Local Benefits

Another favorite benefit of the frequent hotel premiums are the benefits the local hotel puts together for you.  Sometimes it's cash benefits - discounts on meals or beverages, free breakfast, or even reduced admission pricing to some local attraction or health club.

Other times, it's giveaways - free popcorn, granola or candy bar, bottle of soda or water, such as below:

That kind of stuff is pretty standard and have been given away for years.  Recently, I received an interesting twist on the "giveaway" theme"

That's right, at a hotel I recently visited, I got a sample package of Cold-Eeze, a package of Breathe Right nasal strips, and Dijon mustard.  OK, I might give you the Cold-Eeze as their way to promote healthy habits.

But I don't use mustard or ketchup at all on my food, and there's no way to just snack on it before bed.  So what's the point?  And I bring my own remedy for my snoring problem, so the Breathe Right strips are useless for me.

Hope somebody gets some use out of these.......