I wanted to say a big thanks to everyone who took the time to come and hear me speak at Frequent Traveler University in Washington, DC this weekend. It’s very rewarding for me to help educate others given all the help I’ve received over…
I really do need to pay better attention to my airline marketing e-mails. Apparently, American Airlines is partnering with Hilton HHonors to target AAdvantage members for status. I received an e-mail back at the end of September offering me instant Hilton HHonors Diamond status,…
It was a long year of hotel nights. And, while the dust remains to settle on the posting of my last hotel stay, I’m supposed to finish with enough nights to maintain my Hyatt Diamond status as well as Starwood Preferred Guest Platinum status…
Starwood Preferred Guest rolled out a bunch of changes to their program back in 2012, all of which were promising: Lifetime Gold And Platinum Status Suite Night Awards For Staying 50 Nights In a Year Personal Ambassador For Staying 100 Nights In a Year…
Reminder that voting closes tomorrow in my favorite picture airline ticket giveaway. I’ve had a Starwood Preferred Amex for a long time. It’s one of my favorite award cards because Starpoints transfer to airlines very easily and Starwood also has a host of great…
Marriott has announced it’s fall promo. They’re bringing back Mega Bonus, which will likely offer most members a chance at a couple free nights during the promo period. The promo period is a long one, running from September 15, 2013 all the way to…
Starwood has announced it’s fall promo, Take Two. Since it runs through virtually the end of the year, this will likely be the last promo of 2013 for Starwood Preferred Guest. From September 1st, 2013 until December 15, 2013 all SPG members will be…
We’re halfway through 2013 so I figured I would check to see if I’ve made the expected progress on elite status for the first 6 months. I’m a big fan of Hyatt and Starwood (in that order) and had hoped to keep top-tier status…
Courtesy of View From The Wing, Starwood Preferred Guest is selling Starpoints at up to a 25% discount right now. Like all new things, I came to the hobby of collecting miles and points with a ton of excitement and not enough information. But,…
I had one of my best point redemptions of all time last year when I redeemed a trunk load of Starwood Preferred Guest points for a tennis lesson with Andre Agassi at the US Open. My wife was the lucky participant and we had…