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As we know, in August, Marriott, Ritz and SPG will be combined into one program and there will be a single points currency. Also in August, SPG members will see their point balances triple. Want to know what that new points balance can get you? Here is the award chart
On March 6, 2018, the Starwood Preferred Guest annual category changes will take effect. The breakdown is that 276 properties are being affected.-9% are moving down one category and 8% are moving up one category. Will this affect that redemption that you have had your
Remember, if you link your SPG and Marriott Rewards accounts you can transfer between the two programs. I linked my SPG account and my Marriott Rewards account awhile ago. I just recently did my first transfer between my two accounts. Recall that the points transfer at a three-to-one ratio if
It’s official! Marriott International and Starwood Hotels and Resorts merged into one company. Now members of SPG, Marriott Rewards and The Ritz Carlton Rewards are able to link their accounts at members.marriott.com. Despite the union, Marriott doesn’t expect to have a fully combined loyalty program until 2018, so the
SPG has a very flexible transfer policy in that you can transfer Starpoints to any person that shares your home address for a minimum of 30 days prior to requesting the transfer. You can transfer any amount of points to that other
One great thing about using Marriott Rewards points to book a reservation is that you do not need the points in your account to book award nights. You can kind of do this with Starwood as well….. If you do not have
The Marriott Rewards Program has been combined with the SPG Program to become one program. You can get all the details of the combined Marriott/SPG Program here. Achieve SPG Elite Status-If you are an SPG Elite Status Member, you earn more Starwood points on your stays. You earn more points
Shareholder approval for the merger happened yesterday. Today, Marriott sent the below email about the upcoming merger… “We’re excited to announce that we’ve secured shareholder approval for Marriott International to join together with Starwood Hotels & Resorts—a significant milestone towards creating the world’s largest lodging company and strongest loyalty program
Yesterday, shareholders of Marriott International and Starwood Hotels and Resorts voted to approve the merger between the two companies that will create the largest hotel chain in the world. Recall Marriott recently won the bidding war to acquire Starwood and this approval was the next step in the merger process.
The saga continues and it looks like its over. Anbang is abandoning its $14 billion bid for Starwood “due to various market conditions.” It looks like Marriott will once again come in, and this time at the higher $13.6 billion offer that it had to come up with when Anbang
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