Originally Posted by satori
Starwood offered a promotion Sep-Nov 2004 to many platinum level members of two free nights at any hotel category for staying 10 nights. The $2,500 I spent for the 20 nights effectively earned 80,000 bonus points. Lower elite members were offered a free night at a Cat 4 property for 5 nights.
But "many" people only found out about these promos via reading Flyertalk. I guess Hilton does the same thing though, because I've been Diamond for the past three years, and have never received any promos!