Written by Island Miler @ Jeffsetter Travel
There’s been much debate among the Marriott community regarding a Fall 2018 promotion. The time in which they usually announce promotions came and went, leading some to believe there might not be one this year. However, the Big M finally came through. Marriott finally offers a Fall 2018 promotion as its competitor’s offers are already […]
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Read MoreWritten by Patrick Sojka @ Frequent Flyer Bonuses
We finally have the very first global systemwide promotion from the combined Marriott/SPG/Ritz-Carlton program. Taking the name of Marriott’s global moniker, MegaBonus, the new bonus rewards multiple night stays along with multiple brand stays. Ideally…
Written by Patrick Sojka @ Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Aeroplan reached out to the frequent flyer blogger community last night with this exciting news about a much awaited transfer bonus from Marriott/SPG. It’s been six months since we’ve last been able to convert Marriott/SPG points to Aeroplan with a …
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
A LoyaltyLobby reader dropped us a note yesterday that the new SPG accounts (opened when accounts were moved to Marriott platform) are eligible for buying points even if member has previously maxed out Starpoints and Marriott Rewards points purchases for the year. This only works if the accounts are not consolidated or they are merged […]
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
Marriott & SPG merged their loyalty programs on August 18, 2018, and it has been very difficult for many to know what their elite level benefits are at all of the 28 different brands. Marriott has produced very handy Elite Benefits Pocket Guide for property use that a LoyaltyLobby reader forwarded to us. You can […]
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
A LoyaltyLobby reader send us a question by email about SPG Platinum amenity that appears to be gone at SPG properties if lounge is closed and member would like to have a breakfast. Remember that you can always email us, send a message via Facebook or use Twitter and include photos too. We’ll try to […]
Written by Patrick Sojka @ Frequent Flyer Bonuses
The Highlight: Marriott Rewards2,000 Bonus Rewards Points for stays at any one of six Marriott Hotels in the Seattle Area. Full Details and online Booking Until Nov 3, 18Other posts since our last Bonus Offer Highlight World of Hyatt: Earn up to 60,0…
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
Marriott Rewards has been in disarray since moving SPG accounts to Marriott’s platform close to three weeks ago on Saturday. Some members have been locked out from their accounts, lifetime and yearly counts have been wrong and stay history for 2018 has been gone among other things. Seems that Marriott Rewards has applied patch and […]
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
A LoyaltyLobby reader sent us a question about Marriott Rewards & SPG Platinum Challenge that appears to have reopened for members yesterday. Remember that you can always email us, send a message via Facebook or use Twitter and include photos too. We’ll try to cover Reader Questions & Comments here several times a week. You […]
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
When Marriott announced their combined Marriott Rewards & SPG reward chart, they made big hoopla that it would be the first time that all the hotels would be under one point structure. Starwood had had special all suite hotels under their regular award categories but at highly inflated point values that were only available by […]
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
It is now two weeks since Marriott Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest programs were merged (SPG was moved to Marriott’s platform). You would think that Marriott had ensured that the move had been as smooth as possible but actually it seems to be quite the opposite. The merger was rushed when the platform was simply […]
Written by Island Miler @ Jeffsetter Travel
As you’ll recall from my post yesterday, the Marriott Choice Benefit is something I’ve been looking forward to. But, it turns out, the Marriott Suite Night Award certificates are kind of a joke. Ok, so I should have known better going in. Former SPG members say using the Swee Night Awards (SNA) under Starwood were […]
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Read MoreWritten by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
Marriott Rewards released on June 28 (read more here and here) combined award chart that included all the SPG properties that would in place once the programs were merged. Members have great difficulty booking these all suite properties at the promised rates… The award chart was supposed to be complete (there were no * anywhere) […]
Yesterday, I was looking at my account, anxiously awaiting the ability to merge my accounts once again. And that’s when I noticed that Earning Marriott Rewards Ambassadors status is different. What do I mean by this? Well, it comes down to what Marriott considers qualifying activity. With Marriott’s new loyalty program now in effect, many […]
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Read MoreWritten by Island Miler @ Jeffsetter Travel
Well, we’re finally past the Marriott Rewards program integration weekend! But things don’t appear to be over yet. No, things are still a mess. Integration day has been something I’ve been looking forward to and dreading for quite some time now. I knew that integration would bring with it tons of changes that both SPG […]
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Read MoreWritten by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
A LoyaltyLobby reader left a question regarding the new Marriott/SPG program T&Cs that deal with Platinum member upgrades. Remember that you can always email us, send a message via Facebook or use Twitter and include photos too. We’ll try to cover Reader Questions & Comments here several times a week. You can access Marriott’s page […]
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
New SPG website and app (Marriott white labels) both came alive very early on Sunday roughly 28 hours after they went dark late on Friday night. Seems that Marriott has had quite a few issues, however, porting the data over looking at my account and there are just some incorrect messages. What problems are you experiencing […]
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
Starwood’s website and app both went offline just before midnight on Friday and it won’t be before Monday before account combine functionality has been rolled out to all members. The website and the app (both white label SPG versions of the current Marriott ones) should be working later today. SPG members need to update their […]
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
Marriott Rewards and SPG programs are merging tomorrow into the same platform (Marriott’s) and members should expect that the websites and apps are intermittently offline for the day (let’s hope that not for longer). SPG members, hotels and reservation information are ported to the Marriott platform (probably already done) so this change mostly affects Starwood, […]
With the Starwood SPG and Marriott account transformation looming it’s a good opportunity to remind our readers that hold SPG Platinum status that the options to transfer out very small balances will come to a close as well. Transferring small and very specific amounts out of SPG was often popular to round up airline account […]
