Does booking a package through Travelocity or Expedia negate all SPG GLD benefits?

I'm contemplating a trip and bookign it via expedia. Need some airline miles and *points woudl be nice too.

Hence, trying to find out how a pakcage tranacation would be treated by *wood . (Have a choice to pay up in the package to stay at a *wood property) Just wondering if it's worth it.

Also, anyone know if this will count as a stay for the SPG Amex bonus points? Just opened an AMEX *wood.