It’s official! Marriott International and Starwood Hotels and Resorts merged into one company. Now members of SPG, Marriott Rewards and The Ritz Carlton Rewards are able to link their accounts at members.marriott.com. Despite the union, Marriott doesn’t expect to have a fully combined loyalty program until 2018, so the loyalty programs are still separate […]
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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’s Rare, But We Paid For Our Stay At The Nines And What We Got Because Of It
We did not have enough SPG points to book our stay at The Nines Hotel in Portland. After all, we jumped on board for the trip last minute, so I was not able to accumulate SPG points prior to the trip. Remember, this game works best when you have a travel goal! Originally I booked […]
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 […]
8 Nights At The SLS Beverly Hills And A Savings of $3,900
We only have a week and a day for December break 2016, so planning really big trips like I have the last three years to Israel, Hawaii and Costa Rica are a thing of the past for now. This year, we are LA bound! I just booked 8 nights at the SLS […]
Achieve SPG Elite Status To Earn More On Stays
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 […]
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… […]
I Couldn’t Resist The Amex SPG Offer, 70,000 Starpoints Are Coming Our Way
I recently posted about the bonus offer that is being offered with the American Express Starwood Preferred Guest Card (and the business card). The terms of the offer are that new card members receive 35,000 SPG points if they spend $5,000 on the card within the first 3 months. […]
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. […]