Corporate Preferred/Preferred Plus Program [Master Thread]
Apr 18, 2006 | 11:04 am
#211
Company Representative - Starwood
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Austin, Texas
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Originally Posted by yosithezet
From what I can tell *wood has 3 different programs for companies:
Anyone know the quick and dirty difference between them? I can only find a link for the first one.
- Starwood Preferred Business
- Global Preference
- SET Preferred
Anyone know the quick and dirty difference between them? I can only find a link for the first one.
Sincerely,
William R. Sanders
Customer Service Coordinator
Starwood Preferred Services
[email protected]
Apr 18, 2006 | 12:21 pm
#212
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Thanks William. So basically you start off in Starwood Preferred Business and are invited to SET if your spending warrants it? Any way to go directly to SET? I find that we are asked to use clients' SET codes often when it would probably be better for us to get the same prices but be building a reputation of our own with *wood.
Apr 18, 2006 | 1:05 pm
#213
Company Representative - Starwood
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Austin, Texas
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Originally Posted by yosithezet
Thanks William. So basically you start off in Starwood Preferred Business and are invited to SET if your spending warrants it? Any way to go directly to SET? I find that we are asked to use clients' SET codes often when it would probably be better for us to get the same prices but be building a reputation of our own with *wood.
If you want to inquire about starting off with a SET rate, then you can call the Customer Contact Center and ask to be transferred to that department.
Sincerely,
William R. Sanders
Customer Service Coordinator
Starwood Preferred Services
[email protected]
Apr 18, 2006 | 2:22 pm
#214
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Austin, Texas
Posts: 380
Originally Posted by Starwood Lurker
Picture Global Preference as Fortune 500 companies. SET Preferred is everyone else above Starwood Preferred Business, but below Global Preference.
Sincerely,
William R. Sanders
Customer Service Coordinator
Starwood Preferred Services
[email protected]
Sincerely,
William R. Sanders
Customer Service Coordinator
Starwood Preferred Services
[email protected]
For example, if I log onto spg.com, and it says
ExtraInRedShirt
Member Number: 999999999
Super-Duper Preferred Guest
Starpoints:20004920
3 more stays to Titanium
Member Number: 999999999
Super-Duper Preferred Guest
Starpoints:20004920
3 more stays to Titanium
Apr 18, 2006 | 2:42 pm
#215
Company Representative - Starwood
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Austin, Texas
Programs: Marriott Employee Level
Posts: 31,593
Originally Posted by ExtraInRedShirt
Any way for a user to tell which one they belong to? Big companies = hard to find info.
For example, if I log onto spg.com, and it says
Does that tell me which group I fall in?
For example, if I log onto spg.com, and it says
Does that tell me which group I fall in?
The only way I would know is if you were to call and make a reservation giving me your SET account number (or if it populated automatically). It would have a GP next to the company name if it was a Global Preference account and an SP next to the company name if it was a SET Preference account.
Or, you could just name the company and someone at the Customer Contact Center could pull it up to see which they were.
Sincerely,
William R. Sanders
Customer Service Coordinator
Starwood Preferred Services
[email protected]
Apr 24, 2006 | 12:36 am
#216
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: BOS
Posts: 248
Originally Posted by ghurty
I did not see this anywhere so here is this:
This is a quote from a diffrent forum:
""Ameritrade Apex clients only! Step up to elite Gold treatment with the Starwood Preferred Guest program.
Join SPG for Preferred Plus status. Get room upgrades, 4 p.m. checkouts, free newspapers and more. Hit Gold status with only five stays to earn 50% more StarpointsSM per visit toward hotel stays or even air miles."
New Members - If you're new to Starwood Preferred Guest, simply click to gain your special Preferred Plus status.
Existing Members - If you are already enrolled in Starwood Preferred Guest, please call 1-888-625-4988 and select option 3 to upgrade to Preferred Plus. Mention Promotion Code AP1 here
You do not need to be an apex member to do this! Just use the code.. A friend of mine tried it already "
Enjoy
This is a quote from a diffrent forum:
""Ameritrade Apex clients only! Step up to elite Gold treatment with the Starwood Preferred Guest program.
Join SPG for Preferred Plus status. Get room upgrades, 4 p.m. checkouts, free newspapers and more. Hit Gold status with only five stays to earn 50% more StarpointsSM per visit toward hotel stays or even air miles."
New Members - If you're new to Starwood Preferred Guest, simply click to gain your special Preferred Plus status.
Existing Members - If you are already enrolled in Starwood Preferred Guest, please call 1-888-625-4988 and select option 3 to upgrade to Preferred Plus. Mention Promotion Code AP1 here
You do not need to be an apex member to do this! Just use the code.. A friend of mine tried it already "
Enjoy
Thanks
Jul 1, 2006 | 5:16 am
#218
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Corporate Preferred should be the equivalent of Preferred Plus which is basically Gold without the 50% bonus on SPG points earned via in-hotel spend.
Jul 1, 2006 | 10:48 am
#220
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: SFO
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I am wondering the same about what's the membership level for Corporate Preferred account as well. I got the account some years back and don't have any detail any more.
From the back of the card, it stated some benifits of:
o True Redemption, including free nights without restrictions
o 2 Startpoints per elibible US dollar spent
o upgrade to a Preferred Room at check-in
o 4:00PM late check-out (excludes some resorts)
o Complimentary weekday newspaper
Seems it is very close to Gold membership, except less points per dolloar spent?
Have anyone got upgrade with Corporate Preferred account? I have not experienced any but I have only limited number of SPG stays so far.
From the back of the card, it stated some benifits of:
o True Redemption, including free nights without restrictions
o 2 Startpoints per elibible US dollar spent
o upgrade to a Preferred Room at check-in
o 4:00PM late check-out (excludes some resorts)
o Complimentary weekday newspaper
Seems it is very close to Gold membership, except less points per dolloar spent?
Have anyone got upgrade with Corporate Preferred account? I have not experienced any but I have only limited number of SPG stays so far.
Jul 1, 2006 | 3:45 pm
#221
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: ORD
Posts: 837
Hi Wendy, I have been upgraded and a fantastic one at that. I had a "free" room booked for my family of 4 at the Sheraton Maui. I assumed we would be stuck in the back of the hotel. They upgraded us to an oceanfront Ohana(family) suite. Sweet! Another time, I was at a Sheraton in Providence R.I. - not an upgrade, but there was a letter welcoming me as a corporate preferrred member along with a tray of water, cookies and fruit(complementary). These 2 events caused me to think that this corporate preferred status might have some weight over regular preferred.
Jul 1, 2006 | 5:43 pm
#222
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: SFO
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Thanks for the great info. Most of my stays are with Hilton, but some up coming trips are in places have limited Hilton choices so I am looking into SPG and Marriot chains for alternatives. This is good to know Corporate Preferred status may help.
Jul 5, 2006 | 9:56 am
#223
Join Date: Oct 2002
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Preferred Business Guest
My other half's SPG status had changed from Platinum to something called Preferred Business Guest today. What exactly does that mean? I have never heard of Preferred Business Guest level. Is that the same as Platinum? The colours on the spg page remained the same as the colours for Platinum guest.
Jul 5, 2006 | 10:00 am
#224
Company Representative - Starwood
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Austin, Texas
Programs: Marriott Employee Level
Posts: 31,593
Originally Posted by asnovici
My other half's SPG status had changed from Platinum to something called Preferred Business Guest today. What exactly does that mean? I have never heard of Preferred Business Guest level. Is that the same as Platinum? The colours on the spg page remained the same as the colours for Platinum guest.
Sincerely,
William R. Sanders
Customer Service Coordinator
Starwood Preferred Services
[email protected]