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Starwood | Starwood Preferred Guest
Oct 25, 15, 12:13 am
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PHX area hotels
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Would definitely recommend Aloft PHX airport. ...
Would definitely recommend Aloft PHX airport. Staff is great. They also have a shuttle that will take you within 3 miles of the hotel. The Sheraton downtown PHX is my second choice. Nice rooms. ...
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Other Hotel Chains
Oct 18, 15, 9:15 pm
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Kimpton secret password thread
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163,310
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ldsant
Nothing special offered/provided at Hotel Monaco...
Nothing special offered/provided at Hotel Monaco Seattle. I love the staff here but I am thinking something must have been going on because I didn't get a nice room nor any amenity. The thing is,...
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Hyatt | World of Hyatt
Oct 6, 15, 10:25 pm
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Why I'm quitting Hyatt
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ldsant
This post has to be a joke. Last year I spent...
This post has to be a joke. Last year I spent 300+ nights at a hotel - this year so far 290+. In other words I stay at hotels a lot. Breakfast is always a really nice perk but I rarely use the...
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Starwood | Starwood Preferred Guest
Sep 30, 15, 9:55 am
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28 Sep : Targeted, by email : Exclusive Bonus Offer - Up to 12k Bonus Points
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ldsant
Lifetime Plat and over 100 nights this year. ...
Lifetime Plat and over 100 nights this year. Nothing. I am beginning to believe that this whole loyalty thing with Starwood is definitely a one-way street. Customer service has severely gone...
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Starwood | Starwood Preferred Guest
Sep 27, 15, 6:21 pm
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DCA I've Requallified Hyatt Diamond Why Should I SPG When Reviews in SPG App Rubbish!
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ldsant
Just continue staying at Hyatt when you visit DC....
Just continue staying at Hyatt when you visit DC. Problem solved.
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Hyatt | World of Hyatt
Sep 11, 15, 11:02 pm
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Grand Hyatt - New York City - Surveillance Video
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ldsant
As an FYI - the small icon with the yield sign...
As an FYI - the small icon with the yield sign and ! (in the corner) can be clicked on and will bring up a text box enabling you to alert the moderator(s) that there is something wrong with the post....
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Hyatt | World of Hyatt
Sep 10, 15, 10:25 pm
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Grand Hyatt - New York City - Surveillance Video
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Sorry - these days when I tweet or share...
Sorry - these days when I tweet or share something I'm used to people using google (google.com) when they are looking for more details.
Curious why it appears so many people on FT these days go...
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Hyatt | World of Hyatt
Sep 10, 15, 7:52 pm
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Grand Hyatt - New York City - Surveillance Video
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Grand Hyatt - New York City - Surveillance Video
Thought it was interesting that on tonight's NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, the story about the gentleman who used to play tennis and was waiting for a car to the US Open and was wrongly...
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CommunityBuzz
Sep 8, 15, 8:02 pm
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SFO Farewell to Jeff Smisek DO-Friday Sept, 11 [details in first post]
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ldsant
Please mark me as a tentative.
Please mark me as a tentative.
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South America
Sep 6, 15, 7:23 pm
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South America itinerary - comments/recommendations gratefully received
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ldsant
You're asking for advice here so mine would be to...
You're asking for advice here so mine would be to seriously cut back and relax. There are so many gems that you'll want to visit/explore that travelling should be more than a "tick box." Relax and...
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South America
Sep 6, 15, 7:18 pm
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Hotels in Galapagos
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ldsant
Was there last year. Amazing. Best piece of...
Was there last year. Amazing. Best piece of advice I can give is book your trip to the Galapagos once you are in Ecuador. I was travelling solo and booked day trips each day to different islands. ...
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South America
Sep 6, 15, 7:15 pm
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Volunteering in Ecuador
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ldsant
Spent 3 months in Ecuador last year. There is a...
Spent 3 months in Ecuador last year. There is a wonderful CLOUD forest that accepts volunteers. There were quite a number of students doing work there and receiving college credit. If you are from...
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Starwood | Starwood Preferred Guest
Sep 6, 15, 7:10 pm
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SPG Travelogue on TV in Room
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804
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ldsant
SPG Travelogue on TV in Room
This is more of a compliment/observation. The room at the Sheraton Suite in Tucson has an ongoing loop of information re: *wood properties and *wood Moments. I am loving the guy who does the "Day...
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Starwood | Starwood Preferred Guest
Aug 24, 15, 4:31 pm
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Announcing our richest SPG Sheraton promotion ever, SPG Sheraton Free Weekends
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ldsant
Received all 3 nights. Now to figure out where...
Received all 3 nights. Now to figure out where to use them! Nice promo; thanks SPG!
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Starwood | Starwood Preferred Guest
Aug 23, 15, 12:22 am
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Discussion: SPG Lifetime™ Gold and SPG Lifetime™ Platinum status
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ldsant
Made Lifetime Platinum this week. Not sure why I...
Made Lifetime Platinum this week. Not sure why I thought SPG would offer something special but it was a bit of a letdown that after all of this loyalty (10 years, 700 nights) I received an email...
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Starwood | Starwood Preferred Guest
Aug 21, 15, 11:40 pm
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SPG customer support hung up my call
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ldsant
I'm in agreement with this (always asked for...
I'm in agreement with this (always asked for proof of payment or a credit card and an ID).
Working with customer service agents, I can say that if somebody did actually hang up on you it would be...
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Starwood | Starwood Preferred Guest
Aug 20, 15, 9:11 pm
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Rewarding a great SPG employee
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2,463
Posted By
ldsant
I spend over 300+ nights in a hotel during the...
I spend over 300+ nights in a hotel during the last 4 years. I tend to get to know the staff and like showing my appreciation to feeling as though I have a home away from home. So a personal note a...
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Hyatt | World of Hyatt
Aug 19, 15, 10:51 pm
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Hyatt Platinum status is CRAP
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ldsant
This kind of post seems to come up every so...
This kind of post seems to come up every so often. What I have contended is - if you are unhappy with a program then why not just LEAVE? Don't give the company your business, don't give them a...
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Starwood | Starwood Preferred Guest
Aug 19, 15, 10:43 pm
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Goodwill Starpoints for my time?
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4,183
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ldsant
Wow - talk about expecting something for when...
Wow - talk about expecting something for when nothing really happened. You are looking to book for a night in October (so you didn't miss a deadline; didn't book and then find out you didn't have a...
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Starwood | Starwood Preferred Guest
Aug 19, 15, 10:32 pm
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Rewarding a great SPG employee
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2,463
Posted By
ldsant
Amazes me how when people say they do something...
Amazes me how when people say they do something nice for the staff others get cynical. I usually write a personal note to the employee with a small token of my appreciation (dependent on how well I...
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Starwood | Starwood Preferred Guest
Aug 6, 15, 8:27 pm
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If a W hotel you've a reservation at ,doesn't reply to email after 4 days,then what?
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ldsant
This whole thread shows me that we, as a society,...
This whole thread shows me that we, as a society, have become so disconnected in so many ways. No offense to the OP, but I would have, as others have stated, picked up the phone and called. As far...
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Other Hotel Chains
Jul 28, 15, 11:52 pm
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Kimpton last minute booking...to overbooked hotel already walking guests
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2,089
Posted By
ldsant
if you are an IC - look at your account and the...
if you are an IC - look at your account and the email for the CEO is provided as one of your benefits.
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Other Hotel Chains
Jul 27, 15, 12:17 am
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Kimpton losing more hotels in San Francisco
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10,030
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ldsant
Wow - this is really too bad to learn. The...
Wow - this is really too bad to learn. The Triton does need to be out of the Kimpton portfolio imo. Looks like the best choice in SF will now be the Palomar. Hope they aren't cutting any staff at...
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United Airlines | MileagePlus
Jul 26, 15, 11:52 pm
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PHX-LAX SkyWest CR2's only??
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4,860
Posted By
ldsant
You could always accept one of the people who are...
You could always accept one of the people who are posting on craigslist offering to drive you. I take the shuttle bus from Tuscon-Phoenix when I want to fly somewhere. Usually fly WN these days...
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South America
Jul 26, 15, 12:01 am
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38
Colombia dental tourism
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49,394
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ldsant
Gosh - this thread has taught me a lot! I had...
Gosh - this thread has taught me a lot! I had to pay over $900 just to have a deep cleaning and X-rays! I'm thinking that my "medical tourism" route could just be to Canada based on what drvann...
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