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Originally Posted by jakpot
(Post 17001881)
Ouch same here.....Q4 all in Frankfurt.....a shutout on this promo! Gonna look around harder now....
On the non-participating list: Le Méridien Parkhotel Frankfurt Sheraton Frankfurt Airport Hotel and Conference Center Sheraton Frankfurt Congress Hotel The Westin Grand Frankfurt The list was so long, I thought initially it was the participating list. |
256 non-participating hotels, Reminded me of last year's end of the year promo. Was a high number too.
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Why oh why oh why does SPG continue allow their branded hotels to not participate in these promos? They should be either in or out, simple as that.
Three of my four upcoming stays during the promo period are at non participating hotels, I will 100% cancel and stay elsewhere, and also send an e-mail to the properties telling them why. Ridiculous. |
That is a LOOONG list of non-participating hotels and for many areas includes all the SPG hotels:td: When I first saw the link was to non-participating rather than participating I thought oh good, those not participating must be a small number...wow was I wrong.
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Why would a hotel which is doing just fine, take a hit to its bottom line by participating in a promotion which it doesn't need? Maybe frustrating, but the threat of a coupld of people jumping ship isn't going to seriously change anybody's bottom line and therefore anybody's position on the promotion. Note that this promotion deliberately requires a Thursday or Sunday stay so as to exclude road warriors who need to stay somewhere.
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Originally Posted by bzz100
(Post 17001112)
Wow, in the 10 years I have been an SPG Platinum member this is the first time I have ever seen a list that excludes every single SPG hotel in the South Bay area of Northern California.
Four Points San Jose Downtown - NOPE Sheraton San Jose - NOPE Sheraton Sunnyvale - NOPE Westin Palo Alto - NOPE Sheraton Palo Alto - NOPE W Silicon Valley - NOPE This is really surprising as I frequent both Sunnyvale and San Jose properties and they don't always seem to have a high occupancy rate. Oh well, after 100+ SPG stays this year I think I am going to try and max out on the Hyatt promo at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara (formerly Westin) and migrate over to the Hilton promo. Also on the list: Sheraton Pleasanton |
Absolutely crazy!! I have stays booked at the Westin Edina Galleria till the end of December and now its listed as a non participating property! They'll be getting an email from me this..
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Great promo. Moved my stay @ the W Hong Kong to points, and all of my stays in Bangkok to cash.
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Originally Posted by why fly
(Post 17001767)
well that was easy 2 SPG hotels cancelled :) sent an email to manager telling them they are not participating in promotion so i will stay at another hotel. :)
Originally Posted by starflyer
(Post 17002134)
So fire off a quick email to those hotels telling them you're not staying with them because of their non-participation in the promo. Maybe you can help change their behavior for the next promo.
Maybe this list is one Starwood Corporate should give a little extra attention to? |
Of the 20 hotels I visit most frequently, 14 are on the list. :(
Originally Posted by AJLondon
(Post 17001052)
And as a point of comparison, from what I can tell so far, Hyatt's 30k promo does not have even one property exclusion.
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If my stay is for the night of the December 18th, do I qualify for the promotion?
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Works well for me staying in New York. Better than the triple point promo last year with only a few New York hotels participating. And all my stays are Sunday through Friday in high cost hotels. Only thing that could make it better would be for quadruple points if a stay was for both Sunday and Thursday, but I will take it as is.
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Originally Posted by kiu92
(Post 17002882)
If my stay is for the night of the December 18th, do I qualify for the promotion?
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Wow, I'm totally striking out on this promo:
St. Regis Beijing Sheraton Taipei W Hollywood Not exactly cheap properties! Last quarter's promo wasn't useful to me either. I have 3 resort nights that will expire because I have no desire to stay at any listed properties. Time to start switching to points, or looking at alternate locations. |
Guess I'll be trying out the Hyatt as part of my hotel hopping to maintain Plat. Worthless promo with the exclusions.
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