Feb 24, 2015, 10:48 pm
Last edit by: yosithezet
Promo Landing Page: https://www.spg.com/uber
SPG + Uber FAQ: https://www.spgpromos.com/uber/?acti...M=UberLink_DEF
SPG + Uber T&Cs: https://www.spgpromos.com/uber/?acti...M=UberLink_DEF
UPDATE: October 26, 2017
Effective December 17, 2017 the SPG partnership with Uber will come to an end.
Members who have met all of the requirements to earn Starpoints in accordance with the SPG-Uber benefits program, including, without limitation, having a Stay posted to their SPG Member account for the current calendar year will continue to earn Starpoints on Uber rides up until 11:59PM on December 17, 2017.
If the stay overlaps with the program end date, you will still earn 2 starpoints per USD 1 spent on Uber rides taken during your stay. Any rides taken after 11:59 on December 17, 2017 even if taken during a stay that originated on or before December 17, 2014 will not earn starpoints on that uber ride.
Frequently Asked Questions
When will members stop earning Starpoints on their Uber rides?
Members who have met all of the requirements to earn Starpoints in accordance with the SPG-Uber benefits program, including, without limitation, having a Stay posted to their SPG Member account for the current calendar year will continue to earn Starpoints on Uber rides up until 11:59PM on December 17, 2017, subject to applicable limits.
If members have a stay that overlaps with the program end date, will they still earn 2 Starpoints per US$1 spent on Uber rides taken during the stay?
Yes, members who check-in for a Stay prior to 11:59PM on December 17, 2017 and have an Uber pick-up time prior to 11:59PM on December 17, 2017, subject to applicable limits, will earn 2 Starpoints for every U.S. dollar or its foreign equivalent denomination spent for fares on the Uber ride(s). Any rides taken after 11:59PM on December 17, 2017, even if taken during a stay that originated on or prior to December 17, 2017, will not earn Starpoints on the Uber ride(s). To earn Starpoints for any Uber ride the member must have met all of the requirements to earn Starpoints in accordance with the SPG-Uber benefits program, including, without limitation, having a Stay posted to their SPG Member account for the current calendar year.
Why did I recently have a delay in my Starpoints posting for my Uber rides?
An issue was identified affecting Uber rides over the last month that delayed the posting of points to member accounts. We have since fixed this issue and members should receive all ride credits within the stated 2-4 week period.
UPDATE: January 18, 2017
Uber Partnership Update
With your SPG and Uber accounts linked and you have met a requirement of ONE qualifying stay in the current calendar year, SPG members will earn 1 point per dollar spent with Uber on every day rides. For rides during stays, SPG members will earn 2 points per dollar spent on Uber (Preferred), 3 points per (Gold or Platinum), or 4 points per (Plat75).
There is a maximum of $10,000 in points-earning spend with Uber per calendar year. This means that you could have up to 40,000 SPG points with this promotion (if you were a Plat75 and only used Uber while on SPG stays and maxed out $10,000 in Uber services).
Bangkok - Charged in local currency THB.
Beijing - Charged in USD.
Delhi - Charged in local currency INR.
Guangzhou - Charged in USD.
Ho Chi Minh City - Charged in local currency VND.
Hong Kong - Charged in local currency HKD.
London - Charged in local currency GBP (American Express)
Hyderabad - Charged in local currency INR.
Kolkata - Charged in local currency INR.
Kuala Lumpur - Charged in local currency MYR.
Mumbai - Charged in local currency INR.
Penang - Charged in local currency MYR.
Seoul - Charged in local currency KRW.
Santiago de Chile - Charged in local currency CLP when using MC, charged in USD when using Amex.
Shanghai - Charged in USD.
Singapore - Charged in local currency SGD.
Taipei - Charged in local currency TWD.
Tokyo - Charged in local currency JPY.
Toronto - Charged in local currency CAD.
UAE - Charged in local currency AED
SPG + Uber FAQ: https://www.spgpromos.com/uber/?acti...M=UberLink_DEF
SPG + Uber T&Cs: https://www.spgpromos.com/uber/?acti...M=UberLink_DEF
UPDATE: October 26, 2017
Effective December 17, 2017 the SPG partnership with Uber will come to an end.
Members who have met all of the requirements to earn Starpoints in accordance with the SPG-Uber benefits program, including, without limitation, having a Stay posted to their SPG Member account for the current calendar year will continue to earn Starpoints on Uber rides up until 11:59PM on December 17, 2017.
If the stay overlaps with the program end date, you will still earn 2 starpoints per USD 1 spent on Uber rides taken during your stay. Any rides taken after 11:59 on December 17, 2017 even if taken during a stay that originated on or before December 17, 2014 will not earn starpoints on that uber ride.
Frequently Asked Questions
When will members stop earning Starpoints on their Uber rides?
Members who have met all of the requirements to earn Starpoints in accordance with the SPG-Uber benefits program, including, without limitation, having a Stay posted to their SPG Member account for the current calendar year will continue to earn Starpoints on Uber rides up until 11:59PM on December 17, 2017, subject to applicable limits.
If members have a stay that overlaps with the program end date, will they still earn 2 Starpoints per US$1 spent on Uber rides taken during the stay?
Yes, members who check-in for a Stay prior to 11:59PM on December 17, 2017 and have an Uber pick-up time prior to 11:59PM on December 17, 2017, subject to applicable limits, will earn 2 Starpoints for every U.S. dollar or its foreign equivalent denomination spent for fares on the Uber ride(s). Any rides taken after 11:59PM on December 17, 2017, even if taken during a stay that originated on or prior to December 17, 2017, will not earn Starpoints on the Uber ride(s). To earn Starpoints for any Uber ride the member must have met all of the requirements to earn Starpoints in accordance with the SPG-Uber benefits program, including, without limitation, having a Stay posted to their SPG Member account for the current calendar year.
Why did I recently have a delay in my Starpoints posting for my Uber rides?
An issue was identified affecting Uber rides over the last month that delayed the posting of points to member accounts. We have since fixed this issue and members should receive all ride credits within the stated 2-4 week period.
UPDATE: January 18, 2017
Uber Partnership Update
- During Hotel stay: Members will earn two Starpoints per US$1 spent with Uber (versus two, three or four Starpoints per US$1, depending on member tier).
- Everyday: members will earn one Starpoint per US$2 spent with Uber (versus one Starpoint per US$1).
With your SPG and Uber accounts linked and you have met a requirement of ONE qualifying stay in the current calendar year, SPG members will earn 1 point per dollar spent with Uber on every day rides. For rides during stays, SPG members will earn 2 points per dollar spent on Uber (Preferred), 3 points per (Gold or Platinum), or 4 points per (Plat75).
There is a maximum of $10,000 in points-earning spend with Uber per calendar year. This means that you could have up to 40,000 SPG points with this promotion (if you were a Plat75 and only used Uber while on SPG stays and maxed out $10,000 in Uber services).
Bangkok - Charged in local currency THB.
Beijing - Charged in USD.
Delhi - Charged in local currency INR.
Guangzhou - Charged in USD.
Ho Chi Minh City - Charged in local currency VND.
Hong Kong - Charged in local currency HKD.
London - Charged in local currency GBP (American Express)
Hyderabad - Charged in local currency INR.
Kolkata - Charged in local currency INR.
Kuala Lumpur - Charged in local currency MYR.
Mumbai - Charged in local currency INR.
Penang - Charged in local currency MYR.
Seoul - Charged in local currency KRW.
Santiago de Chile - Charged in local currency CLP when using MC, charged in USD when using Amex.
Shanghai - Charged in USD.
Singapore - Charged in local currency SGD.
Taipei - Charged in local currency TWD.
Tokyo - Charged in local currency JPY.
Toronto - Charged in local currency CAD.
UAE - Charged in local currency AED
[GONE] SPG + Uber Partnership - Earn Starpoints with Uber Rides - ENDED 17 DEC 2017
Feb 27, 2015, 2:21 pm
#91
formerly known as daveland
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: NY, NY, USA
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Marriott LTP, Delta Platinum, Hilton Honors Diamond, Wyndham Diamond
Posts: 2,969
Really excited for this - IF I can ever get my darn account linked! 
Sent SPGChampion a message last night but I'd love to know what is going on with their DB that it can't accept a perfect match.
I even just edited my SPG to be lowercase just like Uber and STILL no joy.
It's like I won't even want to use my Uber account now until this gets worked out because it would just be missed Starpoint opportunity!
Sent SPGChampion a message last night but I'd love to know what is going on with their DB that it can't accept a perfect match.
I even just edited my SPG to be lowercase just like Uber and STILL no joy.
It's like I won't even want to use my Uber account now until this gets worked out because it would just be missed Starpoint opportunity!
Feb 27, 2015, 2:38 pm
#92
Company Representative - Starwood
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Austin, Texas
Programs: Marriott Employee Level
Posts: 31,593
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
Feb 27, 2015, 2:51 pm
#93
Join Date: Feb 2005
Programs: AA LTP, Bonvoy LTT,
Posts: 124
Brilliant idea, kudos to the people who made this happen!
Feb 27, 2015, 4:55 pm
#94
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Texas
Programs: AA Exec Plat, Starwood Platinum
Posts: 244
I did notice this morning that on the 'Account Overview' tab under Manage My Account on spg.com - i now have a 'Uber Member' tag next to where it says I'm an SPG Credit Card member.
I also took a ride about 22 hours after i linked my account (linked wed morning at 7 am EST and rode at 5 am EST on thurs) - so hopefully the batch process ran between those times and i get the points to post (they have not yet).
I also took a ride about 22 hours after i linked my account (linked wed morning at 7 am EST and rode at 5 am EST on thurs) - so hopefully the batch process ran between those times and i get the points to post (they have not yet).
Feb 27, 2015, 7:22 pm
#95
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: NYC
Programs: AA EXP; UA 1K, AS 75K, LT Titanium, Globalist
Posts: 625
I use Uber almost every day, so expect to quickly hit $10K. I think this is a great partnership- akin to how some limo companies will give you miles for the rides.
A couple of things are possibilities for improvement:
1. They should put a cap of 40,000 points on earning (or limit it by tier). Instead it is limited to $10K, but you don't get to choose which uber rides to take the credit for. In other words, I'll hit $10k of general uber spend well before I hit $10k of uber spend from Starwood hotels. An alternative would be to replace spending at starwood once you hit the max, so that if I already hit my $10K in general uber spend, but continue to stay at starwood and use uber (the intention) beyond, then I will get bonus points that I would have otherwise accrued until I hit the overall program cap ($10K starwood uber spend and 40K points for SPG75+).
2. When you link your account, it asks your for permission for starwood to get access to all your uber information, which includes location from-to, date/time, type of uber service, and fare. Privacy is governed by the general privacy policy, which means that starwood can mine and use that data to do all kinds of marketing by themselves and with their partners. This is one thing I don't love.
Looking forward to the first points posting, I think I already spent the first 1K in London this week since linking my accounts.
A couple of things are possibilities for improvement:
1. They should put a cap of 40,000 points on earning (or limit it by tier). Instead it is limited to $10K, but you don't get to choose which uber rides to take the credit for. In other words, I'll hit $10k of general uber spend well before I hit $10k of uber spend from Starwood hotels. An alternative would be to replace spending at starwood once you hit the max, so that if I already hit my $10K in general uber spend, but continue to stay at starwood and use uber (the intention) beyond, then I will get bonus points that I would have otherwise accrued until I hit the overall program cap ($10K starwood uber spend and 40K points for SPG75+).
2. When you link your account, it asks your for permission for starwood to get access to all your uber information, which includes location from-to, date/time, type of uber service, and fare. Privacy is governed by the general privacy policy, which means that starwood can mine and use that data to do all kinds of marketing by themselves and with their partners. This is one thing I don't love.
Looking forward to the first points posting, I think I already spent the first 1K in London this week since linking my accounts.
Feb 28, 2015, 6:06 am
#96
Join Date: Mar 2014
Programs: SPG Platinum, Marriott Plat, Hyatt Diamond, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 237
Have linked my account.
Can anyone confirm if UberTaxi will be eligible to earn any point?
or it must be UberX or UberExcecutive, these are the only 3 options available for Singapore.
Can anyone confirm if UberTaxi will be eligible to earn any point?
or it must be UberX or UberExcecutive, these are the only 3 options available for Singapore.
Feb 28, 2015, 6:38 am
#97
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: LA
Programs: Hilton Diamond, SPG Gold, Delta Platinum Medallion, AAdvantage Platinum Pro
Posts: 600
I did notice this morning that on the 'Account Overview' tab under Manage My Account on spg.com - i now have a 'Uber Member' tag next to where it says I'm an SPG Credit Card member.
I also took a ride about 22 hours after i linked my account (linked wed morning at 7 am EST and rode at 5 am EST on thurs) - so hopefully the batch process ran between those times and i get the points to post (they have not yet).
I also took a ride about 22 hours after i linked my account (linked wed morning at 7 am EST and rode at 5 am EST on thurs) - so hopefully the batch process ran between those times and i get the points to post (they have not yet).
1. They should put a cap of 40,000 points on earning (or limit it by tier). Instead it is limited to $10K, but you don't get to choose which uber rides to take the credit for. In other words, I'll hit $10k of general uber spend well before I hit $10k of uber spend from Starwood hotels. An alternative would be to replace spending at starwood once you hit the max, so that if I already hit my $10K in general uber spend, but continue to stay at starwood and use uber (the intention) beyond, then I will get bonus points that I would have otherwise accrued until I hit the overall program cap ($10K starwood uber spend and 40K points for SPG75+).
2. When you link your account, it asks your for permission for starwood to get access to all your uber information, which includes location from-to, date/time, type of uber service, and fare. Privacy is governed by the general privacy policy, which means that starwood can mine and use that data to do all kinds of marketing by themselves and with their partners. This is one thing I don't love.
Looking forward to the first points posting, I think I already spent the first 1K in London this week since linking my accounts.
2. When you link your account, it asks your for permission for starwood to get access to all your uber information, which includes location from-to, date/time, type of uber service, and fare. Privacy is governed by the general privacy policy, which means that starwood can mine and use that data to do all kinds of marketing by themselves and with their partners. This is one thing I don't love.
Looking forward to the first points posting, I think I already spent the first 1K in London this week since linking my accounts.
And I also agree on point 2. The cost of earning points these days is your privacy, unfortunately. Wish it wasn't the case.
Feb 28, 2015, 6:58 am
#98
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: In the air
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Bonvoy LT Plat, Hilton Gold, GHA Tit, BA Gold, Turkish Elite
Posts: 8,720
The Uber option has just turned up, 2min before the time period starts. I'm off to central London shortly, so hopefully one will be around!
Feb 28, 2015, 7:55 am
#99
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: London
Programs: AA EXP, SPG Plt
Posts: 2,607
Feb 28, 2015, 8:08 am
#100
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: In the air
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Bonvoy LT Plat, Hilton Gold, GHA Tit, BA Gold, Turkish Elite
Posts: 8,720
So I have competition 
I'm off central and hoping one might be around there. Whether I get one or not it's actually quite a fun promo.
I'm off central and hoping one might be around there. Whether I get one or not it's actually quite a fun promo.
Feb 28, 2015, 8:25 am
#101
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: London
Programs: AA EXP, SPG Plt
Posts: 2,607
Wirelessly posted (Blackberry8700c: Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 4.4.4; HTC6525LVW Build/KTU84P) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/40.0.2214.109 Mobile Safari/537.36)
I just got one. If you are close to Piccadilly he's dropping me off there in 10 min
Neat little amenity kit inside the car
http://imgur.com/CLY2KgX
I just got one. If you are close to Piccadilly he's dropping me off there in 10 min
Neat little amenity kit inside the car
http://imgur.com/CLY2KgX
Last edited by BobbySteel; Mar 1, 2015 at 7:01 am
Feb 28, 2015, 8:27 am
#102
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: In the air
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Bonvoy LT Plat, Hilton Gold, GHA Tit, BA Gold, Turkish Elite
Posts: 8,720
Just saw one come up and I missed it by a fraction of a second!
Feb 28, 2015, 9:50 am
#103
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: London
Programs: AA EXP, SPG Plt
Posts: 2,607
Wirelessly posted (Blackberry8700c: Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 4.4.4; HTC6525LVW Build/KTU84P) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/40.0.2214.109 Mobile Safari/537.36)
Apparently there are 75 rides total for London today. 15 drivers.
Apparently there are 75 rides total for London today. 15 drivers.
Feb 28, 2015, 10:02 am
#104
Join Date: May 2012
Location: SIN
Programs: JL GC | Marriott LT Silver | Global Entry | SQ Silver
Posts: 6,820
If you've read the T&Cs that is linked in the wikipost, Taxis are not eligible.
Last edited by lcpteck; Mar 1, 2015 at 5:22 am Reason: spelling
Feb 28, 2015, 11:01 am
#105
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: MIA, VIE and DPS
Programs: DL Plat 1MM, AA EXP 3MM, SQ Krisflyer Gold, UA Silver, Marriott LTT, HH Gold
Posts: 1,132
I just wish I could link the accounts. Lurkers, any updates on an ETA?