Sep 24, 2015, 7:49 am
Last edit by: Absolute
2016 Promo
Global Promo on the SPG Dashboard, with two different threshold levels; this promo is available at the bottom of the SPG Dashboard, below your world map.
https://www.spgpromos.com/dashboard/site/index
All eligible stays between January 1, 2016, and December 31, 2016, count towards bonus earnings. For the purposes of this promotion, Free Night Awards and Cash & Points Award nights are eligible toward the promotional earnings.
Stay at 11 brands, earn 11,000 bonus Starpoints
Stay at 5 brands, earn 500 bonus Starpoints
Members must log in to the SPG Dashboard between January 4 and December 31, 2016, 11:59 p.m. ET to be eligible for this promotion. Members can earn 500 Starpoints for staying at five Starwood brands. Members can earn 11,000 Starpoints for staying at 11 Starwood brands. For purposes of this promotion an eligible stay at the brands listed here will count toward this earning promotion: St. Regis, Luxury Collection, W, Le Méridien, Westin, Sheraton, Aloft, Element, Four Points., Tribute Portfolio and SPG-participating Design HotelsTM Member Hotels. Members only earn one bonus for this promotion, up to 11,000 Starpoints. Stays completed from January 1 - December 31, 2016 are eligible for the promotion.
2015 Promo
Targeted Promo on the SPG Dashboard :
Stay at 10 brands, earn 10,000 bonus Starpoints
Note that the '10th brand' is Tribute, in which there are currently only 2 properties : South Beach and London
Stay at 5 brands, earn 500 bonus Starpoints
An eligible member can earn 500 Starpoints for staying at five different Starwood-owned hotel brands between January 1 and December 31, 2015.
A member can only earn the bonus once. Bonus Starpoints can take up to 2 to 4 weeks to post to your account after confirmation that you have stayed at a total of five different Starwood-owned hotel brands between January 1 and December 31, 2015.
Previous version of the promo:
Surprise for staying at all 9 spg brands
Global Promo on the SPG Dashboard, with two different threshold levels; this promo is available at the bottom of the SPG Dashboard, below your world map.
https://www.spgpromos.com/dashboard/site/index
All eligible stays between January 1, 2016, and December 31, 2016, count towards bonus earnings. For the purposes of this promotion, Free Night Awards and Cash & Points Award nights are eligible toward the promotional earnings.
Stay at 11 brands, earn 11,000 bonus Starpoints
Stay at 5 brands, earn 500 bonus Starpoints
Members must log in to the SPG Dashboard between January 4 and December 31, 2016, 11:59 p.m. ET to be eligible for this promotion. Members can earn 500 Starpoints for staying at five Starwood brands. Members can earn 11,000 Starpoints for staying at 11 Starwood brands. For purposes of this promotion an eligible stay at the brands listed here will count toward this earning promotion: St. Regis, Luxury Collection, W, Le Méridien, Westin, Sheraton, Aloft, Element, Four Points., Tribute Portfolio and SPG-participating Design HotelsTM Member Hotels. Members only earn one bonus for this promotion, up to 11,000 Starpoints. Stays completed from January 1 - December 31, 2016 are eligible for the promotion.
2015 Promo
Targeted Promo on the SPG Dashboard :
Stay at 10 brands, earn 10,000 bonus Starpoints
Note that the '10th brand' is Tribute, in which there are currently only 2 properties : South Beach and London
Stay at 5 brands, earn 500 bonus Starpoints
An eligible member can earn 500 Starpoints for staying at five different Starwood-owned hotel brands between January 1 and December 31, 2015.
A member can only earn the bonus once. Bonus Starpoints can take up to 2 to 4 weeks to post to your account after confirmation that you have stayed at a total of five different Starwood-owned hotel brands between January 1 and December 31, 2015.
Previous version of the promo:
Surprise for staying at all 9 spg brands
Dashboard Promos: Stay a night in XX SPG Brands by <date> and get YY Starpoints
Feb 27, 2016, 3:05 pm
#106
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I'm not sure which location has the greatest number of brands, but Bangkok has by far the cheapest BRG-able rates for St Regis and W (under $100), and very good rates for Sheraton, aloft, 4P, and Westin (under $60). The LMs are also quite cheap, but you can do better in CNX/CEI/KUL ($60-ish), and for cheap Luxury Collection, the $110 all-in rates at the Andaman are a great deal (although with Luxury Collection, there are a lot more low budget options than with SR and W -- e.g., Belgrade, Bratislava, and Weimar). If only they had more Elements in SE Asia, and Tribute and whatever else new brands have been popping up.
Feb 27, 2016, 4:35 pm
#107
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11 brands - I think it is difficult non? I still have an impression that Tribute and Design Hotels are present only in a very small dataset of locations... 
Feb 27, 2016, 10:44 pm
#108
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: SIN
Posts: 1,098
Noticed the same, and now that I have stayed at >5 brands, I've noted that the points for that bonus have still not hit my account.
Has anyone received the 5 brands bonus yet? If not - can the Lurkers please advise how long it should take for that bonus to be deposited?
Thank you!
Has anyone received the 5 brands bonus yet? If not - can the Lurkers please advise how long it should take for that bonus to be deposited?
Thank you!
Feb 28, 2016, 9:13 am
#109
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Location: New York, NY
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Bangkok: StR, LC, LM, aloft, FourPoints, Westin, W
NYC: StR, LC, W, LM, Sheraton, Westin, aloft, Tribute.....plus FourPoints and element in the suburbs?
For another contrast, Minneapolis: LC (Ivy), Westin (2, downtown and Edina Galleria), Sheraton (multiple, all suburban), W, LM (Chambers), aloft, FourPoints (airport). That makes 7, the same as Bangkok. The nearest element is in Fargo, ND. For other brands, look to Chicago (Sheraton Grand and Sheraton Suites, which I don't think count separately, plus whatever the Tremont is) and beyond.
NYC: StR, LC, W, LM, Sheraton, Westin, aloft, Tribute.....plus FourPoints and element in the suburbs?
For another contrast, Minneapolis: LC (Ivy), Westin (2, downtown and Edina Galleria), Sheraton (multiple, all suburban), W, LM (Chambers), aloft, FourPoints (airport). That makes 7, the same as Bangkok. The nearest element is in Fargo, ND. For other brands, look to Chicago (Sheraton Grand and Sheraton Suites, which I don't think count separately, plus whatever the Tremont is) and beyond.
Feb 28, 2016, 9:52 am
#110
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Feb 28, 2016, 8:27 pm
#111
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Location: YOW
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Looks like London is the only option for Europe, with three in the US. For the upcoming locations, it looks like they're all US-based.
For Design, only a few seem to have started to accept SPG: https://www.starwoodhotels.com/desig.../all/list.html
I've also updated the Wiki, as the 2015 data is now out of date for the current promo.
Feb 29, 2016, 5:21 am
#112
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Location: NYC
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Feb 29, 2016, 12:05 pm
#113
Join Date: Jan 2003
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Posts: 1,727
Based upon your experience do award stays count for this promo in 2016?
Feb 29, 2016, 12:13 pm
#114
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Location: YOW
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Posts: 1,665
Feb 29, 2016, 7:06 pm
#115
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Location: SIN
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Posts: 6,819
It's stated in the T&Cs of the promo in Dashboard too.
Mar 8, 2016, 11:03 pm
#116
Join Date: May 2012
Location: SIN
Programs: JL GC | Marriott LT Silver | Global Entry | SQ Silver
Posts: 6,819
Earned 500 Starpoints for 5 brands stayed.
Will try to stay at the other 6 brands later this year to get the 11k Starpoints.
Will try to stay at the other 6 brands later this year to get the 11k Starpoints.
Mar 19, 2016, 8:47 am
#117
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My distribution (not planned) has been pretty amazing in hindsight...will have 13 stays by the end of next week, covering 8 brands.
I'd like to go for the 11, but I still have the three toughest to do...I can probably make Element work, but Tribute/Design will be hard given my stay patterns.
Apr 13, 2016, 5:08 pm
#118
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I'm disappointed that there's nothing this year for 9 or 10 brands. There are a few brands that can be very hard depending on the locations of your travel. Tribute and Design are obvious examples (plus there aren't elite benefits at Design), but element and StR can also be difficult.
Apr 13, 2016, 5:38 pm
#119
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I'm disappointed that there's nothing this year for 9 or 10 brands. There are a few brands that can be very hard depending on the locations of your travel. Tribute and Design are obvious examples (plus there aren't elite benefits at Design), but element and StR can also be difficult.
Apr 13, 2016, 6:09 pm
#120
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