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Old Aug 30, 2012 | 10:06 am
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Originally Posted by remymartin
Lurkers,

I can confirm that this is still ongoing. The agent wanted my www.spg.com password in addition to other information. There's something terribly wrong with the booking process.
Originally Posted by piyush
I used the webchat to make a reservation once. They asked for my spg.com password. I immediately changed my spg.com password to something new and gave it to them. Using that they were able to create the reservation.

Just mentioning it as another data point.
Since no one seems to want to send me their account information so I can get to the bottom of this, all I can suggest is that if you are ever asked for your web log-in password, ask to speak to their supervisor. There is no reason for anyone to be asking you for your web log-in password for verification and if they make a mistake and do so, ask them to verify it some other way. They should then ask you to verify 5 things that only you should know about your account.

Best regards,

William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide

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