This is not a typo! I am saving $26,000 on our stay in Aspen next winter. I have been searching and scrounging and transferring since the beginning of the year. I have depleted my Chase Ultimate Rewards balance, my Marriott Rewards balance and my SPG balance. I have converted all of the options from my Starwood […]
Category: Starwood Preferred Guest-Using Points
SPG Has Announced Their 2018 Category Changes-Will This Affect You?
On March 6, 2018, the Starwood Preferred Guest annual category changes will take effect. The breakdown is that 276 properties are being affected.-9% are moving down one category and 8% are moving up one category. Will this affect that redemption that you have had your eye on? If it will […]
We Made A Last Minute Hotel Switch In Chicago To The Westin On Michigan Avenue
In the final days before our trip to Chicago I got nervous about the Hilton Embassy Suites hotel that I had booked in terms of its location. I remembered back to our trip to Philly, where we stayed at an Embassy Suites, and were far away from many of the restaurants and attractions. So […]
New York City Stays And Savings Over $1,000
Good Morning From The W Downtown- $350 Saved Hello From The Westin New York Grand Central-We Saved $260 Starwood Preferred Guest Points Got Us Many Free Stays in New York City With Savings over $500 Each Time! […]
We Saved $5,400 On Our Trip To LA!
How We Did It 8 Nights At The SLS Beverly Hills And A Savings of $3,900 Chase Ultimate Rewards Points Used For Three Flights To LA-A Savings Of $1,400 About Our Trip Liquid Olives Over In And Out Burger Any Day In LA! […]
We Saved $11,500 On Our Trip To Israel
How We Did It Matmid Points Got Us Free Flights to Israel on El Al–We saved about 10K!!! Three Free Nights At the Sheraton Tel Aviv, A Savings of $1,500 About Our Trip Our Trip To Israel and Our Handy Chase Sapphire Preferred […]
London
4 Night Stay At The Waldorf London And A Savings Of $1440-Yay! Back To London Again WIth A Savings Of $940-Hopefully For Wimbledon London Bound This Summer And A Savings Of $2,390 Using Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Miles British Airways Avios Points Got Us To London On British Air Business Class […]
Good Morning From The W Downtown
My daughter attended a bat mitzvah last night at Ellis Island. We needed to be somewhere early this morning, so my original plan was to hang in the city until the boat got back and then drive home to Westchester. Did I really need to get home that late and be that tired? No!-I got […]
It Took Five Business Days For A Transfer Of SPG Points
SPG has a very flexible transfer policy in that you can transfer Starpoints to any person that shares your home address for a minimum of 30 days prior to requesting the transfer. You can transfer any amount of points to that other person and there are no […]
You Can Hold SPG Reservations Till The Points Are In Your Account-Kind Of
One great thing about using Marriott Rewards points to book a reservation is that you do not need the points in your account to book award nights. You can kind of do this with Starwood as well….. If you do not have enough points in your SPG […]