How many Starpoints do you have? (merged)
Jul 25, 07, 10:07 am
#1
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How many Starpoints do you have? (merged)
Just wondering how many Starpoints people usually have and what is considered a decent number.
How many Starpoints do you have?
I have 90,318.
How many Starpoints do you have?
I have 90,318.
Jul 25, 07, 10:17 am
#2
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just redeemed some
currently 675.000
currently 675.000
Jul 25, 07, 10:19 am
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This is always interesting to me as well. First let me say a "decent number" is having enough to do whatever you want with them. For me that is about 128,000 points as I like to travel for 5 nights (5th night free) and typically stay at the 16K/night properties, getting two connecting rooms if I can't get a suite upgrade (which, thankfully, I usually do).
Currently I have 146,252.
Currently I have 146,252.
Jul 25, 07, 10:21 am
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675,000? HOLY COW! You must LIVE in SPG hotels? How do you accumulate most of your points?
Jul 25, 07, 10:23 am
#5
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250k, about 30% of that is from Amex SPG CC spend.
Jul 25, 07, 10:26 am
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A 'decent' number of Starpoints is a highly relative number......which differs among SPG members.
Personally, I think having at least 50K available at any point in time provides some flexibility.
Then again......others may feel that 100K or more is a good number to have.
It all depends on your own 'needs' for the points.
Right now, I am slightly over 130,000.....despite redeeming 28K for a 5th night free award at a then CAT 3 (now Cat 4) hotel earlier this year.
I like having this many right now.....as I might redeen a bunch of them for a 5th night free award at a Cat 5 later this year.
FWIW, all of my points come via stays as I do NOT have a Starwood CC.
A.J.
Personally, I think having at least 50K available at any point in time provides some flexibility.
Then again......others may feel that 100K or more is a good number to have.
It all depends on your own 'needs' for the points.
Right now, I am slightly over 130,000.....despite redeeming 28K for a 5th night free award at a then CAT 3 (now Cat 4) hotel earlier this year.
I like having this many right now.....as I might redeen a bunch of them for a 5th night free award at a Cat 5 later this year.
FWIW, all of my points come via stays as I do NOT have a Starwood CC.
A.J.
Jul 25, 07, 10:38 am
#7
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About 459K, though I will be burning about 350K on a trip to Europe this fall. European SPG hotels are way too costly, IMOH.
I like to keep 100K + in my account as a buffer for flexibility, and spur of the moment trips.
I like to keep 100K + in my account as a buffer for flexibility, and spur of the moment trips.
Jul 25, 07, 10:40 am
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2,898,203
I just had 89,912 post today from my credit card. All of my points are from large hotel contracts and using the credit card for about 100K each month, sometimes 500k a month.
I just had 89,912 post today from my credit card. All of my points are from large hotel contracts and using the credit card for about 100K each month, sometimes 500k a month.
Jul 25, 07, 10:43 am
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Originally Posted by lotta_skymiles
2,898,203
I just had 89,912 post today from my credit card. All of my points are from large hotel contracts and using the credit card for about 100K each month, sometimes 500k a month.
I just had 89,912 post today from my credit card. All of my points are from large hotel contracts and using the credit card for about 100K each month, sometimes 500k a month.
Jul 25, 07, 10:48 am
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Personally, I think anything over 2.5 million is a waste..
..63k..
..63k..
Jul 25, 07, 10:49 am
#11
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I also have 5.5 million in my skymiles acct. Hince the name Lotta_Skymiles?
But i have switched my spending over to my spg card.
But i have switched my spending over to my spg card.
Jul 25, 07, 11:09 am
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mine is bigger than yours
This is a promising thread! A new aristocracy is emerging!
What I have learnt so far :
- There is such thing as a "decent amount of points" and getting it makes one, I guess, decent.
- There is no limit to the accumulation of points. One can be tempted to save enough to spend his/her retirement years in an overwater bungalow at the W Maldives.
- Getting points via stays is more legit than getting them by buying toilet paper with a credit card.
Please keep on sending, we need more information!
What I have learnt so far :
- There is such thing as a "decent amount of points" and getting it makes one, I guess, decent.
- There is no limit to the accumulation of points. One can be tempted to save enough to spend his/her retirement years in an overwater bungalow at the W Maldives.
- Getting points via stays is more legit than getting them by buying toilet paper with a credit card.
Please keep on sending, we need more information!
Jul 25, 07, 11:16 am
#13
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Originally Posted by jumpdogjump
Personally, I think anything over 2.5 million is a waste....63k..
..63k..Come and go as you like. No shoes, no shirt, no problem.
Jul 25, 07, 11:17 am
#14
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84,578 as of today before my latest stay posts.
All hard earned nights and no CC spend...Have redeemed almost 40K since last year on cheap stays for friends in need or silly trips.
My goal for next year is to have enough to stay at the Bora Bora property for 7 days.
It's a long journey when I have to mix in Sheraton stays every now and then for biz instead of the typical Westin/W.
FWIW, I'm 24.
All hard earned nights and no CC spend...Have redeemed almost 40K since last year on cheap stays for friends in need or silly trips.
My goal for next year is to have enough to stay at the Bora Bora property for 7 days.
It's a long journey when I have to mix in Sheraton stays every now and then for biz instead of the typical Westin/W.FWIW, I'm 24.
Jul 25, 07, 11:23 am
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Good idea putting your age. I'm also 24.
