Many hotel loyalty programs make annual changes to their award charts. On March 5, 2013, Starwood has big changes this year. There is a new Cash & Points award chart link. Both the points required and the cash portion are going up in every hotel category for cash and points… read more →
Again this year I have had 25 stays at Starwood hotels and I am a platinum member for another year. For reaching this number of stays I received an email offering me a platinum gift of a $25 certificate good to use at check out for anything on my bill… read more →
On Wednesday night we watched two tennis legends, Andy Murray and Maria Sharapova, win at the US Open. Buying tickets the day we attended was easy. We searched usopen.org under the ticket tab there is a section for ticket exchange. This is like StubHub for US Open tickets. Before the tennis matches… read more →
For many travelers staying in hotels represents a large portion of their vacation costs. If you want to save on your vacations, I suggest you start by joining at least two hotel loyalty programs. Some of you prefer to use Priceline or other similar programs for your hotel stays, but… read more →
Do you want to splurge on a luxury hotel to celebrate a special birthday, anniversary or accomplishment? Are luxury hotels the only type of hotel for you? Do you desire VIP treatment for your next hotel stay? The Visa Signature credit cards have some amazing free benefits to make your… read more →
The New York Times has an interesting article, How to Attain Hotel Elite Status. This article discusses some of the benefits of four hotel programs – Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott and Starwood. Here is the link to the article Hotel Status. Once you select a hotel program with locations that work… read more →
On March 1, 2012 many Starwood hotels will change categories. The hotels going up will require more points for both free nights and cash and points reservation and those going down will require less Starwood points for each stay. Here is a link to the list of hotels changing categories.… read more →
Starwood Better By The Night promotion starts today and runs through April 8, 2012. Earn double points on two night stays and triple points on stays of three nights or more. This promotion was announced a few weeks ago, but the registration page just became available again today. Here is… read more →
My husband and I are in the Presidential Suite at the Sheraton Libertador in Buenos Aires for 4 nights for the cash and points rate of $45 plus 2,800 points for the first 2 nights and $119 plus taxes for the next 2 nights. My husband needs two more hits… read more →
I received an email from US Airways advising me that I had earned 9 not 10 hits for the Grand Slam promotion. After speaking with a representative I learned that the 850 Starwood points I transferred to US Airways was not counted as a hit. The terms and conditions of… read more →
Starting today all regular Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) Free Night Awards, Cash & Points Awards and SPG Award stays such as those earned from promotions (e.g., the SPG Getaway Free campaign Free Resort Night Awards) will count toward elite status. All nights of your redemption stay will count toward your… read more →
Earn triple Starpoints on stays including a Thursday or Sunday night, all other stays earn double Starpoints. This new promotion from Starwood starts today and goes through November 15. You must register for this promotion. Here is the link. Extra Starpoints FINE PRINT – Check the list on the link… read more →
