Aug 13, 2015, 10:08 am
Create / design your own SPG member card in 2014?
Feb 17, 2014, 2:29 am
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Create / design your own SPG member card in 2014?
Will it be possible also this year?
Feb 17, 2014, 3:20 am
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I suppose so. http://www.spgpromos.com/mycard/
Feb 17, 2014, 6:52 am
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They added more properties in 2013, hope they do that for 2014 too.
Feb 17, 2014, 8:27 am
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From our Platinum qualification email:
Please note that starting in 2013, you'll no longer receive a member kit in the mail unless you request one.
Feb 17, 2014, 8:38 am
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Feb 17, 2014, 8:57 am
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When you show your card in a property restaurant as a non-guest, it just works so much more easily using a physical card instead of e.g. a phone.
Feb 17, 2014, 10:14 am
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Feb 17, 2014, 10:52 am
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Feb 17, 2014, 11:11 am
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Feb 17, 2014, 11:15 am
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Feb 17, 2014, 11:19 am
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I have visited quite many properties, where pulling out a card you get a confused look from the server. It is taken back, where someone knows something, and 5 minutes later there's a slip receipt.
As long as the restaurant knows what to do, I'm sure they have no problems handling a phone. But when you're dining abroad and you already have that language barrier, it's another story.
As long as the restaurant knows what to do, I'm sure they have no problems handling a phone. But when you're dining abroad and you already have that language barrier, it's another story.
Feb 17, 2014, 11:31 am
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The valid date was my problem. For the bartender it seems like a fake. In 2013 no physical card shows expiring date 2015...
Feb 17, 2014, 12:19 pm
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I was unaware of that. However, that should not be your problem if the bartend "thinks" it's a fake. SPG/Starwood will have to do a better job of educating staff on the validity and look of a physical and electronic card.
Feb 17, 2014, 12:21 pm
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Feb 17, 2014, 12:32 pm
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