So, if you're hosting your wedding reception at the hotel, you will be able to earn lots of
SPG Starpoints for all the money you're spending, and you can usually earn points for the guests» rooms as well!
Earn bonus
Starpoints for stays between Jan 11, 2016 and April 30, 2016 when you register for the SPG Take Two promotion.
The business card also comes with the option of getting either a five percent discount or two additional
bonus Starpoints per dollar spent when you shop with American Express's OPEN Savings partners.
As a member, get 10 % savings on suites and 3,000 bonus Marriott Rewards points OR SPG
starpoints per stay.
This FlyerTalk thread about LANPASS redemptions seems to cast them as less valuable than British Airways Avios redemptions, but that's only from the perspective
of Starpoint transfers.
I can usually
redeem Starpoints for at least 3 cents per point, but I've gotten as high as 6 - 8 cents per point.
You will also earn bonus
Starpoints at Starwood properties if you have SPG Gold or Platinum elite status, but these points don't stem from the credit card.
Get 20 % bonus AA miles when you transfer
Starpoints on or before 08/31/2015.
Anytime you decide to use reward points, it's important to make sure that you're getting a good deal when moving your points from one place to another, and there are lots of great deals to be had when using
Starpoints with SPG.
If you're thinking of buying
Starpoints in oder to convert them to airline miles then make sure you do the math and make sure the airline you're transferring them to actually releases the awards you're looking to book.
Some cardholders were offered 10,000 bonus SPG
Starpoints after they spent $ 10,000 on qualifying purchases, while others received an even higher offer to earn 15,000 points after $ 15,000 in spending.
This deal is only available on category 3 and 4 properties, but basically you can save points by doing this package if you're already planning on
using starpoints for both flights and hotels.
Rather unsurprisingly if you have Starwood elite status you'll earn more
Starpoints when you stay at Starwood properties.
I would grab as many
Starpoints as I can to redeem for stays in India as well as across the globe.
By maximizing this promotion, you can
buy Starpoints for as little as 2.63 cents vs. the usual 3.5 cents each.
Starting with your second stay, you'll earn
double Starpoints ® on each stay from January 16 through April 15, 2018, at participating SPG hotels and resorts.
As part of our green initiatives program, we are offering a $ 5 voucher to our restaurant or 250 Starwood Preferred
Guest Starpoints ® awarded at checkout for each night you decline housekeeping (except day of departure).
British Airways is currently running a promotion where, through 30 June, you can purchase Avios with a 50 % discount and, while the best cost per Avios you can get through this promotion is 1.85 cents (marginally more expensive than by
converting Starpoints through Starwood's promotion), there are two reasons why you may be better off purchasing Avios directly through British Airways.
SPG will often have at least one active promotion to earn
more Starpoints per nightly stay.
In fact, I'll sometimes pass on redeeming
Starpoints if it's not closer to 3 cents per point.
Marriott and Starwood are in the process of merging, which is why you can earn bonus
Starpoints by using your Starwood Preferred Guest ® Credit Card from American Express at Marriott hotels.
There's two main modes that the player can choose from in
Starpoint Gemini, Campaign and Conquest mode.
Now it's adding Virgin America as a partner at the standard 20K
Starpoints = 25K Virgin America points ratio.
News that American Airlines is offering a 20 % bonus on all
Starwood Starpoint transfers made between 1 August and 14 September 2016.
In other words, you will still have to spend money for the
extra Starpoints even after meeting the big spend bonus.
I don't use my Citi Prestige card for unbonused spend — I prefer to use my Starwood Amex card for all my unbonused spend as I value
Starpoints over Citi ThankYou points.
I'm tempted to take Amex and Starwood up on this offer as a purchase would take my overall
Starpoints balance into territory where a redemption I've been eying up for a few months in feasible... but I'm still thinking things over and, as this offer is on through 3 June there's no hurry to decide.
The minimum room size in the property is over 560 sft and redeeming
Starpoints offers great value as the regular room rate is expected to run close to $ 400 USD (including taxes)
Starwood Preferred Guest Members are eligible to
receive Starpoints for the paid portion of the stay only.
The only transfer partner of American Airlines is SPG
Starpoints which transfer at a 1:1 ratio.
Because Starpoints expire if you go 12 months without spending them or staying in a Starwood hotel, hoarders lose out.
There's also some quick info on how to earn
additional Starpoints with partners like Emirates, Delta, and Uber.
Earn
2X Starpoints per dollar spent on eligible Starwood Preferred Guest ® or Marriott purchases
Part of what
makes Starpoints more valuable is the fact that they can be exchanged for frequent flyer miles, at a much more competitive rate than HHonors bonus points.
While single night stays receive no bonus, you'll get twice as
many Starpoints for stays of two nights or more.
Starwood is an example of the former — many people collect
Starpoints only to transfer... [Read more...] about 20 % Bonus on Transferring Marriott Points to American Airlines
The SPG
Starpoints program has two Elite levels: Gold Preferred Guest and Platinum Preferred Guest.