Oct 2, 2013, 6:39 am
SPG Moments [Master Thread]
Jul 28, 2016, 12:56 pm
#766
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 1,114
How much do race day tickets go for usually?
I also wondered which stands they sell tickets to. It's vague.
Aug 30, 2016, 6:59 pm
#767
Join Date: May 2000
Location: HH Gold, Marriott Gold, PC Plat, Emirates Silver
Posts: 2,679
Any reviews of the suite at the US Open yet? I believe it is a different one than last year.
Sep 13, 2016, 1:17 pm
#768
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: NYC,MIA,XFL
Programs: AA EXP, B6 Mosaic, DL PM
Posts: 863
NY Rangers
Any idea when NHL games will go on sale?
Sep 15, 2016, 6:33 pm
#769
Join Date: May 2011
Location: California
Programs: UA 1K, SPG Plt, Marriott Gold, National Exec
Posts: 45
Went to the Carrie Underwood concert last night in the SPG Suite at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Everything was top notch and the suite is amazing...I would recommend it to everyone! Thanks SPG!
Sep 20, 2016, 7:16 am
#770
Join Date: May 2006
Location: New York
Programs: SPG Platinum, AA 2.0 MM, DL Plat, Hertz Plat, LY Gold
Posts: 1,602
Sep 21, 2016, 2:10 pm
#771
Join Date: Mar 2015
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, SPG Plat, UA GS
Posts: 238
LA Kings regular season games increased from 15K to 35K and Lakers/Clippers from 35K to 45K.
Looks like it is not a valuable redemption option for me anymore as I would rather pay cash (at least for sports events).
Sep 21, 2016, 5:44 pm
#772
Join Date: Jul 2001
Posts: 45
Cubs NLDS
Cubs NLDS was posted today. 45000 points for most seats but not too bad considering what the good tickets are going for on Stubhub.
Last edited by BigD420; Sep 21, 2016 at 6:00 pm
Sep 21, 2016, 6:09 pm
#773
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: NYC,MIA,XFL
Programs: AA EXP, B6 Mosaic, DL PM
Posts: 863
A whole bunch of events just got released. However, very disappointed with the redemption rate for all of the Staples events.
LA Kings regular season games increased from 15K to 35K and Lakers/Clippers from 35K to 45K.
Looks like it is not a valuable redemption option for me anymore as I would rather pay cash (at least for sports events).
LA Kings regular season games increased from 15K to 35K and Lakers/Clippers from 35K to 45K.
Looks like it is not a valuable redemption option for me anymore as I would rather pay cash (at least for sports events).
I can't justify spending 55k for regular season.
Sep 22, 2016, 3:30 am
#774
Join Date: Nov 2008
Programs: SPG-Plat, Hilton-Diamond, Club Carlson-Silver, Cathay-Diamond, Virgin-Gold
Posts: 2,183
When Moments first launched it was with the drive by Starwood to provide amazing events but not to over charge or try to totally maximise points useage, more to add something else that would tempt people to stay and collect spg points. Now however it does feel much more like they are trying to charge the very top rate they can for points, there are still some bargains out there when they do auctions that few people bid on but generally it is far less appealing than it once used to be!
A bit like a few other SPG programs, start great then goes down hill and looses value, although Marriott soon so no doubt only the tip of the iceberg!
A bit like a few other SPG programs, start great then goes down hill and looses value, although Marriott soon so no doubt only the tip of the iceberg!
Oct 2, 2016, 7:17 am
#775
Join Date: Jul 2001
Posts: 1,752
Delete.
Last edited by yanxfann; Oct 22, 2016 at 9:44 am
Oct 4, 2016, 8:24 am
#776
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: MCI
Programs: AA Gold 1MM, AS MVP, UA Silver, WN A-List, Marriott LT Titanium, HH Diamond
Posts: 52,575
Speculation....World Series tix? 100,000 each? 200,000? Higher? Would you trade an entire Marriott Travel Package (or two...) for a Cubs World Series ticket?
Last year's Wrigley WS listings on Stubhub were solidly above $5k (with many seats far higher), so I'm thinking YES a lot of people would.
Oct 4, 2016, 1:36 pm
#777
Join Date: Feb 2002
Programs: Hilton Diamond
Posts: 177
Damn. I didn't in a million years expect they'd have postseason for points.
Speculation....World Series tix? 100,000 each? 200,000? Higher? Would you trade an entire Marriott Travel Package (or two...) for a Cubs World Series ticket?
Last year's Wrigley WS listings on Stubhub were solidly above $5k (with many seats far higher), so I'm thinking YES a lot of people would.
Speculation....World Series tix? 100,000 each? 200,000? Higher? Would you trade an entire Marriott Travel Package (or two...) for a Cubs World Series ticket?
Last year's Wrigley WS listings on Stubhub were solidly above $5k (with many seats far higher), so I'm thinking YES a lot of people would.
All of them are auction style.
Oct 9, 2016, 12:26 pm
#779
Suspended
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Watchlisted by the prejudiced, en route to purgatory
Programs: Just Say No to Fleecing and Blacklisting
Posts: 102,095
The big point price auctions have made this SPG Moments a game mostly for the "manufactured spend" and credit card-churning ultra-gamers when it comes to the high value opportunities in cash terms. And the mutability of Marriott and SPG points is a dream scenario for that ultra-gamer crowd.
Last edited by GUWonder; Oct 10, 2016 at 5:11 am
Nov 2, 2016, 3:01 pm
#780
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Teaneck, NJ
Programs: SPG Gold, HHonors Gold, IHG Platinum, Marriott Silver
Posts: 699