Sneak peek into the summer promotion for SPG!
May 7, 2015, 2:12 pm
#1
Company Representative - Starwood
Original Poster
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Austin, Texas
Programs: Marriott Employee Level
Posts: 31,593
Sneak peek into the summer promotion for SPG!
SPG is making weekends even sweeter. Starting in June, SPG members can register to earn 1,000 bonus Starpoints on stays of two or more nights that include a Friday, Saturday or Sunday night. This offer will be valid at SPG’s collection of more than 1,200 hotels and resorts around the world through August 31st.
We wanted to let you know ahead of a press release tomorrow and we will be sure to let you know when the registration page goes live.
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
We wanted to let you know ahead of a press release tomorrow and we will be sure to let you know when the registration page goes live.
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
May 7, 2015, 2:16 pm
#2
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: KSA
Programs: Marriott AMB, Skywards Gold
Posts: 3,737
So for this year it's the month of May without a promo period, usually it's August. Thanks for the heads up William.
May 7, 2015, 2:22 pm
#3
Join Date: May 2012
Location: SNA, LAX, PHL, NYC
Programs: AA Executive Platinum, Marriott Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 663
So, basically useless for business travelers? I appreciate your help, but definitely underwhelming.
May 7, 2015, 2:31 pm
#4
Join Date: Nov 2008
Programs: SPG-Plat, Hilton-Diamond, Club Carlson-Silver, Cathay-Diamond, Virgin-Gold
Posts: 2,183
Thanks for the heads up but with a 6 week gap (providing it starts 1st June) between promos and then one so basic and simply only any value if you stay either at very low cost properties or do 2 or 3 night weekends a lot!
It is not much use to business travellers and also is nicely missing all summer holiday travellers who are likely to do 7-14 nights somewhere, they get the basic 1000 points even if they stay 14 nights and spend $5k at a Cat 6 as if someone who stays 2 nights at an Aloft.
Seems SPG have decided they have to come up with a promo and in the think tank for this one is what can we do that will not qualift for most people staying over the promo period!
Not sure there has been a worse promo and I am very loyal to SPG and a promo will not decide where I stay but this promo will ensure I look elsewhere and not tip the balance anywhere in Starwoods favour.
You only need to look at how easy 1000 points is to achieve to see how lame this promo is!
It is not much use to business travellers and also is nicely missing all summer holiday travellers who are likely to do 7-14 nights somewhere, they get the basic 1000 points even if they stay 14 nights and spend $5k at a Cat 6 as if someone who stays 2 nights at an Aloft.
Seems SPG have decided they have to come up with a promo and in the think tank for this one is what can we do that will not qualift for most people staying over the promo period!
Not sure there has been a worse promo and I am very loyal to SPG and a promo will not decide where I stay but this promo will ensure I look elsewhere and not tip the balance anywhere in Starwoods favour.
You only need to look at how easy 1000 points is to achieve to see how lame this promo is!
May 7, 2015, 2:53 pm
#5
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: HEL
Programs: SPG LTP, hotels, OWE, STE+, *G, Octopus
Posts: 5,784
Queue more business travellers complaining about lack of points for stays someone else pays for..
Thanks to SPG from a leisure traveller!
Thanks to SPG from a leisure traveller!
May 7, 2015, 2:59 pm
#6
Join Date: Oct 2014
Programs: IHG Spire, Marriott
Posts: 574
This has got to be one of the most pathetic promo ever.
Truly disappointed.
Truly disappointed.
May 7, 2015, 3:02 pm
#7
Join Date: Oct 2014
Programs: IHG Spire, Marriott
Posts: 574
Have fun enjoying 1k pts (2 nights without housekeeping) on your 8 nights vacation. Even if you property hop, your vacation will unlikely span more than 3 weekends. So you'll get 2k pts max.
Checking in 4 times on a freeway Sheraton would also earn you that.
Checking in 4 times on a freeway Sheraton would also earn you that.
Last edited by miloworld; May 7, 2015 at 3:07 pm
May 7, 2015, 3:57 pm
#8
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Germany
Programs: spg Platinum, Club Carlson Gold, LeClub Accor, IHG, Lindner...
Posts: 9
Um, thanks, but ni, thanks. I'm a business traveller, and I pay for my nights. It's like no promo at all for too many months.
May 7, 2015, 4:10 pm
#9
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: LA
Programs: Hilton Diamond, SPG Gold, Delta Platinum Medallion, AAdvantage Platinum Pro
Posts: 600
May 7, 2015, 4:48 pm
#10
Join Date: Sep 2013
Programs: SPG,HH,IHG
Posts: 786
If check out at 1 June is it eligible for promo?
If 2 rooms on weekends night = 2000 *?
If 2 rooms on weekends night = 2000 *?
May 7, 2015, 4:55 pm
#11
Company Representative - Starwood
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Austin, Texas
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Posts: 31,593
No one has said when in June it starts, but the night of May 31st is not within the month of June, so probably not. That being said, we'll have to wait on more information before anything like this can be confirmed.
That's the way it usually works, provided all the other tenets of the offer are fulfilled. 
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
If 2 rooms on weekends night = 2000 *?
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
May 7, 2015, 5:04 pm
#12
Join Date: Sep 2013
Programs: SPG,HH,IHG
Posts: 786
Thankyou William.
I will wait for more information.
I will wait for more information.
May 7, 2015, 5:12 pm
#13
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: New York, NY
Programs: UA - 1K 1MM; Hyatt - Explorist; Marriott - Lifetime Titanium
Posts: 1,586
Thanks to William for posting some details early on what has certainly been a hot topic in this forum.
I have an occasional Sunday night stay for work, but this promo isn't really going to do much of anything for me.
Seems like the Starwood marketing department has started shooting rifles rather than shotguns. Between this promo that will drive activity on slower nights, plus the targeted promos, SPG is going after who they want.
I haven't qualified for any of the targeted promos, Hilton is my backup plan and they're not doing much. I'll wait and see, keep staying at SPG, but Hilton has a golden opportunity to get me to move nights.
I have an occasional Sunday night stay for work, but this promo isn't really going to do much of anything for me.
Seems like the Starwood marketing department has started shooting rifles rather than shotguns. Between this promo that will drive activity on slower nights, plus the targeted promos, SPG is going after who they want.
I haven't qualified for any of the targeted promos, Hilton is my backup plan and they're not doing much. I'll wait and see, keep staying at SPG, but Hilton has a golden opportunity to get me to move nights.
May 7, 2015, 5:14 pm
#14
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Miami, FL
Programs: UA 1MM, AA Plat, Marriott LT Titanium, Hyatt Glob, IHG ♢ Amb, Hilton ♢, Hertz Pres
Posts: 6,016
Not great but since we all thought their was no promo this year it's better than nothing. I'll take it and run.
May 7, 2015, 5:27 pm
#15
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 3,990
With all the folks that have already switched all their stays to other hotel chains, not only will we get these points, but it should be a 'buyers market' for weekend availability & rates at *wood this summer!
Cheers,
Cheers,