{"id":58,"date":"2011-07-22T20:13:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-22T20:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/boardingarea.com\/blogs\/verygoodpoints\/2011\/07\/22\/how-i-earned-7250-starwood-points-this-week-booked-a-week-in-fiji\/"},"modified":"2011-07-22T20:13:00","modified_gmt":"2011-07-22T20:13:00","slug":"how-i-earned-7250-starwood-points-this-week-booked-a-week-in-fiji","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/2011\/07\/22\/how-i-earned-7250-starwood-points-this-week-booked-a-week-in-fiji\/","title":{"rendered":"How I earned 7,250 Starwood Points this week & booked a week in Fiji!"},"content":{"rendered":"

This was a great week for Starwood points and promotions. 7,250 points means 1 free night at a Category 3 hotel ( Cat 3 includes Le M\u00e9ridien Versailles , The Westin Resort & Spa, Cancun , W Silicon Valley, The Westin Denarau Island Resort & Spa, Fiji or Sheraton Fiji plus many more!) or 2-3 free nights at a Cat 1 or Cat 2 hotel (varies for weekend\/weeknight stays)<\/p>\n

I had 7 nights (5 nights at the Sheraton Parsippany and 2 night at the Le Parker Meridien NYC) so my base earning plus Platinum bonus was 2,500 points.<\/p>\n

I earned 1,000 points (500 points each at the Sheraton and Le Meridien) for my welcome amenity<\/p>\n

I used the SPG Social Check-in Bonus to earn 1000 points (250 points each for check-ins on Facebook and Foursquare at the Sheraton and Le Meridian)offer ends July 31<\/p>\n

I participated in Starwood\u2019s Make the Green Choice <\/a>program (at select hotels) for 4 nights at the Sheraton to earn 2,000 points<\/p>\n

I \u201cliked\u201d the Aloft Austin @ the Domain on Facebook during a promo they offered this morning to earn 250 points<\/p>\n

I earned 500 points while booking a hotel stay for week of Aug 1st. The call center was over-flowing with calls and so I was directed to this page \u2013 where I earned 500 points just for booking online<\/a>. this offer is only valid during peak call volume times.<\/p>\n

Starwood points are valuable and so anytime I have the chance to earn more, I\u2019ll take advantage of the offer!<\/p>\n

On top of the points, I registered for the Free resort night promo (it\u2019s over this week \u2013 sorry, it\u2019s too late for you to register) so I earned another free night brining my total free nights during this promotion to 4.<\/p>\n

So, with the points this week and free nights I\u2019ve earned this month, I\u2019ll have enough for 5 nights at the Westin in Fiji<\/a>! And, I still have all the other points I earned in July to spend! I’ll be spending those at the Le Meridien Bangkok<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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