[PROMO] SPG Better by the Night (through April 8, 2012)
Jan 12, 2012, 10:17 am
#61
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Thanks William, I hadn't seen that bit. I only asked because all the other promos seemed to send an email.
Now I just need to find a reason to stay more than one night at a participating property. Most of my stays coming up are at airport hotels which are of course one nighters.
Now I just need to find a reason to stay more than one night at a participating property. Most of my stays coming up are at airport hotels which are of course one nighters.
Jan 12, 2012, 11:31 am
#62
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: FRA
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"Consecutive" Nights
William,
I booked a 3-night stay before this promotion was announced. I was hoping to do the majority of the stay cash and points, but the option was not initially available and there was a pretty low prepaid rate. What I ended up with is the following as cash and points inventory was loaded later: N1=Cash, N2=C&P, N3=Cash. So I have a 3 night stay, with two of the nights cash. I assume I am out of luck, but hoping I can get something...
I booked a 3-night stay before this promotion was announced. I was hoping to do the majority of the stay cash and points, but the option was not initially available and there was a pretty low prepaid rate. What I ended up with is the following as cash and points inventory was loaded later: N1=Cash, N2=C&P, N3=Cash. So I have a 3 night stay, with two of the nights cash. I assume I am out of luck, but hoping I can get something...
Jan 12, 2012, 12:09 pm
#63
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i just have a single 4 night stay outside of asia this quarter & the property i'm staying at is not participating....for the first time since i joined spg i won't get anything out of the quarterly promo....
Jan 12, 2012, 12:13 pm
#64
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Are you talking about the Two Days of Happy FB contest?
https://www.facebook.com/SPG?sk=app_228349320573836
(vote for me! vote for me!
)
Or is there a promotion as well?
The FB contest is only open for residents of certain countries.
Not to be confused with http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/starw...n-2-fwn-2.html
https://www.facebook.com/SPG?sk=app_228349320573836
(vote for me! vote for me!
)Or is there a promotion as well?
The FB contest is only open for residents of certain countries.
Not to be confused with http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/starw...n-2-fwn-2.html
Jan 12, 2012, 12:35 pm
#65
Company Representative - Starwood
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William,
I booked a 3-night stay before this promotion was announced. I was hoping to do the majority of the stay cash and points, but the option was not initially available and there was a pretty low prepaid rate. What I ended up with is the following as cash and points inventory was loaded later: N1=Cash, N2=C&P, N3=Cash. So I have a 3 night stay, with two of the nights cash. I assume I am out of luck, but hoping I can get something...
I booked a 3-night stay before this promotion was announced. I was hoping to do the majority of the stay cash and points, but the option was not initially available and there was a pretty low prepaid rate. What I ended up with is the following as cash and points inventory was loaded later: N1=Cash, N2=C&P, N3=Cash. So I have a 3 night stay, with two of the nights cash. I assume I am out of luck, but hoping I can get something...
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
Jan 12, 2012, 1:32 pm
#66
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the math on this promo vs hotel hopping for Plats
Is it smarter to book two one night stays at LAX (say westin and then sheraton gateway) and get the 2 stays in or is it better to stay at one property and get one stay/two nights and double promotion? I should be able to make ten stays this year but not 25 as Spg won't status match my Diamond status so I'm sticking with Hyatt this year.
As a Plat:
Hotel-hopping, you get the 500-point Plat welcome amenity on every night (unless you choose something else). Staying in one hotel, you get the double points (but not on your plat bonus) if it's two nights, triple points if it's three nights.
Ok, so the math: Your rate has to be over $250/night for you to come out with more points from this promo staying two nights at the same hotel, instead of hotel hopping and staying only one night at each hotel. Your rate has to be over $125/night for you to come out with more points from this promo staying three nights at the same hotel, instead of hotel hopping and staying only one night at each hotel.
So if you're budget conscious, yet want to earn maximum points, and are somewhere where there's choice of SPG properties with decent rates (below $250), and you only need two nights, ignore this promo and hotel hop if you don't mind doing that. You'll come ahead!
At three nights, it may get more even, assuming you're not staying for way under $125/night. (But it still depends if you're planning to requalify on points or stays, of course. If the latter, be happy that you don't lose much still on 3 nights by hopping instead of using this promo.)
It's only on stays that are longer (or more expensive) that the promo clearly trumps the 500 point welcome amenity (per night, if you hopped).
(Obviously, there are places where you can't hop, and also for many people convenience may trump earning the max SPG points. In those cases, though, the math presumably doesn't matter.)
But I am amazed at how bad a deal this promo is for someone who is Plat and only needs two to three nights in inexpensive places and has the option of hotel hopping (and doesn't mind it).
Jan 12, 2012, 2:08 pm
#67
Formerly known as kkr
Join Date: Oct 2011
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The math is more obvious if you're Plat than if you're Gold.
As a Plat:
Hotel-hopping, you get the 500-point Plat welcome amenity on every night (unless you choose something else). Staying in one hotel, you get the double points (but not on your plat bonus) if it's two nights, triple points if it's three nights.
Ok, so the math: Your rate has to be over $250/night for you to come out with more points from this promo staying two nights at the same hotel, instead of hotel hopping and staying only one night at each hotel. Your rate has to be over $125/night for you to come out with more points from this promo staying three nights at the same hotel, instead of hotel hopping and staying only one night at each hotel.
So if you're budget conscious, yet want to earn maximum points, and are somewhere where there's choice of SPG properties with decent rates (below $250), and you only need two nights, ignore this promo and hotel hop if you don't mind doing that. You'll come ahead!
At three nights, it may get more even, assuming you're not staying for way under $125/night. (But it still depends if you're planning to requalify on points or stays, of course. If the latter, be happy that you don't lose much still on 3 nights by hopping instead of using this promo.)
It's only on stays that are longer (or more expensive) that the promo clearly trumps the 500 point welcome amenity (per night, if you hopped).
(Obviously, there are places where you can't hop, and also for many people convenience may trump earning the max SPG points. In those cases, though, the math presumably doesn't matter.)
But I am amazed at how bad a deal this promo is for someone who is Plat and only needs two to three nights in inexpensive places and has the option of hotel hopping (and doesn't mind it).
As a Plat:
Hotel-hopping, you get the 500-point Plat welcome amenity on every night (unless you choose something else). Staying in one hotel, you get the double points (but not on your plat bonus) if it's two nights, triple points if it's three nights.
Ok, so the math: Your rate has to be over $250/night for you to come out with more points from this promo staying two nights at the same hotel, instead of hotel hopping and staying only one night at each hotel. Your rate has to be over $125/night for you to come out with more points from this promo staying three nights at the same hotel, instead of hotel hopping and staying only one night at each hotel.
So if you're budget conscious, yet want to earn maximum points, and are somewhere where there's choice of SPG properties with decent rates (below $250), and you only need two nights, ignore this promo and hotel hop if you don't mind doing that. You'll come ahead!
At three nights, it may get more even, assuming you're not staying for way under $125/night. (But it still depends if you're planning to requalify on points or stays, of course. If the latter, be happy that you don't lose much still on 3 nights by hopping instead of using this promo.)
It's only on stays that are longer (or more expensive) that the promo clearly trumps the 500 point welcome amenity (per night, if you hopped).
(Obviously, there are places where you can't hop, and also for many people convenience may trump earning the max SPG points. In those cases, though, the math presumably doesn't matter.)
But I am amazed at how bad a deal this promo is for someone who is Plat and only needs two to three nights in inexpensive places and has the option of hotel hopping (and doesn't mind it).
3 nights at the same hotel as a Plat with the option gives you 500 Plat amenity + 1000 Make a Green Choice points which comes out to 1500 bonus points AND the triple points for the rate.
Jan 12, 2012, 4:01 pm
#68
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While the Plat amenity is program-wide (tho, as I neglected to factor into my analysis, it's 500 at some brands but less at others, so my math only works at those brands where it's 500, obviously, while this promo works at all brands minus the big list of excluded properties
).
Jan 14, 2012, 4:11 pm
#69
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 56
Yokohma
It's all going to depend upon how the hotel posts the stay, so I'm not able to confirm whether you'll get Double Starpoints or nothing at all. If you don't get anything at all, you can always call up the Customer Contact Center make your case, however.
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]
Jan 14, 2012, 4:29 pm
#70
Join Date: Dec 2010
Programs: spg gold, CO Platinum, MR Gold
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Edited to Add: from post #1 SPG® Better by the Night has launched!
Make each stay better by the night with the newest promotion from Starwood Preferred Guest®. Now through April 8, 2012, earn unlimited bonus Starpoints® on stays at more than 750 participating hotels and resorts in North and Latin America, Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
Jan 14, 2012, 10:58 pm
#71
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you will get no points since properties in asia are not participating in this promo....however, if you pay for your stay using a mastercard then you will end up getting 2 free nights for your 30 day stay....
Jan 15, 2012, 12:39 am
#72
Join Date: Jan 2012
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SPG® Better by the Night has launched!
Make each stay better by the night with the newest promotion from Starwood Preferred Guest®. Now through April 8, 2012, earn unlimited bonus Starpoints® on stays at more than 750 participating hotels and resorts in North and Latin America, Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
- Earn double Starpoints on two-night stays
- Earn triple Starpoints on stays of three nights or longer.
Make each stay better by the night with the newest promotion from Starwood Preferred Guest®. Now through April 8, 2012, earn unlimited bonus Starpoints® on stays at more than 750 participating hotels and resorts in North and Latin America, Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
- Earn double Starpoints on two-night stays
- Earn triple Starpoints on stays of three nights or longer.
Jan 15, 2012, 1:36 am
#73
Join Date: May 2005
Location: 1A
Posts: 1,350
Just been posted:
Earn +5124 01/14/2012
BETTER BY THE NIGHT -TRPL(B1N)
I like this promo ^
Earn +5124 01/14/2012
BETTER BY THE NIGHT -TRPL(B1N)
I like this promo ^
Jan 15, 2012, 5:59 am
#74
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Sydney, Australia
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Seems to be happening more often these days too
I also find it incredible that there is not one Starwood hotel at all now in New Zealand. WOW - oh well I guess I will have to visit IHG when I am there
.I find this promo disappointing to say the least!
Jan 15, 2012, 8:34 am
#75
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: BTV
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Posts: 486
Are the promo points supposed to post immediately? I just completed a 4 night stay at a participating hotel and had registered for the promo but I only got my usual 3x points as a gold. Should I contact CS or is there typically a delay?