SPG and Caesars Entertainment : partnership ENDED 31 Dec 2016
Dec 15, 2016, 11:50 am
#556
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I literally missed the booking window by a day. A little heads-up might have been helpful. Bummer.
Dec 16, 2016, 11:44 am
#557
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The words "...the conclusion of this partnership..." means that everything is ending.
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]
Especially for a change with such short notice.
Dec 16, 2016, 11:45 am
#558
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Can't believe any of the bloggers have picked up on this yet...kind of a big deal?
Dec 16, 2016, 11:53 am
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William has given me good advice in the past, so I don't want to say anything, but I sort of agree with you...it could have been that just the ability to book CET rooms using SPG points was ending, not the earning of points.
Dec 17, 2016, 7:59 am
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2) If "the bloggers" picked it up, exactly what difference, in the grand scheme of things, do you believe that would make? At least one, or perhaps both, of the parties in this "partnership" didn't see a business value in extending it. I highly doubt Lucky writing a post about it would cause them to reverse that decision.
Regards
Dec 17, 2016, 9:04 am
#561
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Originally Posted by Eujeanie
William has given me good advice in the past, so I don't want to say anything, but I sort of agree with you...it could have been that just the ability to book CET rooms using SPG points was ending, not the earning of points.
Dec 17, 2016, 10:09 am
#562
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1) I don't think it's that "big of deal"
2) If "the bloggers" picked it up, exactly what difference, in the grand scheme of things, do you believe that would make? At least one, or perhaps both, of the parties in this "partnership" didn't see a business value in extending it. I highly doubt Lucky writing a post about it would cause them to reverse that decision.
Regards
2) If "the bloggers" picked it up, exactly what difference, in the grand scheme of things, do you believe that would make? At least one, or perhaps both, of the parties in this "partnership" didn't see a business value in extending it. I highly doubt Lucky writing a post about it would cause them to reverse that decision.
Regards
Fortunately, I don't rely on the blogs.
Dec 17, 2016, 11:15 am
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Dec 17, 2016, 11:29 am
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Dec 17, 2016, 6:46 pm
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I made good use of this promotion over the past year. I'm quite bummed that it's ending, with almost zero notice.
Dec 17, 2016, 6:49 pm
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The (selfish) thing I'll miss the most is that it kept our SPG accounts alive with zero effort.
Dec 17, 2016, 8:23 pm
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Dec 17, 2016, 9:16 pm
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Statement: "The partnership is ending"
Question: "Is it a complete severance of the partnership? ... Is that ending, too?
Answer: The words "...the conclusion of this partnership..." means that everything is ending.
I'm offended....
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Question: "Is it a complete severance of the partnership? ... Is that ending, too?
Answer: The words "...the conclusion of this partnership..." means that everything is ending.
I'm offended....
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Last edited by CPRich; Dec 17, 2016 at 9:24 pm
Dec 18, 2016, 8:51 am
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Not sure why people are so surprised. The partnership with Ceasars plugged a hole in Starwood as they had no strip properties. With the Marriott merger we have Cosmopolitan on the strip so no need to partner.
Dec 18, 2016, 9:32 am
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1) I don't think it's that "big of deal"
2) If "the bloggers" picked it up, exactly what difference, in the grand scheme of things, do you believe that would make? At least one, or perhaps both, of the parties in this "partnership" didn't see a business value in extending it. I highly doubt Lucky writing a post about it would cause them to reverse that decision.
Regards
2) If "the bloggers" picked it up, exactly what difference, in the grand scheme of things, do you believe that would make? At least one, or perhaps both, of the parties in this "partnership" didn't see a business value in extending it. I highly doubt Lucky writing a post about it would cause them to reverse that decision.
Regards
Lucky/Gary, etc. writing a post about it wouldn't be at all about influencing the parties to change their minds - rather just to break news