points and was asking if airline guys get points too... you stating that Flexjet pilots get points wasn't relevant.

 

A lot of Hilton properties stopped giving us points/credits for stays. The reasons range anywhere from crew members acting ghetto to the company pays and not us. I had made it to gold status with them. Now I can barely maintain new card member status.