The Marriott Rewards Program has been combined with the SPG Program to become one program. You can get all the details of the combined Marriott/SPG Program here. Achieve SPG Elite Status-If you are an SPG Elite Status Member, you earn more Starwood points on your stays. You earn more points as an SPG Elite Member […]
Category: Starwood Preferred Guest
Skiing In Whistler-A Great Time Even If You Can’t See!
After our amazing summer trip to Whistler, we were excited to go back to ski there in the winter. Recall that for our winter trip, we flew to Whistler for free using Delta SkyMiles. We once again stayed on Starwood points at the Westin, and this time, we had 2 studio suites. They were across […]
April 9th Email From Marriott About The Merger
Shareholder approval for the merger happened yesterday. Today, Marriott sent the below email about the upcoming merger… “We’re excited to announce that we’ve secured shareholder approval for Marriott International to join together with Starwood Hotels & Resorts—a significant milestone towards creating the world’s largest lodging company and strongest loyalty program in the industry. Since we […]
Marriott And Starwood Shareholders Approve The Merger
Yesterday, shareholders of Marriott International and Starwood Hotels and Resorts voted to approve the merger between the two companies that will create the largest hotel chain in the world. Recall Marriott recently won the bidding war to acquire Starwood and this approval was the next step in the merger process. Onward they go… […]
Anbang Is Abandoning It’s $14 Billion Bid
The saga continues and it looks like its over. Anbang is abandoning its $14 billion bid for Starwood “due to various market conditions.” It looks like Marriott will once again come in, and this time at the higher $13.6 billion offer that it had to come up with when Anbang started the bidding war. The […]
Starwood Gets Higher Offer Once Again From China’s Anbang Insurance Group Co.
Once again, China’s Anbang Insurance Group Co. offered a superior competing bid to Marriott’s bid. This time Anbang made a 14 billion dollar bid which exceeded Marriott’s latest 13.6 billion dollar bid. Starwood is considering the offer and I look forward to seeinf what Marriott’s next move will be. However, some lodging analysts think that […]
Marriott Wins Bidding War For Starwood
Recall last November, Marriott and Starwood announced a merger. The deal was set to close at the end of this month, but earlier this week there was another offer for Starwood. A group led by China’s Anbang Insurance Group Co. offered a superior competing bid to acquire Starwood. Marriott had a few days to counter […]
Will Items Booked By The Concierge And Added To My Hotel Bill Count As Charges Entitled To Bonus Points?
I honestly do not know how I have never thought about this strategy to earn additional hotel points until now. You see, I called the concierge at the Westin in Whistler to inquire about a car to get from the Vancouver airport to the hotel. Recall, we are staying at the Westin on our upcoming […]
About American Express Starwood Preferred Guest Business Card
Card Highlights American Express Starwood Preferred Guest Business Card is a Credit Card With a credit card, you can carry a balance and accrue interest if necessary. Note this is not advised by me. The points game does not work well, if you are carrying a balance and accruing interest. See #4 in […]
Earn Starpoints When You See A Broadway Show
SPG has an exclusive partnership with Audience Rewards (the rewards program for Broadway). Because of this partnership, – you can earn Starpoints when you purchase tickets to Broadway shows. You can see the earning potential for each show here. […]