{"id":5056,"date":"2015-09-01T22:49:17","date_gmt":"2015-09-02T02:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/?p=5056"},"modified":"2016-02-14T11:12:40","modified_gmt":"2016-02-14T16:12:40","slug":"celebrate-keyless-entry-spg-open-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/2015\/09\/01\/celebrate-keyless-entry-spg-open-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate Keyless Entry with SPG’s ‘Open the World’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many hotel chains are beginning to make a transition to optional keyless entry with Starwood Hotels being among them.\u00a0With\u00a0SPG Keyless<\/a>, your smartphone acts\u00a0as your room key, allowing you to\u00a0bypass checking in at\u00a0the front desk altogether if you wish. After downloading the Starwood app<\/a>\u00a0you will be asked to register your phone.\u00a0If an upcoming stay is eligible for SPG Keyless, you’ll get a push notification at which point you can choose\u00a0to go keyless.\u00a0When your room is ready, you’ll get another notification to view your room number and unlock your door. A list of the participating properties can be found here. Lucky, at One Mile at a Time<\/em>, has actually tested the keyless option and wrote an excellent, detailed explanation<\/a> on just how it works.<\/p>\n

In conjunction with SPG Keyless, Starwood has created the Open the World Sweepstakes<\/a>, an online ‘game’ of sorts where you can enter to win some pretty noteworthy prizes. You may enter twice daily from now until September 30th. Accessing the main page you will be asked to enter your Starwood Preferred Guest number as well as an email address.\"SPG<\/a><\/p>\n

Choosing an Apple Watch, iPhone or Android phone, you will be asked to choose one of a series of closed doors.\"SPG<\/a><\/p>\n

As you click your mouse, the lock on the door will glow green (how neat!) and the door opens to reveal a\u00a0highlighted Starwood property and your prize (or not). I thought that perhaps the properties might be some of those on the list of participating properties, but apparently this is not the case.\"SPG<\/a><\/p>\n

Needless to say, I did not win. But I definitely will be playing my twice a day over the next three weeks!<\/p>\n

Starwood is offering the following prizes:<\/h3>\n