Facebook Places may have just launched Wednesday, but those Facebook checkins can already be exchanged for travel-related rewards. Those rewards come courtesy of Topguest, an all-in-one checkin rewards service that has just upgraded to include integration with Facebook Places.
Topguest has tapped into the Facebook Places Read API to pull in checkins and apply them toward loyalty programs at partner hotels. Checkins at participating locales are automatically converted into points and deposited into the member’s points program accounts.
The service already does the same for user checkins that come viaFoursquare
, Gowalla, Brightkite and even geolocated tweets on Twitter
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, Gowalla, Brightkite and even geolocated tweets on Twitter.Topguest members can make sure their Facebook Checkins count for points by navigating to the Settings section of the site and authorizing Topguest to pull in their Facebook Places checkins.
Topguest is just a few months old, so its partner programs are limited. Current partners include The Standard and Viceroy hotels, as well as Priority Club Rewards — the points program for Holiday Inn hotels — and Grand Guest travel rewards programs.
