Will there be an elite requalification gift for 2014 ? [Answer : No]
 

Dear Lurkers

Is there any word of a gift for 2014? We are now in March and I am sure some people have requalified for gold or plat by now.

Thanks

I have been wondering the same thing.
Need to book for Rome in the next few days and am hoping for some news on this!

Yup, I already requalified. Got my 10 new SNA's, but nothing about a gift.

Hi pointspinnacle,

Sorry we have not yet received any news about a gift for 2014.

Best Regards,

Christina Zhou
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide

[email protected]

Promo : Requalification Gift in 2013 : Double Points or 25%(Gold)/35%(Plat) off award
 

Hopefully the gift will continue. I made good use of it and requalified for gold last month. Would like to use again.

I'm about to requalify this year. Has anyone heard if there will be a gift this year?

Me too - last week. Fastest requalification yet. Suite nights came up quicker than last year as well.

The first post from last year's gift was in another two weeks. Based on that gauge, we should known by the end of March what the "re-qualification gift" will be for 2014 as well as if they will offer another "surprise gift" for members who stayed at all 9 brands in 2013.

Nice, fingers crossed!

If you don't see anything by the end of the month, don't be concerned. It looks like the gift appeared in April last year and May the year before. Some people in this thread have indicated they "hope" it returns this year, but I do not see anything about Starwood's financials or habits that would seem to indicate we won't receive a gift in 2014. The 2013 gift was at least the 8th straight year they've offered a gift... the quality of the gift for 2014 is likely what most are really concerned with.

Discussion of a 2014 gift split out from 2013 into a new thread.

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i'm really hoping for the 9 brands gift, however unlikely

A few years ago I got a subscription to the New Yorker as a plat gift...are we talking about the same thing? Or are there two time periods where gifts are given?

This year's gift was 35% off a points redemption or double points for 1 month. Both could be extremely lucrative and definitely a far cry from the magazine subscription and/or $25 award voucher... but yes, the same thing.

very slow travel year for me....will probably not re-qualify till july or august....so i'm in no hurry to use the plat gift if its offered again....