Quarter 4 Promotion coming September 16, 2008
Aug 13, 2008, 4:21 pm
#16
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Upcountry Maui (OGG)
Programs: yes
Posts: 1,607
My math may be fuzzy, but it's a good start...
at a cheap $100 a night for 50 1-night stays = $5,000
(obviously very difficult to do!)
You'd get
100,000 bonus starpoints
25,000 platinum amenity (50*500)
25,000 online booking (50*500)
15,000 Revenue (3*5000)
10,000 Starwood CC (2*5000)
6,500 Flyertalk bonus (~13*500 til 9-30)
8,000 Far Away is closer (~8*1000 til 9-30)
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189,500 for $5,000 = 2.63 cents per point or 37.9 pts per $ spent
+ 13,000 chicago bonus (if applicable)
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192,500
at a cheap $100 a night for 50 1-night stays = $5,000
(obviously very difficult to do!)
You'd get
100,000 bonus starpoints
25,000 platinum amenity (50*500)
25,000 online booking (50*500)
15,000 Revenue (3*5000)
10,000 Starwood CC (2*5000)
6,500 Flyertalk bonus (~13*500 til 9-30)
8,000 Far Away is closer (~8*1000 til 9-30)
-------------
189,500 for $5,000 = 2.63 cents per point or 37.9 pts per $ spent
+ 13,000 chicago bonus (if applicable)
-------------
192,500
Last edited by bobsgt; Aug 13, 2008 at 4:23 pm Reason: add aloft
Aug 13, 2008, 6:50 pm
#17
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Chihuahua
Programs: SPG Plat, HHonor Diamond, Hyatt PLAT, Marriott PLat, UA 1K, AA EXP, DL PLAT, BMI Gold, Co PLAT
Posts: 1,958
Aug 13, 2008, 9:16 pm
#19
Join Date: Dec 2007
Programs: *wood Plat, PC Plat RA, Shangri-la Diamond, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Plat
Posts: 116
100k starpoints.... :P I like it!
Aug 13, 2008, 9:40 pm
#20
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Depends on the day!
Programs: Marriott/Lifetime Titanium Hyatt/Explorist, Hilton/Silver, IHG Spire,UA Gold
Posts: 17,829
My math may be fuzzy, but it's a good start...
at a cheap $100 a night for 50 1-night stays = $5,000
(obviously very difficult to do!)
You'd get
100,000 bonus starpoints
25,000 platinum amenity (50*500)
25,000 online booking (50*500)
15,000 Revenue (3*5000)
10,000 Starwood CC (2*5000)
6,500 Flyertalk bonus (~13*500 til 9-30)
8,000 Far Away is closer (~8*1000 til 9-30)
-------------
189,500 for $5,000 = 2.63 cents per point or 37.9 pts per $ spent
+ 13,000 chicago bonus (if applicable)
-------------
192,500
at a cheap $100 a night for 50 1-night stays = $5,000
(obviously very difficult to do!)
You'd get
100,000 bonus starpoints
25,000 platinum amenity (50*500)
25,000 online booking (50*500)
15,000 Revenue (3*5000)
10,000 Starwood CC (2*5000)
6,500 Flyertalk bonus (~13*500 til 9-30)
8,000 Far Away is closer (~8*1000 til 9-30)
-------------
189,500 for $5,000 = 2.63 cents per point or 37.9 pts per $ spent
+ 13,000 chicago bonus (if applicable)
-------------
192,500
What is the Chicago bonus referenced above?
Aug 14, 2008, 7:19 am
#22
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Monterey, California
Programs: Affiliated with all, participate in some
Posts: 2,188
It would be a nice promotion to see 100,000 points given for stays at each Starwood brand like the 2003 Asia/Pacific promotion for 50,000 points for staying at 5 of the 6 Starwood brands.
There are now 9 Starwood brands.
There are now 9 Starwood brands.
Aug 14, 2008, 11:22 am
#23
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Chihuahua
Programs: SPG Plat, HHonor Diamond, Hyatt PLAT, Marriott PLat, UA 1K, AA EXP, DL PLAT, BMI Gold, Co PLAT
Posts: 1,958
Aug 14, 2008, 12:34 pm
#24
Join Date: May 2007
Location: MCI/ORD/CDG
Programs: AA Exec Plat, Marriott Lifetime Titanium
Posts: 771
Don't forget the quadruple points for aloft properties. And I'm sure there would be BRG's in there somewhere. 
Oh and don't forget to complain at every 3rd stay for some goodwill points.
Oh and don't forget to complain at every 3rd stay for some goodwill points.
Aug 22, 2008, 2:31 am
#25
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club, Marriott Bonvoy
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Englandshire
Programs: SPG LT Plat, BA G, BD*LG, MG Blue+ ...
Posts: 16,014
Sense-check your software before you launch it !
Click on the promo link and you get a nice countdown clock :
TIME UNTIL PROMOTION LAUNCH:
24 : 14 : 31 : 36 GMT
DAYS HRS MIN SEC
A time zone (GMT in my case) on a countdown clock ? Huh ?
TIME UNTIL PROMOTION LAUNCH:
24 : 14 : 31 : 36 GMT
DAYS HRS MIN SEC
A time zone (GMT in my case) on a countdown clock ? Huh ?
Aug 22, 2008, 2:56 am
#26
Moderator, El Al and Marriott Bonvoy, FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: SIN
Programs: SQ*G, Mar LTT, Hyatt Glb, AA LTG, LY, HH, IC, BA, DL, UA SLV
Posts: 12,018
I would be surprised if you provided SPG with documentation of this and a letter requesting to have your status extended and they wouldn't agree to extend it. The worst that can happen is they say now.
Aug 22, 2008, 3:26 am
#27
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: NYC, DUS
Programs: Mattiott Lifetime Titanium Elite, LH SEN, IB Emerald, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 564
Nooooooooooooo!
Starting from September I will not travel to Munich anymore and have to stay local for my next project
Starting from September I will not travel to Munich anymore and have to stay local for my next project
Aug 22, 2008, 11:27 am
#28
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Los Angeles & Orange County, CA
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Posts: 23,822
This question is for Lurkers. Lurkers, will stays from Sept 1-16 qualify for this new promo? I have a couple of stays during this time frame. If they will qualify for the new promo, I might switch from award to paid stays...
Aug 22, 2008, 2:01 pm
#29
In memoriam
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Seattle WA
Programs: Kimpton IC, Hyatt Diamond, Gold Marriott, Lifetime Platinum Starwood
Posts: 8,665
Hyatt FFN launched this week so perhaps this is a promo to actually compete against this promotion.
Aug 23, 2008, 10:27 am
#30
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Atlanta GA
Programs: DL Plat Medallion, HHonors Silver, Starwood Platinum, Marriott Silver
Posts: 23
What's the FlyerTalk bonus?
