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Old Jun 13, 2008, 8:45 pm
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plastic_canuck
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Programs: HH Gold, PC Platinum, SPG Platinum, AM Gold, Avis First
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What I don't get is why wouldn't Starwood WANT to encourage people to stay as many nights in a row as possible? They have costs associated with checking a party in and out, and these are diminished with extended stays. Their promotions and methods of disbursing points (i.e. platinum amenity) also seem to encourage people to hotel hop, where I would think they would make more money encouraging longer stays. Perhaps the 90 day move is a step in the right direction. I love the SPG program but have never understood how the policies and programs encouraging shorter stays and hotel hopping are beneficial to anyone....
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