I admit it, I’ve switched hotels mid-week just to earn hotel status faster and get the additional perks of multiple “hotel stays” during the same week. It isn’t fun having to un-pack, re-pack, check-out, check-in several times in one week, but sometimes it is just too easy to pass up. For example, during a previous…
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Get 50% Off W Hotel The Store On Select Products
W Hotels The Store is back with another 50% off promotional offer. The last time we saw a 50% off deal was the 48 hour Columbus Day sale. That one lasted only 48 hours. This one will last a little bit longer, 72 hours in total. These promotions do come around once in a while,…
Earn 1,000 Bonus SkyMiles from Westin Hotels
Now through March 31, 2014, Delta SkyMiles members can earn 1,000 bonus miles when staying at Westin hotels. To participate for this offer, just book your stay through this site. To qualify for these bonus miles, you must opt-in to receive miles in lieu of Starpoints, recipient must participate in the Airline Direct Deposit portion…
Save With This Week’s SPG Escapes: W Minneapolis from $56 per night
It’s Wednesday meaning Starwood just released this week’s SPG Hot Escapes, where you can save a bunch on your upcoming hotel stays. Every week, they offer savings at select properties which are bookable now through Saturday. The eye catcher in this group is the 56 dollar rate at the W Foshay, a beautiful hotel in downtown…
Save with Starwood’s “Pay Your Birth Year” Promotion
One of the lesser known Starwood promotions out there is their Pay Your Birth Rate, which can end up saving you a bunch of money. Basically the first night you pay the regular rate, however the second and third night, you only have to pay the rate equal to the year you were born in. Depending…
Save With This Week’s SPG Hot Escapes: W Chicago – Lakeshore, Westin St. John, St. Regis Monarch Beach
Previously Starwood used to offer their weekly sale which was known as Starpicks. However, they recently switched the name to SPG Hot Escapes, which provides SPG members an even greater savings. Every week, they offer savings at select properties so it’s a good idea to check out the participating hotels each week. SPG Hot Escapes are…
Whoa! 50% Off W Hotel Beds And Sheets – 48 Hours Only!
Whoa! I thought 40% was a hot deal but for Columbus day, you can score 50% off at the W Store for both mattresses and sheets. We just got the new pillowtop mattress set and think that it is amazing! How To Get 50% Off Purchase through W Hotels The Store and use CD3M7 promotion…
Southwest ups bonus to 3X on San Juan flights
Last month Southwest rolled out a double bonus on all San Juan and Memphis flights. Today they are upping the bonus to triple points on Southwest flights to San Juan. NEW! Triple points on your San Juan flights! Beginning October 10, 2013, the double points promotion below will be expanded to triple points on every…
Lasting Keepsake From Sardinia
We all do it. I’m just as guilty as the next guy. A keepsake from a journey somewhere around the world. One of our favorite trinkets probably isn’t what the typical person would pick up, but for us it is perfect. The story behind this trinket takes us back to our first year anniversary trip…
No Suite Upgrades All Year And SPG’s Apology
One of the most promising benefits of the SPG Platinum status after 50 nights, is the ability to redeem 10 suite night upgrades. I say promising because they are hit or miss. Unfortunately I haven’t been able to use any of my 10 suite night upgrades this year. That’s a bummer. I’ve tried and tried…
Get 40% Off At The W Hotel The Store
The W Hotel The Store is running a promotion for 40% off select items. This is the highest discount I usually see at the W Store. While the last sale was 40% on all items, this one is limited blankets and down. Not a bad category to be on sale just in time for the…
Go For Lifetime Starwood Platinum (Light) Status Or Not
Today received the message below from Starwood reminding me that I’ve had quite the streak of hitting Starwood Platinum over the last 9 years. In fact, I’m only 8 stays away from prequalifying for Platinum status and only 4 nights away from qualifying for Platinum (light) status for life! You already know it’s great to…
Elite benefits are more fun at The St. Regis Osaka
Starwood has been on a push in recent years to standardize elite status benefits across its hotels. This certainly helps set expectations which is a good thing but I’ve found a lot of hotels have eliminated the uniqueness of their previous offerings as a result. It was quite refreshing to check into The St. Regis…
Only two people correctly guessed my 100th SPG stay!
Yesterday we asked readers to guess which property I would spend my 100th SPG stay based on the following three clues. The founder of this hotel brand perished on the Titanic I redeemed 13200 SPG points per night for this property with the help of a coupon The cost of the entire stay for the…
Guess my 100th SPG Night Contest–Delta Tumi Giveaway
I am within reach of my 100th night at Starwood properties this year. The 100th night is the point at which a guest may earn a Starwood Ambassador, which is a single point of contact for all your hotel requests. Most of my stays are at run-of-the-mill business hotels so I want to make sure…
SPG Platinum Members To Get Unlimited Delta Upgrades
Delta and SPG’s crossover rewards offer reciprocal elite benefits for elite members of either program. The benefits to SPG Platinum members just got a little better with the addition of unlimited complimentary upgrades on Delta flights. The Good News According to the Delta site which was updated today, SPG Platinum members will receive unlimited complimentary…
I Will Have Earned 14,000 Aeroplan Miles Without Flying One Segment
It is promotions like these that remind me how much I like keeping track of the latest and greatest promotions. Back in September of last year, a fellow travel blogger posted a link to an Aeroplan promotion where you could earn 5,000 miles just for staying at Starwood hotels. I caught the promotion just in…
Reminder W Store End Of Summer Sale 40% Off!
Reminder that the W Store has great savings of 40% going on right now for their end of summer Labor Day sale. We scored a new king mattress set at 40% off! With free shipping and no sales tax charged, this was a great deal. The 40% off coupon saved us over $550 off the…
W New York’s Free Upgrade & Two Drinks Special Offer
For a limited time this summer, the W New York is offering a special package where guests can receive an upgrade and two complimentary cocktails. The key is to know whether or not the rate is higher than the lowest standard rate or one that you could find elsewhere. Complimentary Upgrade And Two Complimentary Cocktails…
2013 Airline and Hotel Status Checkpoint
As we approach the completion of 2/3 of the traveling year, I decided to take inventory of the progress I’ve made towards my status goals of 2013. As a reminder, my four status goals for 2013 were Hyatt Diamond via 25 stays, Starwood Platinum Ambassador via 100 nights, the Southwest Companion Pass the hard way…