We bring you this happy hour from the SPG VIP Skybox on the 17th green of the Kiawah Ocean course. The SPG VIP event at the PGA Championship was a moment to remember and only cost us 20,000 Starwood points for two tickets to the event in style. And what better way to start off…
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SPG Experience At PGA Championship – Kiawah, SC
A few months ago we redeemed 20,000 Starwood Preferred Guest points for a chance to visit the PGA Championship at Kiawah Island, South Carolina. Starwood came through with the benefits and handled the process well. SPG Sky Box At Kiawah The Sky Box is located on the 17th green with an excellent view of the…
The St. Regis Washington DC Hotel Review
The St. Regis Washington DC is one of my favorite DC hotels. I have stayed here several times and love to share this hotel with friends and family. The lobby is stunning and the hotel just oozes with history. Walking out of the front of the hotel located on 16th and K and looking left…
Delta Secrets – 20k SPG Point Business Class One-Way Award
The Delta SkyMiles program benefits provide real value for members. I’ve found value with award tickets to the Seychelles and Mauritius, Bora Bora, Italy, and a number of other places. But their benefits are not as great as other programs that have benefits such as confirmed upgrades (that you can actually use on an affordable…
What do you seek from an SPG Suite Night Award?
I have been dabbling with the idea of creating an award trip to Australia in the next couple months. My lovely friend would like to go Scuba Diving and I would like to go Park Hyatt’ing so Australia is the perfect intersection of the two! After investigating places to stay near the Great Barrier Reef,…
Elite award for reaching SPG Platinum
On Saturday I received an email from SPG alerting me I had eclipsed the 50 night mark this calendar year and have thus earned SPG Platinum status through 2013. Consequently, this marks my 5th year in a row as a Platinum member so therefore received my ‘golden guarantee’ of lifetime SPG gold. Today, I received…
Journey to Easter Island -Tambo Del Inka
Our first stop in South America was the Sacred Valley of the Incas in Peru. We flew straight from Miami to Lima to Cuzco on LAN. From the Cuzco airport we arranged car service through the Tambo Del Inka to take us to the resort. We paid about double the cost of just getting a…
Free Offer – Cirque du Soleil Tickets With SPG American Express
I received an awesome deal because I have a Starwood American Express card. We received an email today for two complimentary tickets to the TOTEM Cirque du Soleil event on July 11, 2012. This offer is complimentary to those that have a Starwood American Express. Simply call to reserve your free tickets, then show up…
Get 35% Off W Hotel Store – Better Memorial Day Sale
We love our W bed because it provides the right level of support and we sometimes feel at home when we’re on the road. We love the bed even more because we got it at a 40% discount during a special W Hotel Store promotion. If you are in the market for W Hotel store…
Lifetime SPG Platinum – six years too short
I logged into SPG.com this morning to find that I have crossed the 500 night threshold necessary to obtain lifetime SPG Platinum. Unfortunately since I have met the requirement in just 4 years, (my first ever SPG stay was in late 2008) I have a solid 6 years of Platinum status to go to meet…
SPG Breakfast Amenity on Mother’s Day – W Hotel Santiago Style
I forgot to set my alarm clock this morning. I wanted to make sure I got down to try the new Platinum complimentary breakfast amenity at the W Santiago. Thankfully, mother nature had me covered. I can’t recall ever receiving breakfast at any W hotel so I was quite excited about the experience. In short,…
SPG category 4 resort amenity: Private train station
In February, I wrote about how impressed I was to find that the (then) SPG category 4 Westin Miyako Kyoto had its own Category 4 helipad. For the SPG program, I find the best combination of aspirational properties and value in the category 5 range priced at 12000 to 16000 points per night. A large…
Pampered With Points At Spas
Mrs Weekly Flyer likes to visit a Spa or two sometimes when traveling. So when the SpaFinder 40 SkyMiles offer came up last year I loaded up the truck. I could earn miles and give Mrs Weekly Flyer a nice gift at the same time. We purchased enough gift cards to earn about 20,000 Delta…
Get 25% Bonus Converting Hotel Points To Avios Points
British Airways Executive Club has teamed up with eight hotel partners allowing members to convert hotel points to Avios Points. For a limited time, the hotel to Avios point conversions will provide a 25% bonus. I’ve mentioned a few times how valuable hotel and airline programs can be, so it’s important to consider the conversion…
The St. Regis Aspen Hotel Review
I often recommend to my friends and clients that top notch ski resorts in the summer offer excellent redemption opportunities because you greatly increase your chance of receiving a complimentary suite upgrade. In addition, it is not uncommon with summer occupancy rates to have the amenities and service quality of a world-class resort all to…
Konnichiwa Japan Trip Report – Introduction and Planning
Five months ago I returned from a 2.5 week trip throughout South East Asia. I loved the trip and culture so much that I knew I wanted to see more in Asia, even before the Cathay Pacific 777 touched down in the US. I have a ‘book now and figure it out later’ mentality when…
Guest Post: 13 SPG Free Resort Nights burning a hole in my pocket
Introduction Last October I encountered the very best problem a business traveler can have. Through my diligence insanity, I ran the table with the Stay Three, Getaway Free SPG Promotion and had 13 expiring Free Resort Nights with no place to go. With a brand new niece and a family spread across the country, a…
Next Trip Report – Puerto Rico, Bahia Beach St Regis, And Ritz San Juan
I’ve made significant progress on my trip report page by adding reports from French Polynesia to Italy to Buenos Aires. In my next trip report I will cover our trip to Bahia beach and Isla Verde Puerto Rico as part of our ‘Year of the B’ travel theme. This past summer we took a trip…
Double And Triple Points With SPG Better By The Night Promotion
Starwood leaked their promotion a few weeks ago and we are now only 2 days away from the registration date of January 9, 2012. You will earn double points on stays of two nights and triple points on stays of three nights or longer. How To Register Register through this link starting on January 9,…
Hotel Award Availability Window By Hotel Chain – Plan Early For Holiday 2012 Trips
Hotel award availability during the week between Christmas and New Years in 2011 was in high demand, and in 2012 will likely be the same. To book an award at a desired hotel next year you can check below to see when some of the chains are opening up availability. Book now to guarantee you…