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Mar 24, 2016, 12:17 pm

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Originally Posted by stimpy

For some of us it's less about the points and more about the in-hotel benefits. For that, Amex CTS/FHR covers MO and other brands with upgrades at time of booking and $300 per stay F&B & Spa credits. So it is effectively a very nice loyalty program. And we do get a few Amex MR points for our spend.

But back to Starwood, do we think Anbang will make their bid this weekend or wait til after Easter? Maybe Tuesday?

In addition to FHR, there's Virtuoso, FSPP, and a bunch of additional similar upper tier travel-agent based programs that are brand specific. Moreover, even though MO doesn't have a loyalty program, some similar upper tier chains do: Shangri La (Golden Circle), Peninsula, Raffles, Imperial Hotels (Tokyo and elsewhere), etc.