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Old Mar 28, 2011, 5:06 am
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Originally Posted by Richey66
Wait, I didnt understand, when I have points or Cash+points stay, will that save my account from violent closing or not?
Nope. Award stays do not count for the purpose of keeping your account active. It's pretty clearly discussed in the FAQ.

US$10 of spending on F&B (during an award stay or anytime) will count as activity to keep an account open, though.

As for whether the closing would be violent, I can't say. I am almost certain that the SPG IT gurus are all pacifists. There is a 6 month grace period to reactivate an inactive account and recover the "forfeited" Starpoints, IIUC.
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