Are loyalty programs trying to kill you?

Companies want you to travel again — even if it's the last thing you do

Is Choice Hotels trying to kill John Parisi? 

Parisi, who works for an investment management company in Boston, received an email from the Choice Hotels' frequent-stayer program recently, advising him to use his points — or lose them.

"In the middle of a pandemic, where we all have been advised against traveling, Choice Hotels is encouraging me to stay at…