Better late than never. A snippet from the email has all the information you need:
To thank you, our elite members, we’re offering you 500 bonus Starpoints® per eligible night in September 2008. These bonus Starpoints are in addition to any bonuses for which you’re already registered.
Simply register by September 15, 2008, at http://SPG.com/thankyou500 and start collecting bonus Starpoints for all your September nights. Feel free to forward details to your friends and family so they can take advantage of this offer, too.
We know the airlines aren’t giving us any point perks so get ‘em while you can.
For those who travel on the Monday to Thursday schedule, the idea of being out of town Sunday night can be both disheartening and de-moralizing. However, it does come with a few upsides: 1) airports are usually less crowded; 2) flights are less full, making it easier to get the elusive space-available upgrade; and 3) the added rest of not waking up at 4 AM on Monday helps you make it through a busy Monday out of town.
Starwood has just added an incentive to travel out on Sunday with added Starpoints for Thursday through Sunday stays. Register for the promotion here.
Terms and Conditions
Now through September 30, 2008, earn 1,000 bonus Starpoints for Sunday through Thursday stays at participating Starwood hotels and resorts.
*Participation dates vary by hotel. In addition, stays at Four Points® by Sheraton hotels will receive 500 bonus Starpoints rather than 1,000.
View participating hotels in: United States Canada Caribbean Hawaii
Happy travels.
We’ve received a few SPG promotions recently. This promotion targets travelers to the Chicagoland area. Register here and start collecting your bonuses.
Terms and Conditions:
Come back to Chicago this summer – we’ll make it worth your while!
Register now to receive:
- 1,000 bonus Starpoints for every 1-night stay
- 2,500 bonus Starpoints for every 2-night stay
- 5,000 bonus Starpoints for every 3-night stay
Up to a total of 25,000 Starpoints!
Just register now and your points will be awarded automatically. Valid for stays now through September 30, 2008, seven days a week at hotels in downtown Chicago, at the airport and throughout the Chicagoland suburbs.
Don’t miss this special bonus Starpoints offer. Simply register now, and be sure to book online to get the best rates!
Might not apply with special rate codes, so let us know your experiences with this one.
There’s not much to say other than register especially if you’re already staying at a Marriott hotel between July 1st and August 31st, 2008. You’ll earn 10,000 Marriott Rewards points for every third paid stay you make at Marriott.
Term and Conditions:
- Marriott Rewards members who register for this promotion will earn 10,000 bonus points every third paid stay, when their first paid stay and subsequent paid stays are made between July 1 and August 31, 2008, at a participating Marriott property – up to a maximum 30,000 points.
- Registration is required.
- Registration ends June 30, 2008.
- This offer is not transferable.
- Nights spent while redeeming an award are not eligible for credit.
- A stay is defined as consecutive nights spent at the same hotel, regardless of check-in/check-out activity.
- Only one room per hotel is counted towards a member’s nights or stay.
- Members electing to earn miles are not eligible for this promotion.
- All Marriott Rewards program terms and conditions apply.
- Visit MarriottRewards.com, call 1-888-MARRIOTT, or call your local Marriott Rewards Guest Services office for complete details.
I don’t know why Marriott and other hotels do not automatically sign up frequent travelers for these promotions. Just imagine what a nice surprise it would be to see bonus points on your point statements without having to go through the tedious process of registering every quarter for the special promotion. Perhaps they are testing to see if you still care.
It seems that United, as of July 1st, will be going the way of its competitors in eliminating the 500-mile minimum for Elite Qualifying Miles (EQM) on its flights and moving toward earnings based on actual miles flown. Complete details here.
This may impact those folks who fly short routes serviced by UA such as DC - NY and Chicago to…well..to anywhere under 500 miles!
Mileage Accrual Details
To ensure that Mileage Plus miles earned toward elite status and award travel on United are aligned with actual miles flown, we are revising our base accrual policy. Beginning July 1, 2008, for flights of less than 500 miles, passengers will earn redeemable miles equal to the actual miles flown. Elite Qualifying Miles (EQM) will also be awarded based on actual miles. Elite Qualifying Segments (EQS) are not affected.
This new mileage accrual structure will apply to travel on or after July 1, 2008, regardless of when the travel was ticketed. Flights of less than 500 miles flown on or before June 30, 2008, will accrue Mileage Plus miles under the previous policy of a minimum mileage accrual per individual segment flown.
Look for these and other changes to make it more difficult to 1) achieve status and 2) accrue miles.
You have 3 days so register now if you’re a Starwood Preferred Guest. Simply register and stay at participating Starwood hotels or resorts between May 1 and May 31, 2008.
You have two choices in how you’ll earn your 10,000 bonus Starpoints:
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Earn 2,000 bonus Starpoints with every two eligible stays (up to 10 eligible stays and 10,000 bonus Starpoints).
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Or, earn 2,000 bonus Starpoints with every four eligible nights (up to 20 eligible nights and 10,000 bonus Starpoints).
Get your points, but don’t live for them.
Check with your current airlines - my bet is they are offering a similar program to their frequent flyers. "Qualifying" means these miles help you earn status which may not amount to much these days but it does mean you’ll be one of the first to board over the recreational travelers and possibly beat them out of a seat when going standby.
Click here to register.
Offer Details:
Registration is required by June 15, 2008. Only travel completed on or after date of registration is eligible for this offer.
Travel period: April 21, 2008 through June 15, 2008
Earn double Elite Qualifying Miles (EQM) on United, United Express and Ted flights (two times the actual base flight miles)
This offer does not apply to class of service bonus miles or EQM, elite bonus miles, redeemable bonus miles, promotional EQM or Elite Qualifying Segments
Elite Qualifying Miles are not redeemable for flights but do count toward Premier®, Premier Executive® and 1K® status
Baby steps. That’s the best we can hope for.
Straight from my email box to your favorite frequent traveler blog. For those of you looking to rent cars for the weekend, you can use the following promotions to earn double award points and 50% off weekend rentals.
Non-airport locations: PC# 118510
Airport locations: PC# 118506
Details can be found here.
Drive safe.
Alright, so the title is a bit extravagant, but you’ll have to blame that on Starwood marketing. Who are they kidding? It’s just more points for doing what we already do.
Sign up here - it only takes about 30 seconds. Here’s the participating hotel list if you want to verify it fits with your travel schedule before signing up.
The Details:
Congratulations!
You are now registered to receive 500 bonus Starpoints® each night, up to 1,500 Starpoints points per stay, at participating Sheraton, Four Points by Sheraton, W Hotels, The Luxury Collection, and Westin hotels and resorts for stays Sunday through Thursday nights from April 1 through May 31, 2008. Please present your Starwood Preferred Guest® card or membership number at the hotel upon check-in to ensure your stay earns the bonus.
Happy travels.
If you haven’t done so already, then register right now! It only takes a few seconds and it just requires your starwood preferred guest number and the associated email address.
The promotion may be different for each person. My promotion message was:
Congratulations — you are now registered.
You have successfully registered for this Starwood Preferred Guest® promotion. You will now earn 8,000 bonus Starpoints® with every eight eligible stays (up to 24 stays and 24,000 total bonus Starpoints) between March 1 and May 31, 2008.
Someone else received:
You have successfully registered for this Starwood Preferred Guest® promotion. When you book between February 15 and March 15, 2008, for stays between March 1 and March 31, 2008, you can earn:
- 2,000 bonus Starpoints® with two eligible stays
- 4,000 bonus Starpoints® with four eligible stays
- 6,000 bonus Starpoints® with six eligible stays
Good luck and happy travels. Remember travel life is more than points.