Updated on December 14, 2023 *6/1/13 UPDATE – Reward stays qualify for this! I recently had a 4 night AXON stay (American Express Promotional stay – 4 nights for 145,000 points) and for 7,000 points (2k for 3 weekend nights and 1k for the non weekend night). For Q2 2013, Hilton offers up another underwhelming…
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Starwood SPG Status Renewal Gift 2013 — 35% Off Award Stay
For the past 2 years, when I have re-qualified for Platinum Status, I have received a $25 SPG Gift Certificate. A nice little gift. I can’t complaint. But this year it seems that things are very different. Mommypoints explains this well here. If you are GOLD, you can get 25% off an award redemption. If…
Starwood Q2 2013 SPG Promo Announced – “Double Take Promotion”
Updated on August 4, 2015Starwood announced their Q2 2013 Promotion and, well, its not terribly exciting. They are offering double points from May 1 to July 31 and there is a LONG list of non-participating hotels. You can get 500 bonus points if you use their mobile site (spg.com) or the app for iphone…
Get 1,500 Priority Club points by spending $1,500 on your Priority Club Visa 4/1/13-6/30/13
If you have a Priority Club Visa and spend $1,500 from April 1 2013 to June 30 2013, you will get 1,500 bonus points. I believe this applies to everyone based on the flyer I received. I keep this card around despite there being an annual fee (and I rarely use it) because: I get…
Spending a million Hilton HHonors points before the rate increase tonight was tougher than I thought!
Updated on August 4, 2015In a previous post (click here), I wrote some good ways to use Hilton points before the rates go up. I have a million points – Here is how I used my Hilton points. Turns out to be a little more difficult than I had thought. If you haven’t spent your…
Starwood and Delta team up and offer crossover benefits
This sounds like a nice new perk. I have Starwood Platinum but no Delta status. Fly on Delta and get Starwood points, priority check-in/boarding, 1st checked bag free. Stay in a Starwood hotel and get Delta miles and some platinum benefits UPDATE 4/21/14: So far, I’ve taken a couple Delta flights and on one of…
Earn up to 18,000 Starwood points through April 15 2013
Updated on December 14, 2023 Starwood points are my favorite hotel currency. This promotion is not great, and nothing compared to the promotions of a few years ago, but its something. The current promotion runs through April 15. If you are working towards your 20 night bonus, you still have some time. BOOK NOW TO…
Top 16 Hiltons to burn your HHonors points before rates go up March 28
Updated on June 16, 2015The new Hilton rates go into effect very soon, unfortunately! View from Wing does a great job at explaining the changes here. To see a list of the new categories, click here: Hilton HotelCategoryChart 2013. With a million Hilton dis-HHonors points saved up, I have a lot to lose. TIme to go…
