A reader successfully received a status match to Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) Gold. After we exchanged several emails the reader followed a few simple steps and was able to secure a status match to SPG gold status. In the past I’ve also had success with Fast Track to Hilton Honors Diamond status. Six Easy Steps…
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W Hotel Montreal Review
During recent trips to Montreal I was fortunate enough to stay at the W Montreal. The hotel is conveniently located to the city and Old Montreal. When I stayed at the W Montreal I was Platinum status in the Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) program. I have been a Platinum member in SPG for over 6…
Montreal Trip Report And InterContinental And W Hotel Review
I had the opportunity to spend a few months in Montreal and really experience all the city has to offer. I was able to try out the W Montreal Hotel as a SPG Platinum member and the InterContinental Montreal as a Intercontinental Platinum Ambassador. In the mornings, we’d go on runs along the St Lawrence…
My 2011 “Year of The B” Travel Theme And Delta In-Flight Certificate Giveaway
Our 2011 travels allowed us to visit some exciting places. Professional and personal travel took us to international locations and places a little closer to home. We developed a personal travel schedule that we called our “Year of the B”. For this plan, we identified locations starting with a B and then went for it.…
Update On SPG Amex Bonus Point Referral Promotion EXPIRED
American Express has a Starwood Preferred Guest Personal and Business card that you can earn extra bonus SPG points* with each card. The cards comes with a $0 fee for the first year. This offer is EXPIRED. In order to take advantage of this promotion just follow the simple steps below. Card Details Current Hotel…
Starwood Preferred Guest Points For Each Personal And Business American Express Card
American Express has a Starwood Preferred Guest Personal and Business card that you can earn extra bonus SPG points* with each card. Card Details Hotel Credit Cards Hotel Credit Cards Points, Miles & Martinis will earn a small referral credit for successful applications through the links in this post. As always we appreciate any support…
The W Store Hotel 35% Discount Code
I always sleep well on the road when I stay at a W Hotel, in large part because they have good quality beds and linens. Our family is expanding soon (that’s one of the things a trip to Bora Bora will do for you), so one of our first stops was the W Store for…
SPG American Express Card Offer – 30,000 bonus points
American Express has a Starwood Preferred Guest Personal and Business card that you can extra bonus SPG points* with each card. See current Hotel Credit Card offers here. Card Details Points, Miles & Martinis will earn a small referral credit for successful applications through the links in this post. As always we appreciate any support…
Marques de Riscal Trip Review
This post will cover our 2 night stay at the Marques de Riscal hotel during our visit to the Rioja region of Spain on our two week trip to Madrid, Mallorca, Rioja and Barcelona. The hotel is part of the Starwood Luxury collection and was a category 6 at the time we visited the hotel. …
W Hotel Store 40% Off Coupon Code
The W Hotel Store sale has a 40% off coupon that is active. That’s good for 40% off your entire order. Go to the W Store Website Select your items to purchase Enter your details Enter promotion code K7H9V and update shopping cart This will give you 40% off your entire order.
Castillo Hotel Son Vida Trip Report
This is the fourth part of a trip report of a two week trip to Madrid, Mallorca, Rioja and Barcelona. Trip Report Flight From Orlando to Madrid on Lufthansa (LH)Â in First Class Westin, Madrid Hilton Sa Torre, Mallorca Castillo Hotel Son Vida, Mallorca Marques de Riscal, Elciego Hotel Arts (Ritz Carlton), Barcelona Hotel and Check…
Westin Madrid Trip Report
This is the second part of a trip report of a two week trip to Madrid, Mallorca, Rioja and Barcelona. Trip Report Flight From Orlando to Madrid on Lufthansa (LH)Â in First Class Westin, Madrid Hilton Sa Torre, Mallorca Castillo Hotel Son Vida, Mallorca Marques de Riscal, Elciego Hotel Arts (Ritz Carlton), Barcelona Westin Madrid Check…
Upcoming Trip to Spain – Use of Free Nights
We have a trip to Spain coming up where I was able to use 4 free nights from the Hilton Q1 Free Night & Q2 Free Night Promotion, 4 free nights from the Starwood Q2 Free Night Promotion, 3 night on Starwood points, and 3 nights at a Ritz Carlton with Marriott Points. Booking the Flight…
1,000 AA Miles with Sheraton Stays
In addition to Starwood’s free weekend night promotion you can now earn 1,000 American Airlines miles with every stay.  Registration You can register here. Details For every three stays at SPG properties (W®, St. Regis®, Sheraton and more) from May 1 through July 31, 2010, you’ll earn a Free Weekend Night Award redeemable through December 19, 2010. For…
St Regis Atlanta Trip Report
This past weekend we had the opportunity to use the cash & points option to stay 3 nights at the St Regis Atlanta. I would say it was above my expectations. We paid a rate of $90 and 4800 points per night when standard rates for our days were going for $243. So we used…
Starwood Free Weekend Nights
Starwood has jumped into the free weekend night game with Hyatt and Hilton with their new promotion. The promotion comes with loads of restrictions. No redemption at top tier category 7 hotels although Hyatt and Hilton both offer redemption of their free nights at any category hotel. No redemption on weekdays although Hyatt and Hilton have…
1,000 Starwood Points With Every Stay Through April 30th
Starwood is offering Flyertalk Insiders 1,000 Points for every stay from April 1, 2010 through April 30th, 2010. How To Register You can register through this link. Details Register now and you’ll earn 1,000 bonus Starpoints® with each stay at any of our nine brands and over 940 SPG properties. Enjoy unlimited bonus earnings from…
St Regis DC Trip Report
This past weekend we stayed at the St Regis in Washington DC using 3 free nights from the SPG Free Weekend Nights Promotion. Check In When we arrived at the hotel there was no check-in line. The check-in process was quick and efficient. As a Platinum member I was not offered any check-in amenity but…
W Hotel San Francisco – Trip Report
Recently a friend asked about Starwood hotels in San Francisco. Since I’ve stayed in two of the eleven Starwood hotels in San Francisco I thought it would be a good idea to share the reports here. My first review is of the W Hotel San Francisco. Checkin When you enter the hotel you are entering…
W Times Square – Hotel Trip Report
This past weekend we took a trip to New York on a NW operated flight and stayed at the W Times Square. We stayed at the hotel using the Starwood Free Nights promotion for 3 nights. W Times Square Hotel Trip Report Check In We arrived late from our delayed NW flight from Tampa at…