Guest post by Stash Hotel Rewards:

Everyone’s been told that “getting there is half the fun.”

But what about the other half? The being there half?

The promise of landing smack-dab in the middle of fun (or adventure or excitement or just something new) is why we put ourselves in motion. It’s why we go to such lengths and hassle to temporarily uproot ourselves from the places we call home. We travel to immerse ourselves into experiences that are enriching, invigorating, and are fantastic for their unfamiliarity.

But instead, travelers often find themselves settling for un-special places. They’re there because they just couldn’t find anything better. Or because they couldn’t resist the siren call of reward points…those amazing little numbers with the magical ability to transform a year of have-to business trips into a can’t-wait, life-changing getaway.

It was time to do something about it. To free travelers from the standard offerings of existing hotel reward programs by making it as easy to book a stay at an amazing hotel as it is a so-so one, and to rack up those irresistible points while doing so. It was time for Stash Hotel Rewards.

Stash is an entirely new kind of hotel rewards program, one that’s dedicated to the spirit of adventurous, meaningful travel. With Stash, members earn and redeem points for free nights at some of the best independent hotels in the U.S. Stash partner hotels include some of the best spas in Napa, upscale resorts in the Rockies and Florida, and boutique gems in New York, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C. Just 2 months old, Stash is already the largest point-based rewards program for independent hotels in the U.S., with 81 participating hotels in 63 cities…and growing.

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