<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by ender83:
This is definitely serious stuff. I don't have a huge problem with it as long as SPG.com is competitive in their rates. However, I just booked a room through Orbitz that was ~$40 cheaper than it was on SPG.com. If this continues to be the case, there are going to be problems (and I am going to be a lot less loyal to Starwood).</font>

How can you be any less loyal than you already are?
Using Hotwire and Priceline shows zero loyalty to Starwood. You don't know what hotel you're staying at until after you've paid for it. If you are staying at a Starwood hotel all it means is that you got lucky.
[This message has been edited by Rolling Stone to fix a dumb mistake typed in the heat of the moment.]
[This message has been edited by Rolling Stone (edited 08-26-2003).]