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Lenox Hotel announced today its partnership with Stash Hotel Rewards™, a ground-breaking loyalty program where members can earn and redeem points for stays at some of the best independent hotels in North America.

Stash is the brainchild of former Microsoft and Expedia innovators and is quickly gaining ground among the country’s best hotels – from historic inns to boutique gems to top-rated resorts – many which enjoy highest “recommend” ratings on top travel sites.

“Stash Rewards is ideal for those savvy travelers who relish in the unique and superior guest experience of an independent hotel, like the Lenox, and now our guests will be incentivized to stay at similar properties when traveling to other destinations,” says Scott Grigelevich, Director of Sales and Marketing for Lenox Hotel. “This partnership puts a whole new audience in play, especially those ‘road warriors,’ for whom loyalty points are a way of life.”

The program will take effect immediately. All guests who check in will have the option of joining Stash for free, and begin earning points with their first stay. Guests can also easily sign up for a free account at the Stash website www.stashrewards.com prior to checking in. Currently there are 81 hotels participating in the program in 63 cities across the U.S. “The Lenox Hotel is opulent and beautiful, and seems to define the term ‘Grand Hotel,” said Jeff Low, CEO of Stash. “We are proud to welcome them into the Stash program, and are confident our members will enjoy the Lenox’s prime Back Bay location. And now they can rack up points while they’re there.”

Smart Destinations, the company behind Go City Cards and Explorer Passes, announces its new partnership with the Massachusetts Lodging Association to create the MLA Explorer Pass, designed exclusively for Massachusetts Lodging Association members.

The MLA Explorer Pass gives hotel guests the choice of any one attraction from a list of Massachusetts’ top 54 destinations. Guests can choose either a Premier Attraction pass, $25 for adults and children or the signature attraction pass respectively, $18 for adults and $12 children. The pass acts as the admission ticket for the attraction with nothing further to purchase upon arriving.

The Premier Attractions include some of Boston’s must visit locations such as the New England Aquarium, Museum of Fine Arts or a 2-Day Beantown Trolley Pass. Signature attractions include great sights and tours such as a Fenway Park, a Charles Riverboat Cruise and the SkyWalk Observatory.

Smart Destinations makes the process easy for MLA member hotels. After a Massachusetts Lodging Association member purchases the MLA Explorer Pass, they are given a card. The guest then presents their card at their chosen attraction, the card is swiped and the guest is granted admission-it’s as easy as that. Once the pass is used at the attraction, the card expires.

To purchase cards visit: http://www.smartdestinations.com/pass.ep?filters=_d_Mlg_Prod_Pass

Boston, MA – The Lenox Hotel Boston, fresh off Hunt Slonem’s “Nature. Nurtured.”  show and a brief installation by Damien Hirst, continues its art appreciation series, “Lenox Originals,” featuring young American artist Stephanie Saunders. The works of the emerging artist and daughter of Saunders Hotel Group CEO Jeff Saunders, will be on display this summer.

The Boston-based artist and graduate of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston sees art as both a calling and compulsion. “Every time I paint I fulfill my life’s purpose,” says Stephanie Saunders. “Each painting is a clip from the movie theater of my mind and soul.”

“Lenox guests and Boston locals are loving our recent infusion of original artwork,” exclaims Scott Grigelevich, Director of Sales and Brand Ambassador for The Lenox Hotel. “Lenox is the perfect canvas for artists…A veritable pop-up gallery.” A recent partnership with renowned DTR Modern Galleries (Boston, Palm Beach, New York) promises more high profile artists like Slonem and Dali in the near future along with emerging artists from Boston’s thriving art scene.