FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Best Cash Back sites for buying SPG Points OR booking SPG Hotels?

Jun 21, 2018, 1:57 pm

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craigthemif

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Originally Posted by TravelinSperry

Sadly, the exclusions make cash back almost worthless at Starwood. It won't pay out on Member SPG rates or AAA (or of course corp). Oftentimes these are the lowest rates. So it only works for standard prepaid. If that's what you're booking you can save 2% cb. I find myself rarely booking lowest prepaid and instead booking lowest SPG Member flexible which is not eligible for cb.

Yeah. Best Rate Guarantees also invalidate the cashback.

Ironically, that's probably a better policy than Hilton's in-your-face 1% for Honors members and a higher % for non-members.