Wedding at SPG hotel in 2017
Dec 27, 2016, 11:39 am
#1
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Wedding at SPG hotel in 2017
I am planning on getting married at a Westin hotel in the US next year and wanted to see if there are any others here who have also planned a wedding (or booked a room block) at an SPG hotel. The contract is almost finalized and I wanted to get a sanity check here before I went through with it.
I found a promotion on the SPG website to get 1 point for every dollar of spend, and also to get points on the rooms, but is there anything else I should be asking for in terms of points?
http://www.starwoodpromos.com/weddings/offers
I found a promotion on the SPG website to get 1 point for every dollar of spend, and also to get points on the rooms, but is there anything else I should be asking for in terms of points?
http://www.starwoodpromos.com/weddings/offers
Dec 27, 2016, 12:28 pm
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I am planning on getting married at a Westin hotel in the US next year and wanted to see if there are any others here who have also planned a wedding (or booked a room block) at an SPG hotel. The contract is almost finalized and I wanted to get a sanity check here before I went through with it.
I found a promotion on the SPG website to get 1 point for every dollar of spend, and also to get points on the rooms, but is there anything else I should be asking for in terms of points?
http://www.starwoodpromos.com/weddings/offers
I found a promotion on the SPG website to get 1 point for every dollar of spend, and also to get points on the rooms, but is there anything else I should be asking for in terms of points?
http://www.starwoodpromos.com/weddings/offers
Dec 27, 2016, 5:05 pm
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The contract should specify how points will be treated, including whether guests earn points on their own rooms that they pay personally.
Dec 27, 2016, 6:52 pm
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I think you did pretty good. The only thing I would suggest is booking up to three rooms separately under your own account (outside the contract) and charging everything else that you can to your room to get the extra points and night/stay credits. Otherwise they will likely put all that to the "contract" and you'll only get 1 point per $.
You could also get your spouse-to-be a SPG account and credit 3 rooms there as well. That's what my bride (SPG gold) and I did when we married at a Westin resort.
Dec 28, 2016, 11:37 pm
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There is also an SPG Pro promotion that doubles eligible elite night credit:
https://www.spgpromos.com/DoubleDouble/
You need to enroll in SPG Pro to qualify. As an SPG Pro for many years, it's great. You'll earn points for the group rooms not in your name or spouse's name--as long as you're paying for the rooms or have that contracted.
Dec 30, 2016, 12:28 pm
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Should I enroll in SPG pro for this offer? Would it take away from the additional points I would be receiving through starwood for booking the wedding? Or do they stack?
The wedding offers don't mention SPG Pro at all: http://www.starwoodpromos.com/weddings/terms
The wedding offers don't mention SPG Pro at all: http://www.starwoodpromos.com/weddings/terms
Dec 30, 2016, 12:29 pm
#7
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Absolutely! The OP should add their name to 3 rooms to be sure to get the stays/nights credits towards elite status. The OP can also add the spouse's name to 3 rooms to help the spouse get the same credit if that can help.
There is also an SPG Pro promotion that doubles eligible elite night credit:
https://www.spgpromos.com/DoubleDouble/
You need to enroll in SPG Pro to qualify. As an SPG Pro for many years, it's great. You'll earn points for the group rooms not in your name or spouse's name--as long as you're paying for the rooms or have that contracted.
There is also an SPG Pro promotion that doubles eligible elite night credit:
https://www.spgpromos.com/DoubleDouble/
You need to enroll in SPG Pro to qualify. As an SPG Pro for many years, it's great. You'll earn points for the group rooms not in your name or spouse's name--as long as you're paying for the rooms or have that contracted.
The wedding offers don't mention SPG Pro at all: http://www.starwoodpromos.com/weddings/terms
Dec 30, 2016, 12:32 pm
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Should I enroll in SPG pro for this offer? Would it take away from the additional points I would be receiving through starwood for booking the wedding? Or do they stack?
The wedding offers don't mention SPG Pro at all: http://www.starwoodpromos.com/weddings/terms
The wedding offers don't mention SPG Pro at all: http://www.starwoodpromos.com/weddings/terms