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Accor

TheAccorLiveLimitless(ALL)programme

letsyouconvertyourpointsintoa donation

toeithertheAccorSolidarity,anendowment

fundthathelpslocalNGOssupporting

peopleatriskofpoverty,orPlantforthe

Planet,a initiativeforplantingtreesglobally

andsupportingsmall-scalefarmers.

all.accor.com

BestWestern

TheBestWesternRewardsschemeallows

gueststodonatepointstothehotelgroup’s

partneredcharity,Shelter.

bestwestern.co.uk

Hilton

HiltonHonorshasteamedupwithPoint

Worthytoenableyoutodonatepointstoa

goodcause.Totakepart,youhavetoopen

anaccountonpointworthy.com,which

linkstoyourHonorsaccount.Makea

donationofatleast4,000pointstooneof

thecharities,whichincludeAmericanRed

CrossandMakeAWishFoundation,and

Hiltonwillconvertthisintoanequivalent

cashsum– 4,000pointsequatestoUS$10.

hiltonhonors3.hilton.com

Hyatt

TheWorldofHyattprogrammedoesnot

havea pointsdonationplatform,butthe

groupallowsmemberstoconvertpoints

intoa cashdonationtotheAmericanRed

CrossandMercyCorpsduringtimesof

naturaldisastersinareaswitha Hyatt

presence– memberslastyeardonated

pointstotheformerduringHurricane

DorianwhichhittheBahamas.

world.hyatt.com

ISTOCK

IHG

IHG’sRewardsCluballowsyoutoredeem

pointswithina 12-monthperiod.Onthe

drop-down“MoreRewards”tab,choose

“IHGRewardsClubCharities”,whichin

theUKincludesfiveorganisations:Care

InternationalUK,theInternational

FederationofRedCrossandRedCrescent

Societies,GoodwillIndustriesInternational,

thePrince’sTrustandYouthCareer

Initiative.Youcandonate2,500,5,000

or10,000points.ihg.com/rewardsclub

MarriottInternational

MarriottBonvoyallowsyoutodonate

pointsaspartofitsServe 360 CSR

programme,whichhasfourpillars,with

associatedcharitiesforeachone.Nurture

focusesonaidingcommunities,Sustainon

reducingthebrand’senvironmentalimpact,

Empoweronensuring

accesstoopportunities,

andWelcomeon

advocatingforhuman

rights.Thereare

25 charities,including

AmericanRedCross,

Unicef,International

RescueCommittee,and

ImmigrationEquality.You

candonateinincrementsof

2,500points,froma minimumof2,500

(US$10)to125,000(US$500).

giving.marriott.com

NHHotelGroup

WithNHRewardsyoucan

contributeyourrewardpoints

tonon-governmental

organisations.LetNHHotel

Groupknowhowmanypointsyou

wishtodonateandit willtransferthe

equivalentamountincashonyourbehalf.

nh-hotels.com/nhrewards

RadissonHotels

RadissonRewardsenablesyoutodonate

pointstoSOSChildren’sVillages,American

Wyndham’sRewards

onlineshoplets

youdonatetoits

15 partneredcharities

Donating hotel

points to charity

Red Cross or carbon offset organisation

First Climate. There is a 3,000-point

minimum for the first two charities, and a

4,000-point minimum for the third.

radissonhotels.com

Shangri-La

The Golden Circle

programme allows you to

donate your points to

Oxfam Hong Kong and

Med Art, a Hong Kong

charity that cares for

people in psychiatric

institutions, prisons and

hospices, and the medical

needs of orphaned

children. You can also

donate to the brand’s

corporate social

responsibility projects.

Donations start at 2,000 points

and cap at 10,000, with 1,000

points equal to US$20.

shangri-la.com

Wyndham Hotels and Resorts

Wyndham’s Rewards online shop lets you

donate to its 15 partnered charities – these

include Save the Children and Clean the

World Foundation. Donations start at

500 points for all charities, apart from Jack

and Jill Late Stage Cancer Foundation,

which starts at 3,000. wyndhamhotels.com

 F

ollowing our February round-up of

frequent flyer programmes that allow

you to donate unwanted air miles to

charity (see businesstraveller.com/

tag/loyalty), here we look at what

some of the main hotel loyalty schemes have

to offer in this regard.