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Old May 23, 2014, 9:15 pm
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jibi
 
Join Date: Jun 2011
Programs: SPG Platinum, Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 1,134
Here's a list of previous (and sometimes targeted) Platinum re-qualification gifts from 2005 to 2013 (listed as re-qualifying year not benefits year; e.g. - you re-qualify for Platinum status in 2014 for benefits through 2015):

2013 (beginning March 26, 2013):
35% off single stay points redemption (Cat 1-6) -or- double points for a month
Starwood reserves the right to discontinue this offer at any time.

2012 (beginning on renewal in 2012; at least by July 18, 2012):
$25 award -or- 6-month Hulu Plus subscription
SPG Member must register for this offer online only within 30 days after the email is delivered.

2011 (beginning April 3, 2012):
$25 award -or- Free magazine subscription (US only) -or- 1000 points (int'l only)
Member must redeem this offer online only, within 30 days after the email is delivered.

2010 (beginning May 13, 2011):
$25 award -or- Free magazine subscription (US only) -or- 1000 points (int'l only); also year-end gift of SPG book
Member must redeem this offer online only, within 30 days after the email is delivered.

2009 (beginning April 28, 2010):
$25 award -or- Free magazine subscription (US only) -or- 1000 points (int'l only)
Member must redeem this offer online only, within 30 days after the email is delivered.

2008-B (beginning February 9, 2009):
$75 award -or- Free weekend night (Cat 1-5)
You have until April 30, 2009, at midnight EST to select your gift.

2008-A (beginning March 25, 2008):
Free magazine subscription
Simply select your one-year magazine subscription anytime within the next 30 days

2007 (beginning February 4, 2008):
50% off single stay points redemption (Cat 1-5); also year-end gift of SPG luggage tags
Award must be issued by 11:59 p.m. EST on March 3, 2008, for a stay completed by May 31, 2008.

2006 (targeted; beginning December 13, 2006):
50% off single stay points redemption (Cat 1-4)
Book by February 28, 2007, and stay by May 31, 2007.

2005-B (targeted; beginning February 4, 2006):
50% off single stay points redemption (Cat 1-4)
Book by March 17th for stays through June 30.

2005-A (beginning May 9, 2005):
Free magazine subscription (US only)
Member must redeem this offer online only, within 30 days after the email is delivered.

Other additional gifts include Zagat subscriptions (2002/2003), Zagat books (2002/2003, 2006), Best of Starwood photobook (2003), a Clear membership (2008), and possibly a few others that I may have missed. The topics of qualifying year, benefits year, gift year, etc. have been quite confusing. Starwood appears to have started issuing re-qualification gifts during the same year they were earned as of 2012, so that change further adds to the confusion. Most threads are labeled in the year they were issued rather than the year they were intended for (typically the qualifying year not the benefits year). Also, there was not an FT thread about the 2012 gift, oddly enough, so I am going by what I personally received in my email (and I'm not sure if international members were offered the Hulu Plus trial or points).

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