How to earn Stays/Nights my friends make
Dec 8, 2015, 6:58 pm
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How to earn Stays/Nights my friends make
Hi,
Does anyone have advice on what works best to earn Stays and Nights if I don't actually check-in into the hotel?
Does anyone have advice on what works best to earn Stays and Nights if I don't actually check-in into the hotel?
Last edited by mahme; Dec 8, 2015 at 7:22 pm
Dec 8, 2015, 7:19 pm
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Hi,
Does anyone have advice on what works best to earn Stays and Nights if I don't actually check-in into the hotel?
i.e.: Can I earn if I book the stay from my SPG account, under my name, and a friend of mine actually checks-in? What if I have prepaid the room? If the friend pretends that I will be arriving later at the hotel?
Does anyone have advice on what works best to earn Stays and Nights if I don't actually check-in into the hotel?
i.e.: Can I earn if I book the stay from my SPG account, under my name, and a friend of mine actually checks-in? What if I have prepaid the room? If the friend pretends that I will be arriving later at the hotel?
The answer is NO. What you describe is gaming the system.
Dec 8, 2015, 7:21 pm
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Hi,
Does anyone have advice on what works best to earn Stays and Nights if I don't actually check-in into the hotel?
i.e.: Can I earn if I book the stay from my SPG account, under my name, and a friend of mine actually checks-in? What if I have prepaid the room? If the friend pretends that I will be arriving later at the hotel?
Does anyone have advice on what works best to earn Stays and Nights if I don't actually check-in into the hotel?
i.e.: Can I earn if I book the stay from my SPG account, under my name, and a friend of mine actually checks-in? What if I have prepaid the room? If the friend pretends that I will be arriving later at the hotel?
Can this work for traveling on planes too if I don't actually check in for the flight? Can I earn the frequent flyer miles for the flight from my airline account, under my name, and a friend of mine actually checks in? If the friend pretends to be me and that I will be the one flying?
Dec 8, 2015, 7:24 pm
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Just imagine if this is allowed, I wouldn't recommend my friends or family to sign up as a SPG member instead I will book on behalf of them and easily reach the Platinum level.
Unless, you will be one of the guest who will be staying with your friends.
Dec 8, 2015, 9:09 pm
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To openly ask how to violate the most basic rules that all of us follow as members of SPG is astounding. To know no bounds.
Last edited by tfong007; Dec 8, 2015 at 9:16 pm
Dec 8, 2015, 9:25 pm
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if you dont make appearance, earnings can be taken away later
"stays in one of the reserved guest rooms"
http://www.starwoodhotels.com/prefer...spg_terms.html
wonder how starwood approaches SPG compliance by hotels
"stays in one of the reserved guest rooms"
http://www.starwoodhotels.com/prefer...spg_terms.html
wonder how starwood approaches SPG compliance by hotels
Dec 8, 2015, 10:28 pm
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Please post your SPG account number so that the Lurkers will hopefully notice and cancel your account.
Dec 8, 2015, 11:23 pm
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Wow... hard and furious.
But OP certainly will not have any further doubts on the answer to his/her question.
Anyway, you can become a SPG Pro and earn nights / points when you officially make booking for others.
http://www.starwoodhotels.com/prefer...faq.xml-N1000B
But OP certainly will not have any further doubts on the answer to his/her question.
Anyway, you can become a SPG Pro and earn nights / points when you officially make booking for others.
http://www.starwoodhotels.com/prefer...faq.xml-N1000B
Dec 8, 2015, 11:31 pm
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Dec 8, 2015, 11:33 pm
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Long term, the OP could have lots and lots of children and give all of them, male or female, his/her name.
Dec 9, 2015, 5:34 am
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Get the branded American Express card for 2 stays and 5 nights credit each year.
Dec 9, 2015, 10:54 am
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The required advice is available on FT and various blogs. Just do your homework. It's madness for somebody who seems to have been on FT for 5 years to so openly ask a question about gaming the system.
Dec 9, 2015, 2:56 pm
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Trump-mahme 2016
Dec 9, 2015, 11:11 pm
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[QUOTE=PayItForward;25835617]Wow... hard and furious.
But OP certainly will not have any further doubts on the answer to his/her question./QUOTE]
Agreed - I can be rather direct at times, but these responses were a but much even for me. Not everyone knows the T&C's by heart. I may have even asked such a question once, many, many years ago.
The short answer is no. That's also a long enough answer, IMHO.
But OP certainly will not have any further doubts on the answer to his/her question./QUOTE]
Agreed - I can be rather direct at times, but these responses were a but much even for me. Not everyone knows the T&C's by heart. I may have even asked such a question once, many, many years ago.
The short answer is no. That's also a long enough answer, IMHO.