Originally Posted by
C17PSGR
So ... do I understand I can scan the credit card receipt for meals and get points even at properties that don't give discounts? Where do I send them?
For example, I've had dinners in the past month at the LA Prime at the DTLA Westin and at the Nines at PDX that I didn't charge to a room. Neither of those are listed in the program as giving discounts.
Getting points and giving discounts are two different programs. Getting points at a Starwood hotel's restaurant, even when not staying, has long been a facet of the SPG program. It is going away in August when the loyalty programs are combined. The discounts were given through the SPG Cravings program. Starwood Lurker indicated that properties which gave these discounts will continue to be able to offer such discounts, if they so choose.