FAQ: New Benefit for SPG Members - Award & Cash + Points Nights Count Toward Status
Sep 30, 2011, 9:01 am
#136
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Europe/SEA
Programs: TK E+, Bonvoy LT Plat, Hilton Diamond, IHG Platinum, Dusit Gold
Posts: 1,714
Fake or real ? Lurkers please clarify
I am not against a new top tier if it can be achieved by stays or nights...
I am not against a new top tier if it can be achieved by stays or nights...
Sep 30, 2011, 9:17 am
#137
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: West Coast-Canada
Programs: Marriott-Lifetime Titanium
Posts: 55
Question for the Lurkers
I have a paid reservation for 12 nights in November. On the 6th night I have a 2 night award booking in Montreal, and I'm not planning on checking out of the Toronto Hotel. Will my award stay count as well??? Thanks
Sep 30, 2011, 9:31 am
#138
Company Representative - Starwood
Original Poster
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Austin, Texas
Programs: Marriott Employee Level
Posts: 31,593
I guess I'm wondering why it would not. 
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
Sep 30, 2011, 9:36 am
#139
Join Date: Jun 2007
Programs: CO-plat, SPG-plat
Posts: 1,655
I guess I'm wondering why it would not.
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
Sep 30, 2011, 9:44 am
#140
Join Date: Feb 2006
Programs: HH Silver, MR Plat Prem & LT Plat, Hyatt Plat,SPG Plat, Hertz PC, National EE, UA 1K
Posts: 3,407
Let me help unconfuse you.
Check in on Day 1. Check out on Day 13. On Day 6,7,8 Check in to a second hotel. Will credit be given for A-1 room for 12 nights and a second room for 2 nights, equal to 14 nights credit in 12 calendar nights, or B-only room 1 counts, and equals 12 nights total credit.
B is correct, but I guess we need to help out the Lurkers at times.
Sep 30, 2011, 9:45 am
#141
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: West Coast-Canada
Programs: Marriott-Lifetime Titanium
Posts: 55
I suspect the OP is inquiring whether he will receive credit for the two-night award stay that is concurrent with the 12-night paid stay (from which OP will not check out while on the 2-night award stay). If I recall correctly, SPG does not allow accruing night/stay credit at two different properties on the same night?
Sep 30, 2011, 9:46 am
#142
Company Representative - Starwood
Original Poster
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Austin, Texas
Programs: Marriott Employee Level
Posts: 31,593
Just answering in the context of the thread...I'm not a palm reader that can render an opinion on something that may or may not affect the final outcome.
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
Sep 30, 2011, 9:51 am
#143
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: India
Programs: Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, IHG Plat, HH Gold, Trident Plat, DL Diamond, AI Maharajah
Posts: 29,687
just make sure you inform spg that you are doing this....i have done something similar on a couple of occasions & they have both counted....
Sep 30, 2011, 11:40 am
#144
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 8
Is using this fact to bump status to Platinum a good idea?
What do people think about doing multiple free stays using points to bump up to Platinum status? Theoretically you could use 50,00 points on weekends at a category 1 hotel and get enough stays...
Sep 30, 2011, 11:57 am
#145
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Home
Posts: 1,910
Why? Ask yourself, are you only spending the points to get Plat for no reason other then to do it again? I travel enough where if I were down ~5 nights/stays I would do something to make sure I got Plat.
Sep 30, 2011, 12:03 pm
#146
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: NYC
Programs: AA LT PLT, SPG Gold
Posts: 2,564
That depends on whether it's worth it to you to burn 50k Starpoints to earn Platinum status...and you happen to have a Cat 1 hotel nearby (only about 20 total) and don't mind checking in 25 times over the course of the year...
Sep 30, 2011, 12:19 pm
#147
Company Representative - Starwood
Original Poster
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Austin, Texas
Programs: Marriott Employee Level
Posts: 31,593
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
Sep 30, 2011, 12:49 pm
#148
Moderator: American AAdvantage & Marriott Bonvoy
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: PHX
Programs: American ExPlat; Marriott/SPG Lifetime Plat; Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 8,116
Moderator Note
Not exactly. FT was contacted last night when this was first posted and informed that it was not true. Rather than let potentially inaccurate information of this magnitude spread like wildfire and create confusion, a decision was made (above the pay grade of the moderators) to temporarily delete the post and seek clarification from SPG.
SPG has now clarified that it is not true and the original post has been restored.
Most importantly at this stage, this tangent is not the topic of this thread. So the 'Onyx' speculation and conspiracy theory posts have been deleted. Let's please now return to the topic of award nights counting toward elite status.
If you have any further comments, questions or concerns about the 'Onyx' issue, please contact me via private message.
Thank you,
-AZ
Moderator
SPG has now clarified that it is not true and the original post has been restored.
Most importantly at this stage, this tangent is not the topic of this thread. So the 'Onyx' speculation and conspiracy theory posts have been deleted. Let's please now return to the topic of award nights counting toward elite status.
If you have any further comments, questions or concerns about the 'Onyx' issue, please contact me via private message.
Thank you,
-AZ
Moderator
Sep 30, 2011, 1:20 pm
#149
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Alberta, Canada
Programs: *wood gold, aeroplan
Posts: 60
Great news that C&P and award stays count for status accrual! ^
Sep 30, 2011, 4:32 pm
#150
Join Date: Sep 2011
Programs: spg; delta; marriott; AAA, hilton
Posts: 2
Finally! Hope whomever made that decision gets a HUGE bonus....Now, will they please honestly reward us PLATS with true SUITE upgrades?