HotelChatter - Tag: Starwood Preferred Guest http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T21:14:50Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Starwood%20Preferred%20Guest Starwood Unveils New Loyalty Program Perks for Dedicated SPGers http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/2/1/141158/1365 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/starwood_wishspg.jpg" class="top"><p> Remember two years ago when we first got wind of this super-secret <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/starwood%20ambassadors"><b>Starwood Ambassadors</b></a> program? Well, it turns out the program is now going public.<p>Today Starwood unveiled a couple of big changes to their <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/starwood preferred guest"><b>Starwood Preferred Guest</b></a> loyalty program starting on March 1st which includes personal ambassadors for SPG members who have spent 100 nights annually in Starwood hotels. <blockquote><p>Starwood&#146;s ambassadors work one-on-one with guests to understand their preferences and what matters to them on each trip to deliver a customized experience on property. Ambassadors also provide services beyond the hotel and are even empowered to assist guests when they&#146;re not traveling </blockquote></p><p>SPG also introduced a new loyalty tier for the devoted SPGers--<b>SPG juliana 2012-02-01T14:22:47-05:00 New York: Gavin DeGraw Was Teaching Piano for SPG Just Days Before Bizarro Beatdown http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/8/8/224624/8423

No good deed goes unpunished? Singer Gavin DeGraw was maliciously beaten by some "thugs" and then bizarrely struck by a taxi, although not seriously, after he left a bar on the Lower East Side the other night with some friends.

The NY Post reports that he was taken to Bellevue Hospital where he has been hospitalized with a broken nose and cuts on his face. Whoa. Talk about a rough night.

Just days before on Friday, he was giving private piano lessons to two young girls as part of Starwood Preferred Guest's partnership with Live Nation where SPG members can trade in their points for once-in-a-lifetime music experiences.]]> juliana 2011-08-09T08:50:02-05:00 Good News, SPG's Foursquare Promotion is Legit http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/6/7/12514/06704 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/spgfoursquare_unlocked.jpg" class="top"><p> So remember the other week when we told you that <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/starwood%20preferred%20guest"><b>Starwood Preferred Guest</b></a> was linking up with <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/foursquare">Foursquare</a> for a new <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/5/10/121656/847/hotels/Here_s_a_Reason_to_Start_Using_Foursquare_Again_SPG_Points">Starpoints promotion</a>? We've been down on Foursquare for a while since the benefits weren't outweighing the annoying sign-in/find places/check-in hassle. But this new promotion is totes legit. And it kinda made us like Foursquare again.<p>We had a confirmed reservation at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Element+Las+Vegas/local/1413">Element Las Vegas</a> over the weekend and once we got there, we signed into Foursquare and sure enough, we got <b>250 Starpoints</b> just for checking in. (We also got a message from one of our Foursquare friends saying, "You're baaaack!") Sadly, we didn't unlock the Free Resort Night Award but 250 juliana 2011-06-07T12:33:39-05:00 Aloft's Smart Check-In Program is Now in Place at Five More Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/5/11/10471/8383 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/aloftsmartcheckin.jpg" class="top"><p> A year later, it looks like <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/aloft hotels"><b>Aloft Hotels</b></a> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/5/16/224033/045/hotels/Aloft_Hotels_to_Start_Smart_Check_In_Program_on_June_">Smart Check-in Program</a> is doing well enough to roll out to more Aloft Hotels around the world. <p>Starwood Hotels announced today that the speedy heck-in program for Starwood Preferred Guests will soon be in place in Aloft Harlem, Aloft Brooklyn, Aloft Dallas Downtown, Aloft Jacksonville Tapestry Park, and Aloft London by the end of 2011. Previously, the program was only in place at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Aloft+Lexington/local/1246">Aloft Lexington</a> in Massachusetts.<p>If you aren't quite familiar with Smart Check-in, here's how it works. SPG guests first have to let SPG know that they want to participate in this program. Then they are given a special SPG/Aloft-branded RFID keycard. When guests juliana 2011-05-11T10:50:07-05:00 Here's a Reason to Start Using Foursquare Again, SPG Points http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/5/10/121656/847 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/spgmayorbadge.jpg" class="top"><p> We admit, we were fully under the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/foursquare"><b>Foursquare</b></a> influence back in 2010 but as the rewards for checking into places dwindled and the process of checking in became annoying (not to mention the cheats and scams of mayors and the spam "friends"), we pretty much abandoned Foursquare altogether. <p>But <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/starwood hotels">Starwood's</a> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/starwood preferred guest"><b>SPG</b></a> program is making us reconsider again with a pretty cool loyalty program incentive. Right now, you can earn <b>250 Starpoints</b> when you check in for a confirmed reservation through July at over a 1,000 participating Starwood hotels worldwide.<p>And every day this month, one very lucky Foursquare user will also unlock a <b>Free Resort Night Award</b> which will be hidden at juliana 2011-05-10T13:02:46-05:00 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/