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Old Dec 18, 2015, 10:22 pm
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Not sure what's the concept about, but looks like a cooking show.
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Old Dec 19, 2015, 12:06 am
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Not sure what's the concept about, but looks like a cooking show.
It looks like a lot more than that to me, but we'll have to see.
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Old Mar 10, 2016, 12:15 am
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Looks like the previous SPG Restaurants & Bars is now SPG Cravings.
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Old Sep 15, 2016, 1:43 pm
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I just received my Platinum card for next year (I re-qualified for 2017/18 Plat a few days before hitting Lifetime Plat, so I guess this card is redundant since my Lifetime one will be arriving at some point). The little brochure it came with mentioned SPG Cravings, which I hadn't heard about before. I checked out the link and it said there are 0 restaurants near where I live, Vancouver, BC. Curious if anyone has made use of this program (and where) and what your impressions were.

PS and off-topic: Is it just me or is the packaging for Plat cards getting more basic every year? The envelope it came is is so small, I almost thought it was junk mail and missed it.
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Old Sep 15, 2016, 9:46 pm
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I just received my Platinum card for next year (I re-qualified for 2017/18 Plat a few days before hitting Lifetime Plat, so I guess this card is redundant since my Lifetime one will be arriving at some point). The little brochure it came with mentioned SPG Cravings, which I hadn't heard about before. I checked out the link and it said there are 0 restaurants near where I live, Vancouver, BC. Curious if anyone has made use of this program (and where) and what your impressions were.

PS and off-topic: Is it just me or is the packaging for Plat cards getting more basic every year? The envelope it came is is so small, I almost thought it was junk mail and missed it.
It's just a rebranding exercise.

Previously it was called SPG Restaurants & Bars, now it's called SPG Cravings. The restaurants & bars are basically the eateries/bars inside the Starwood hotels, so if there's no Starwood property near your location, then it would be zero.
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Old Sep 15, 2016, 9:53 pm
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The restaurants & bars are basically the eateries/bars inside the Starwood hotels, so if there's no Starwood property near your location, then it would be zero.
There are three properties in downtown Vancouver, and another five in the general area. It just appears that none of them participate.
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Old Sep 16, 2016, 1:03 am
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It is an obscure promo. Good luck finding a waiter/waitress who knows how to process it even if the restaurant does participate.
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Old Sep 16, 2016, 10:43 am
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Originally Posted by lcpteck
It's just a rebranding exercise.

Previously it was called SPG Restaurants & Bars, now it's called SPG Cravings. The restaurants & bars are basically the eateries/bars inside the Starwood hotels, so if there's no Starwood property near your location, then it would be zero.
Interesting. There are three major Starwoods within walking distance of my place (Sheraton Wall Centre, Westin Grand, and Westin Bayshore) and it seems that none participate. What's the point of having a program when seemingly so few properties actually participate? The Plat brochure reads: "Earn Starpoints and save up to 30% when you dine at any of the more than 1,500 restaurants located within Starwood hotels and resorts worldwide - even when you're not staying with us. Make life delicious: spg.com/cravings." I'm curious where these 1,500 restaurants are located because I've never encountered one (that I know of) and I can't seem to find a list anywhere online. Lurkers?
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Old Sep 16, 2016, 12:21 pm
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Originally Posted by tjk1976
...I'm curious where these 1,500 restaurants are located because I've never encountered one (that I know of) and I can't seem to find a list anywhere online. Lurkers?
I found this link in the url provided in the first post. It should help you discover where these more than 1,500 participating restaurants are.

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Old Sep 18, 2016, 4:04 pm
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It should help you discover where these more than 1,500 participating restaurants are.
It should, but it doesn't do it very well. The search function is terrible. You cannot search by state/province using the "location" search. You have to use the non-obvious "FIND ALL" link to bring up the better (but still poor) search interface.
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Old Sep 20, 2016, 1:11 pm
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Originally Posted by mahasamatman
It should, but it doesn't do it very well. The search function is terrible. You cannot search by state/province using the "location" search. You have to use the non-obvious "FIND ALL" link to bring up the better (but still poor) search interface.
Agreed. Why bother promoting a program that is so poorly executed? I live in a city that has nine Starwood hotels in its metropolitan area and "0 Restaurant Near Vancouver" comes up when I go to the search page.
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Old Sep 20, 2016, 7:50 pm
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Originally Posted by tjk1976
"0 Restaurant Near Vancouver" comes up when I go to the search page.
After some work, I found the only participating BC property is Whistler.
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Old Sep 21, 2016, 11:29 am
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Originally Posted by mahasamatman
After some work, I found the only participating BC property is Whistler.
Thanks for this, good to know. It just goes to show how much the search function sucks since I was unable to glean this basic information after spending several minutes on the site. Whistler is "near" enough to Vancouver that it should show up on searches automatically.
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Old Oct 22, 2016, 9:09 am
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This is often likely to fail as I've tried around the world and wait staff usually doesn't know about it.

A recent refusal to apply the 10% discount at Plum & Spilt Milk at the Great Northern.
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Old Oct 22, 2016, 11:10 am
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This is often likely to fail as I've tried around the world and wait staff usually doesn't know about it.

A recent refusal to apply the 10% discount at Plum & Spilt Milk at the Great Northern.
Did you show them the website saying there's a 10% discount?
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