Topguest additional points for checkins [Update Jan 2014 - program has ended]
Oct 5, 2012 | 11:07 am
#1112
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 157
Oct 5, 2012 | 12:25 pm
#1113
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Nomadic
Programs: A Few Here, A Few There
Posts: 76
To those that have gotten shut down: just curious what your frequency/total time elapsed was before getting shut down. I've been checking in to both venues (same place) every weekday via the iphone 4sq app with no problems (so far).
Oct 5, 2012 | 12:51 pm
#1114
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 749
I had one account which only checked into PC-one time per day for 5 days a week.
Made it to 5,000 points before shutdown.
I'm starting to think they're just shutting down anyone who's earned over XX points. keeping the casual users who earn 200-500 total points across a couple programs in a month.
Made it to 5,000 points before shutdown.
I'm starting to think they're just shutting down anyone who's earned over XX points. keeping the casual users who earn 200-500 total points across a couple programs in a month.
Oct 5, 2012 | 3:17 pm
#1115
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: SFO, SJC
Programs: UA Gold, Hilton HHonors Gold, Marriott Gold, SPG Gold
Posts: 197
My account is still there but I stopped check ins for now, hoping that they don't close it during the clean up. Maybe I'll start again after I buy a smart phone but no more laptop check ins.
Oct 5, 2012 | 5:21 pm
#1117
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: DTW
Programs: DL, AA, UA
Posts: 65
Best I can figure, the only remotely suspicious thing I did on Foursquare is check-in at two eligible hotels in one day (over a year ago). If that's the new Topguest standard for cheating, it's going to catch people (like me) who attend large conventions that spread events between multiple hotels. (I was at Gen Con Indy.)
Anyway, Starwood is partnering directly with Foursquare as of today, which is an example of the real reason Topguest is doomed. Now that most of Foursquare's competitors are dead, there's very little reason for loyalty programs to bother with a middleman company.
Oct 5, 2012 | 6:56 pm
#1119
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: San Diego, CA
Programs: UA Silver/Marriott Gold/Hilton Gold
Posts: 540
It appears the Topguest account I was using for United was suspended, but the accounts that I have for PC and Hilton are still alive. Strange since they haven't been giving out United points for a long time.
Last edited by Majikow; Oct 5, 2012 at 6:56 pm Reason: clarification
Oct 7, 2012 | 8:14 am
#1120
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: LHR
Programs: DL DM 2MM, BA Bronze, Various Hotels
Posts: 10,188
I find this whole suspended account issue interesting. I've earned over 3k PC points in the year I've signed up and had no issues whatsoever....at least thus far...thankfully!
Oct 7, 2012 | 7:51 pm
#1123
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Texas
Programs: AA, HH Gold, PCR Platinum,US
Posts: 109
The auto things are dead for me, in person is still working for pc. No DT where I live, so I will take as many pc points as possible. Back to physically being on property. No warnings yet as I have taken over 13k pc points this year alone and 15k hh. Only got one warning when I was checking in too far from the property, but that has been it.
Oct 7, 2012 | 10:29 pm
#1124
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Times Square
Programs: SPG Gold, AAdvantage
Posts: 1,397
The auto things are dead for me, in person is still working for pc. No DT where I live, so I will take as many pc points as possible. Back to physically being on property. No warnings yet as I have taken over 13k pc points this year alone and 15k hh. Only got one warning when I was checking in too far from the property, but that has been it.
Oct 8, 2012 | 1:29 am
#1125
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 5,103
I wonder if the clamp down is related to SPG coming onboard?
http://blog.foursquare.com/2012/10/0...50-starpoints/
http://blog.foursquare.com/2012/10/0...50-starpoints/