2013 Q4 Global Promo: SPG Take Two, Double Points + 2,500 per 5 nights, Sep 1 - Dec 1
Aug 1, 2013, 11:46 am
#31
Join Date: Sep 2002
Programs: Starwood and Marriott Platinum
Posts: 40
Really lame that all Boston hotels are out. I generally alternate between the SPG hotels and Marriott hotels here... and the SPG hotels are not all sold out every week - Especially in Nov/Dec.
Aug 1, 2013, 1:46 pm
#32
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 4,859
Should have tried the lottery today, I don't see it on the list anymore?
Last edited by Lack; Aug 1, 2013 at 1:52 pm
Aug 1, 2013, 2:02 pm
#33
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: DFW
Programs: AA PLT; SPG PLT
Posts: 326
I don't mind that it's just another double points, but as the majority of my stays during that timeframe are... San Francisco and Boston, it's literally worthless for me.
I was sitting on some SFO bookings for Oct/Nov and had been cautiously debating paying the quite high St Regis rates to preserve my point balance. Obviously going to go with points now.
I guess I can see where the SFO downtown hotels are doing so well they don't care about paying out for promos (as evidenced by the two Westins having such sky-high rates on my dates that I was just going to book the St. Regis for barely $120/night more). Still, a promo probably would have swayed me to do paid instead of points.
I was sitting on some SFO bookings for Oct/Nov and had been cautiously debating paying the quite high St Regis rates to preserve my point balance. Obviously going to go with points now.
I guess I can see where the SFO downtown hotels are doing so well they don't care about paying out for promos (as evidenced by the two Westins having such sky-high rates on my dates that I was just going to book the St. Regis for barely $120/night more). Still, a promo probably would have swayed me to do paid instead of points.
Aug 1, 2013, 2:31 pm
#34
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Miami, FL
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Alright, since I'm on a roll... do I hear one SF, NYC or Boston property that wants in? Pretty please?
Aug 1, 2013, 2:33 pm
#35
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Aug 1, 2013, 2:44 pm
#36
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Posts: 6,355
certainly wish is was aug 1 and not sept 1 for a start date but you can't win em all.
Aug 1, 2013, 2:52 pm
#37
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: TUL
Programs: AA EXP 2MM; Marriott Titanium; Hilton Diamond; Hyatt Explorist; Vistana 5* Elite; Nat'l Exec Elite
Posts: 6,177
The following Manhattan properties ARE participating:
W New York - Times Square
The Chatwal, NYC
The Westin New York at Times Square
Sheraton New York Times Square
The Westin New York Grand Central
Aug 1, 2013, 3:20 pm
#38
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Quebec and Ontario, Canada
Programs: AC*E50, SPG/Marriott Plat
Posts: 1,917
Sorry for the everytime asked question... a one night stay from 31 August to 1st September count or not ?
Aug 1, 2013, 3:20 pm
#39
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Not only the Boston hotels! Plenty of other hotels! SPG ought to stop allowing hotels to opt-out. They are often the very same hotels not taking part!
Aug 1, 2013, 3:21 pm
#40
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Anywhere but home
Programs: UA 1K/MM, DL GM/MM, HH Dia, PC Plat, MR Gold, ALL Sil,
Posts: 4,553
I appreciate the advance announcement. ^ I've been waiting to book hotels until I learned about the promo. All-in-all, this is a respectful incentive to stay with participating properties.
Aug 1, 2013, 3:26 pm
#41
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Quebec and Ontario, Canada
Programs: AC*E50, SPG/Marriott Plat
Posts: 1,917
Actually, I don't find the list of opt-out properties too bad except of course for San Francisco, NY and Chicago (but maybe I just looked at where I am travelling...)
Aug 1, 2013, 4:06 pm
#42
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: YVR
Programs: AC*SE MM, Marriott Lifetime Titanium
Posts: 4,604
If booking two rooms at the same property for 5 nights do you get double points on both, and would it count as 5 nights, or 10 nights?
Aug 1, 2013, 4:07 pm
#43
Join Date: May 2007
Location: YOW
Posts: 2,351
I guess the person in charge of the promo wasn't among the people who worked in the UAE for a month.
Should probably update that so that it doesn't read:
UNITED ARAB EMARITES
Should probably update that so that it doesn't read:
UNITED ARAB EMARITES
Aug 1, 2013, 4:15 pm
#44
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 23
Entire cities like Manhattan proper? All of NYC, out? Sure, maybe you want to whine but let's get the facts straight.
The following Manhattan properties ARE participating:
W New York - Times Square
The Chatwal, NYC
The Westin New York at Times Square
Sheraton New York Times Square
The Westin New York Grand Central
The following Manhattan properties ARE participating:
W New York - Times Square
The Chatwal, NYC
The Westin New York at Times Square
Sheraton New York Times Square
The Westin New York Grand Central
Aug 1, 2013, 5:16 pm
#45
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Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
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