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Westin workout runs with New Balance – gear lending to reduce baggage

Westin hotels are now offering New Balance (which I love) workout clothes and shoes on lend at participating hotels. This is a very interesting concept. Apparently, you can request clothes and shoes in your size and borrow them for your stay. This way, ideally you save room in your carry on bag because you don’t…

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Atlanta St Regis Platinum Experience – Baby Weekly Flyer’s First St Regis

Starwood and the St Regis Atlanta came through during the Weekly Flyer mini crisis this week. The Weekly Flyer household had a little emergency when our power went out. Within 30 minutes of finding out about the outage, we had the family set up in the St Regis living the dream. I got a text…

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PMM Happy Hour – Morning Mary From West Paces Ferry

Nothing like a Bloody Mary to take the troubles of the day away. Yesterday, the Weekly Flyer household had a little emergency. Our power went out and there was no fix in the near future. For those with little babies, you know this isn’t a great situation to find yourself in. It had been raining…

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Suite On Request With SPG Award Redemptions

There are many reasons to like redeeming Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) points for award nights. You’ll earn elite qualifying nights and stays with award reservations. But it is increasingly becoming important to achieve SPG Platinum status above the 50 night threshold for one reason, confirmed upgrades on award reservations. With the higher Platinum status level,…

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Seamless Food Delivery Offering 10% Off Code

Seamless food delivery service is offering a 10% off coupon for orders through their iPad, iPhone and Android apps. We shared our favorable experience with seamless food delivery at the W Times Square earlier this year. The food is delivered promptly and from a nearby restaurant of your choice. How To Get The 10% Off…

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25% Off SPG Redemption With Rewarding Returns (Targeted)

Yesterday we shared how hitting Platinum status with Starwood can be rewarding. But you don’t have to stay with Starwood 50 nights and hit Platinum Status to get rewarded. Check out their rewarding returns promotions to see if you can receive a 25% off award redemption, a $25 Amazon certificate, or 2,000 bonus Starpoints. If…

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Received My SPG Platinum Welcome Reward

I just received my Platinum Welcome Reward from Starwood Preferred Guest. The program provides a small token of appreciation each year for reaching their top elite level, Platinum status. In reality, there are actually three levels of Platinum Status with varying degrees of benefits. I recently reached the lowest Platinum status level and received a…

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Starwood Secrets – Earn Extra 1,000 To 1,500 Points With Every Stay

Did you know that you can earn 500 additional SPG points per night on Starwood hotel stays? The process is really simple and you may even feel good about your choice. The catch is this extra point earning option is good on all nights except the last night in your stay. So the longer the…

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Unlimited Starwood Preferred Guest Points With Fall Promotion

Starwood has just announced their fall promotion, Better By The Night, where you can earn an unlimited amount of SPG points. The promotion gives you plenty of time to pad your Preferred Guest account with Starwood since the promotion starts October 1, 2012 and runs through December 20, 2012. You’ll earn double Starpoints when you…

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SPG Ambassador program knocks it out of the park

SPG launched the Ambassador program in March for those members who stay over 100 nights per year at a Starwood property. I happen to be one of the lucky (unlucky?) few who stays over 100 nights per year at their properties and thus received a personal Ambassador when the program launched. As can be expected…

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Booking Travel With iPhone + Free Gogo Wifi Giveaway

I love booking travel from my iPhone. There is just something cool about being in a remote location with absolutely no sight of civilization and being able to book award travel. For example, a year ago we stayed at the Westin St John and weren’t exactly happy with the room at that time. So one…

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Starwood Celebrates 75 Year In San Francisco With Promotion

Starwood is celebrating 75 years of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. They are promoting an offer to explore more and spend less with their properties in San Francisco. This is one city we love to visit. We’ve stayed in several of their properties including the Palace Hotel, the W San Francisco, and the…

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Conquer SPG’s Nice Choice With 9 or 10 Starpoints Per Dollar

I plan to conquer Starwood’s Nice Choice promotion with 10 Starpoints per dollar. The SPG Nice Choice promotion is great because it has something for everyone, even road warriors like Alex and I. We shared how I planned to max out the Hyatt promotion and how Alex ran the table on the Hyatt promotion. In this…

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Journey to Easter Island – Trip Motivation and Planning

I often use metrics like ‘Cents Per Mile’ to try to evaluate my decisions for using points and miles.  While there is utility in doing such, the truth is that points and miles are really just a silly game to me.  My goal in collecting and redeeming points is not to save money I would…

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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…

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