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Plus: Airline passenger rights you need to know during a travel meltdown May 4, 2024 [THE POINTS GUY]( [View in browser]( [TPG Daily Newsletter]( TOGETHER WITH [Partner Logo]( [THE POINTS GUY]( TOGETHER WITH [Partner Logo]( Hotel growth continues by Cameron Sperance, Senior Hotels Reporter [TPG | Hero Image] Happy Saturday, TPG readers. It’s hotel company earnings season, and the talk of the town (or at least the talk of hotel nerds like yours truly) is whether[Hilton is on the verge of overtaking Marriott]( in terms of loyalty program size. Hilton Honors has increasingly gained ground against Marriott Bonvoy in terms of member count over the last few quarters. Hilton made major strides in the last 18 months to acquire or launch new brands and partnerships to woo new customers and keep loyalty members happy, like [Graduate Hotels]( [NoMad]( [Small Luxury Hotels of the World]( and [AutoCamp](. But Marriott is preemptively using a marketing tactic Delta Air Lines used back in 2010 when it was dethroned by United Airlines as the largest airline in the world: Bigger doesn’t always mean better. Marriott leaders this week touted the [benefits of Bonvoy]( and some of its shock-and-awe experiential offerings. They’re the only ones offering a path to redeeming points to see Taylor Swift’s “The Eras Tour,” after all! Further, while Hilton made all these brand and partnership announcements, Marriott is the one that has a well-established presence in many of the luxury and lifestyle sectors. Checking in to a [Marriott]( or [Hilton]( hotel sometime soon? Check out their cobranded credit cards for maximum points-earning potential (including some hefty welcome bonus point offers!) and for building your path to elite status: - [The top 3 picks for cobranded hotel credit cards]( - [The complete guide to earning Marriott elite status with credit cards]( - [All the perks of the TPG Award-winning Hilton Honors American Express Aspire card]( That’s all from me for today. I’ll catch y’all tomorrow. Posts in this newsletter contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. We may receive compensation when you click on links to those products, and this may impact how or where they appear. For an explanation of our Advertising Policy, [visit this page](. Photo Credit: TA’AKTANA LUXURY COLLECTION/MARRIOTT.COM. TOGETHER WITH [Partner Logo]( Earn up to $1,500 when you refer a business Capital One business cardholders can share their personal referral links with other businesses and earn a bonus. 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