Platinum "Preferred Planner"????
Jan 4, 2002, 6:58 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Programs: AA PLT, SPG GLD, PC PLT SPIRE
Posts: 4,531
Platinum "Preferred Planner"????
I finally got around to sorting through my mail and I figured I would look into the 2001 Platinum pack I receieved in the mail in December.
Inside was a Platinum card. The strange thing about the new card was while my old Platinum card (I qualified for PLT for the first time around May 2001) had our corporate GP # above my name, this new card had the designation "Preferred Planner" beneath my name, without any mention of our corporate number. Same SPG acount number though. Nothing else different inside the Platinum pack and no mention or explanation about "Preferred Planner."
Also, the expiration date was "valid through 02/04". Yippee!!
Can anyone shed any light on this for me? Lurker?
Thanks.
Inside was a Platinum card. The strange thing about the new card was while my old Platinum card (I qualified for PLT for the first time around May 2001) had our corporate GP # above my name, this new card had the designation "Preferred Planner" beneath my name, without any mention of our corporate number. Same SPG acount number though. Nothing else different inside the Platinum pack and no mention or explanation about "Preferred Planner."
Also, the expiration date was "valid through 02/04". Yippee!!
Can anyone shed any light on this for me? Lurker?
Thanks.
Jan 4, 2002, 7:10 pm
#2
Company Representative - Starwood
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Austin, Texas
Programs: Marriott Employee Level
Posts: 31,593
onedog, somewhere along the line you must have arranged a business meeting at one of our hotels and been nominated by the hotel as a Preferred Planner. Since you have achieved Platinum status, you are now a Platinum Preferred Planner. Pretty simple, really.
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Specialist, E-Communications Department
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Specialist, E-Communications Department
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
Jan 4, 2002, 8:15 pm
#3
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: San Francisco, CA USA // UA 1K 2 Million Miler, AA EXP 2MM, HH Diamond, SPG Plat // Easily found on SFO-ORDs
Posts: 2,726
What difference does it make to be "Platinum" vs. a "Platinum Planner"?
Jan 4, 2002, 8:20 pm
#4
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2000
Posts: 16,093
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by 1K-SFO:
What difference does it make to be "Platinum" vs. a "Platinum Planner"?</font>
What difference does it make to be "Platinum" vs. a "Platinum Planner"?</font>
Starwood Platinum Preferred Guest earns 3 starponts per 1 USD spent.
Starwood Platinum Preferred Planner earns 1 starpoint per 3 USD spent*.
*That is, if you are staying as a planner, not as individual guest. Yes, it sucks big time, that's why I have been diverting business to Marriott when it comes to meeting planning b/c SPP simply sucks.
Jan 5, 2002, 12:18 pm
#5
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Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Guava:
You are sure you really want to know? I'll tell you:
Starwood Platinum Preferred Guest earns 3 starponts per 1 USD spent.
Starwood Platinum Preferred Planner earns 1 starpoint per 3 USD spent*.
*That is, if you are staying as a planner, not as individual guest. Yes, it sucks big time, that's why I have been diverting business to Marriott when it comes to meeting planning b/c SPP simply sucks.</font>
You are sure you really want to know? I'll tell you:
Starwood Platinum Preferred Guest earns 3 starponts per 1 USD spent.
Starwood Platinum Preferred Planner earns 1 starpoint per 3 USD spent*.
*That is, if you are staying as a planner, not as individual guest. Yes, it sucks big time, that's why I have been diverting business to Marriott when it comes to meeting planning b/c SPP simply sucks.</font>
If that is so, I will try to make sure that I always stay as an individual guest. Not really an inducement for me to book events at a SPG property?At Marriott, as a planner, if I recall, you get your own full miles/points PLUS the points/miles for two of your guests. I organized an event at a Marriott and those 3x miles sure were nice.
Oct 9, 2011, 10:43 pm
#6
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: South Korea
Posts: 1,168
I didn't realize this, but my membership also says that I am a Platinum Preferred Planner. Not sure when this happened...
Question: Does anyone know whether Platinum planners get treated differently vs a regular platinum guest?
Question: Does anyone know whether Platinum planners get treated differently vs a regular platinum guest?
Oct 9, 2011, 11:43 pm
#7
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: SFO/RDU
Programs: United Hotcake Preferred
Posts: 531
You are sure you really want to know? I'll tell you:
Starwood Platinum Preferred Guest earns 3 starponts per 1 USD spent.
Starwood Platinum Preferred Planner earns 1 starpoint per 3 USD spent*.
*That is, if you are staying as a planner, not as individual guest. Yes, it sucks big time, that's why I have been diverting business to Marriott when it comes to meeting planning b/c SPP simply sucks.
Starwood Platinum Preferred Guest earns 3 starponts per 1 USD spent.
Starwood Platinum Preferred Planner earns 1 starpoint per 3 USD spent*.
*That is, if you are staying as a planner, not as individual guest. Yes, it sucks big time, that's why I have been diverting business to Marriott when it comes to meeting planning b/c SPP simply sucks.
If you're doing a catering only event with no room block, you'll get 0.3pts/dollar on the event spend plus the normal 3 pts/$ and whatever status bonus on your room.
If you have a room block, then you are personally earning 0.3pts/dollar on everything, which is almost invariably more points than you would earn from normal earning on your own room alone.
It's totally win-win.
Oct 9, 2011, 11:48 pm
#8
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: SFO/RDU
Programs: United Hotcake Preferred
Posts: 531
Not as a matter of practice. The only extras you get as a planner are in the form of concessions from the sales/catering manager if you have a big event.
Oct 10, 2011, 12:56 am
#9
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: South Korea
Posts: 1,168
Sounds to me like it is better to be a plat planner than a plat guest. for some reason i thought it would be the other way round... in which case I was ready to close the planner account!
Thanks for that Alpha. I shall hold onto the plat planner for now.
Thanks for that Alpha. I shall hold onto the plat planner for now.