Starwood Preferred Guest - 500 points while site upgrades for a reservation

I know this is only for a short while. But while the SPG site is being upgraded they are offering 500 points for a phone in reservation and stay.

Periodic maintenance helps us improve your online experience, enabling you to take care of your travel planning quickly and easily. We encourage you to come back online for future reservations.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused and would like to offer you 500 bonus StarpointsSM. In order to take advantage of this offer, simply call one of our reservation centers now (during this maintenance period) to make your reservation. Your bonus Starpoints will be awarded after you complete your stay.

Not a Starwood Preferred Guest®? Not a problem. You can become a member when you call to make your reservation.

For reservations, please call us now:
In the U.S. and Canada: 1-866-500-8320
Global Toll-Free Number: ++800 325 55555

Interesting that you get the message about the 500 points when you go to starwood.com but not when you go to spg.com.

Interesting that you get the message about the 500 points when you go to starwood.com but not when you go to spg.com.

This is what I get when visiting spg.com:

We Are Currently Updating Our Site

Periodic maintenance helps us improve your online experience, enabling you to take care of your travel planning quickly and easily. We encourage you to come back online for future reservations.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused and would like to offer you 500 bonus StarpointsSM. In order to take advantage of this offer, simply call one of our reservation centers now (during this maintenance period) to make your reservation. Your bonus Starpoints will be awarded after you complete your stay.

Not a Starwood Preferred Guest®? Not a problem. You can become a member when you call to make your reservation.

For reservations, please call us now:
In the U.S. and Canada: 1-866-500-8320
Global Toll-Free Number: ++800 325 55555
(++ Int'l Dialing Code)

500 points are menioned.

Thanks JimLeo! I was waiting for an opportunity to book a stay for this Labor Day weekend and found one. :)

This is what I get when visiting spg.com:



500 points are menioned.

How funny. This is what I get, but I do get re-directed to www.starwood.com/preferredguest/ when I go to spg.com.






We Are Currently Updating Our Site


Dear Guest,

We are currently doing maintenance on our Web site. Periodic maintenance helps us improve your online experience, enabling you to take care of your travel planning quickly and easily. Thank you for your patience. Please visit us later.

Best Wishes,
Starwood Hotels & Resorts

over on the Westin site it's FUBAR... comes up with "Error 500: ERROR: Cannot forward. Writer or Stream already obtained." when I click on find rooms and rates... no bonus points either...

Thanks JimLeo! I was waiting for an opportunity to book a stay for this Labor Day weekend and found one. :)

Glad that someone got the benefit. Was worried it would be finished before anyone could use it.