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Starwood Announces Q1 Great Weeks Promotion

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December 13, 2010 • 5 min read

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Starwood announced their new promotion today, which is a double Starpoints and bonus points for weekend nights. It's a decent promotion, but nothing mind-blowing- I wish they would get a little more creative or give choices (like the amazing You Choose promotion of 2008). There's also a list of non-participating properties, but it isn't nearly as substantial as the opt-outs from the current Double/Triple promotion. While this promotion is better than nothing, I guess this may be a sign that the uber-generous hotel promotions are slowing down now that the economy is picking up. I hope that Hyatt bucks that trend and offers a Faster Free Night promotion in Q1!

(Link) Earn double Starpoints every night of the week, plus an extra 500 bonus Starpoints for every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday night â€” with no limits!

Earn more Starpoints^® every night with our new promotion, SPG^®Great Weeks, Grand Weekends. From January 3 through April 15, 2011, you can earn unlimited bonus Starpoints two ways:

Earn double Starpoints every night of the week.

Plus, earn an additional weekend bonus of 500 Starpoints for every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday night during your stays â€” with no limits.

Non-Participating Properties:

ALGERIA
Sheraton Oran Hotel & TowersARGENTINA
Sheraton Mar del Plata Hotel

AUSTRALIA
Four Points by Sheraton Sydney, Darling Harbour
Sheraton Mirage Resort and Spa Gold Coast
Sheraton on the Park
Sheraton Perth Hotel
The Westin Melbourne
The Westin Sydney

AUSTRIA
Four Points by Sheraton Panoramahaus Dornbirn

BANGLADESH
Dhaka Sheraton Hotel
The Westin Dhaka

BRAZIL
Four Points by Sheraton MacaÃ©

CANADA
Sheraton Cavalier Calgary Hotel
The Westin Trillium House, Blue Mountain

CHINA
Four Points by Sheraton Shenzhen
Sheraton Changsha Hotel
Sheraton Guangzhou Hotel
Sheraton Guiyang Hotel
Sheraton Haikou Resort
Sheraton Sanya Resort
Sheraton Shenzhou Peninsula Resort
The Westin Guangzhou

COLOMBIA
Four Points by Sheraton Cali

FRANCE
Le MÃ©ridien Montparnasse
The Westin Paris - VendÃ´me

GERMANY
ArabellaSheraton Alpenhotel
Le MÃ©ridien Parkhotel Frankfurt
Le Royal MÃ©ridien Hamburg
The Westin Leipzig

GREECE
Blue Palace Resort & Spa, Elounda
Mystique, Santorini
The Romanos, Costa Navarino
The Westin Resort, Costa Navarino
Vedema Resort, Santorini

INDIA
Four Points by Sheraton Navi Mumbai, Vashi
ITC Grand Central, Mumbai
ITC Kakatiya, Hyderabad
ITC Maratha, Mumbai
ITC Maurya, New Delhi
ITC Mughal, Agra
ITC Windsor, Bengaluru
Sheraton New Delhi Hotel
Sheraton Park Hotel & Towers, Chennai
Sheraton Rajputana Palace Hotel, Jaipur
The Westin Hyderabad Mindspace

ITALY
Hotel Cala di Volpe, Costa Smeralda
Hotel Pitrizza, Costa Smeralda
Hotel Romazzino, Costa Smeralda

JAPAN
Sheraton Hiroshima Hotel
Sheraton Miyako Hotel, Tokyo
The Westin Nagoya Castle
Yokohama Bay Sheraton Hotel & Towers

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
The Westin Chosun, Busan

LEBANON
Four Points by Sheraton Le Verdun

NEW ZEALAND
The Westin Auckland Lighter Quay

SAUDI ARABIA
Le MÃ©ridien Al Khobar
Le MÃ©ridien Jeddah
Sheraton Dammam Hotel & Towers
Sheraton Riyadh Hotel & Towers

SPAIN
Sheraton Mallorca Arabella Golf Hotel

SWITZERLAND
ArabellaSheraton Hotel Seehof
Hotel President Wilson, Geneva
Sheraton Davos Hotel Waldhuus

SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
Sheraton Damascus Hotel

THAILAND
Aloft Bangkok - Sukhumvit 11
Four Points by Sheraton Phuket, Panwa

TUNISIA
Sheraton Tunis Hotel & Towers

TURKEY
Sheraton Cesme Hotel, Resort and Spa
Sheraton Hotel & Convention Center, Ankara
Sheraton Voyager Antalya Hotel, Resort & Spa
W Istanbul

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Grosvenor House, Dubai
Le MÃ©ridien Abu Dhabi
Le MÃ©ridien Al Aqah Beach Resort
Le MÃ©ridien Dubai
Le MÃ©ridien Fairway
Le MÃ©ridien Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina
Le Royal MÃ©ridien Abu Dhabi
Le Royal MÃ©ridien Beach Resort & Spa
Sheraton Abu Dhabi Hotel & Resort
Sheraton Khalidiya Hotel, Abu Dhabi
The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina

UNITED KINGDOM
The Lanesborough, a St. Regis Hotel

UNITED STATES
Aloft Chicago O'Hare
Aloft Las Colinas
Aloft Plano
Aloft San Antonio Airport
Aloft Tempe
Four Points by Sheraton Destin-Fort Walton Beach
Four Points by Sheraton Philadelphia City Center
Four Points by Sheraton San Jose Downtown
Four Points by Sheraton Ventura Harbor
Four Points by Sheraton Washington D.C. Downtown
Lakeside Terrace Villas, Avon / Vail Valley
Le Parker MÃ©ridien New York
Le Parker MÃ©ridien Palm Springs
Phoenician Residences, Luxury Collection Residence Club
Sheraton Bradley Airport Hotel
Sheraton Houston West Hotel
Sheraton Mahwah Hotel
Sheraton Mountain Vista Villas, Avon / Vail Valley
Sheraton Palo Alto Hotel
Sheraton Park Hotel at the Anaheim Resort
Sheraton Reston Hotel
Sheraton Salt Lake City Hotel
Sheraton Steamboat Resort
St. Regis Residence Club, Aspen
The Ballantyne, Charlotte
The Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers
The St. Regis Aspen Resort
The St. Regis Deer Crest Resort
The Tremont Chicago Hotel at Magnificent Mile
The Westin Annapolis
The Westin Bellevue
The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, Los Angeles
The Westin Galleria Houston
The Westin Memphis Beale Street
The Westin Palo Alto
The Westin Reston Heights
The Westin Richmond
The Westin Riverfront Mountain Villas, Beaver Creek Mountain
The Westin South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa
The Westin Stonebriar
The Westin Tampa Bay
Vistana's Beach Club
Walt Disney World Dolphin
Walt Disney World Swan

VIETNAM
Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers

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(Link) Earn double Starpoints every night of the week, plus an extra 500 bonus Starpoints for every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday night â€” with no limits!

Earn more Starpoints^® every night with our new promotion, SPG^®Great Weeks, Grand Weekends. From January 3 through April 15, 2011, you can earn unlimited bonus Starpoints two ways:

Earn double Starpoints every night of the week.

Plus, earn an additional weekend bonus of 500 Starpoints for every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday night during your stays â€” with no limits.

Non-Participating Properties:

ALGERIA
Sheraton Oran Hotel & TowersARGENTINA
Sheraton Mar del Plata Hotel

AUSTRALIA
Four Points by Sheraton Sydney, Darling Harbour
Sheraton Mirage Resort and Spa Gold Coast
Sheraton on the Park
Sheraton Perth Hotel
The Westin Melbourne
The Westin Sydney

AUSTRIA
Four Points by Sheraton Panoramahaus Dornbirn

BANGLADESH
Dhaka Sheraton Hotel
The Westin Dhaka

CANADA
Sheraton Cavalier Calgary Hotel
The Westin Trillium House, Blue Mountain

COLOMBIA
Four Points by Sheraton Cali

GREECE
Blue Palace Resort & Spa, Elounda
Mystique, Santorini
The Romanos, Costa Navarino
The Westin Resort, Costa Navarino
Vedema Resort, Santorini

ITALY
Hotel Cala di Volpe, Costa Smeralda
Hotel Pitrizza, Costa Smeralda
Hotel Romazzino, Costa Smeralda

JAPAN
Sheraton Hiroshima Hotel
Sheraton Miyako Hotel, Tokyo
The Westin Nagoya Castle
Yokohama Bay Sheraton Hotel & Towers

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
The Westin Chosun, Busan

LEBANON
Four Points by Sheraton Le Verdun

NEW ZEALAND
The Westin Auckland Lighter Quay

SAUDI ARABIA
Le MÃ©ridien Al Khobar
Le MÃ©ridien Jeddah
Sheraton Dammam Hotel & Towers
Sheraton Riyadh Hotel & Towers

SPAIN
Sheraton Mallorca Arabella Golf Hotel

SWITZERLAND
ArabellaSheraton Hotel Seehof
Hotel President Wilson, Geneva
Sheraton Davos Hotel Waldhuus

SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
Sheraton Damascus Hotel

THAILAND
Aloft Bangkok - Sukhumvit 11
Four Points by Sheraton Phuket, Panwa

TUNISIA
Sheraton Tunis Hotel & Towers

TURKEY
Sheraton Cesme Hotel, Resort and Spa
Sheraton Hotel & Convention Center, Ankara
Sheraton Voyager Antalya Hotel, Resort & Spa
W Istanbul

UNITED KINGDOM
The Lanesborough, a St. Regis Hotel

VIETNAM
Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers

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4X	Earn 4X Membership Rewards® points per dollar spent on purchases at restaurants worldwide, on up to $50,000 in purchases per calendar year, then 1X points for the rest of the year.
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1X	Earn 1X Membership Rewards® point per dollar spent on all other eligible purchases.

Rewards rate
Rate	Category
4X	Earn 4X Membership Rewards® points per dollar spent on purchases at restaurants worldwide, on up to $50,000 in purchases per calendar year, then 1X points for the rest of the year.
4X	Earn 4X Membership Rewards® points per dollar spent at US supermarkets, on up to $25,000 in purchases per calendar year, then 1X points for the rest of the year.
5X	Earn 5X Membership Rewards® points on prepaid hotel stays booked through AmexTravel.com or the Amex Travel App™.
3X	Earn 3X Membership Rewards® points on flights booked through AmexTravel.com, the Amex Travel App™, or purchased directly from airlines.
2X	Earn 2X Membership Rewards® points on prepaid car rentals booked through AmexTravel.com or the Amex Travel App™ and cruises booked and paid through AmexTravel.com.
1X	Earn 1X Membership Rewards® point per dollar spent on all other eligible purchases.

Rewards rate
Rate	Category
4X	Earn 4X Membership Rewards® points per dollar spent on purchases at restaurants worldwide, on up to $50,000 in purchases per calendar year, then 1X points for the rest of the year.
4X	Earn 4X Membership Rewards® points per dollar spent at US supermarkets, on up to $25,000 in purchases per calendar year, then 1X points for the rest of the year.
5X	Earn 5X Membership Rewards® points on prepaid hotel stays booked through AmexTravel.com or the Amex Travel App™.
3X	Earn 3X Membership Rewards® points on flights booked through AmexTravel.com, the Amex Travel App™, or purchased directly from airlines.
2X	Earn 2X Membership Rewards® points on prepaid car rentals booked through AmexTravel.com or the Amex Travel App™ and cruises booked and paid through AmexTravel.com.
1X	Earn 1X Membership Rewards® point per dollar spent on all other eligible purchases.

Rewards rate
Rate	Category
4X	Earn 4X Membership Rewards® points per dollar spent on purchases at restaurants worldwide, on up to $50,000 in purchases per calendar year, then 1X points for the rest of the year.
4X	Earn 4X Membership Rewards® points per dollar spent at US supermarkets, on up to $25,000 in purchases per calendar year, then 1X points for the rest of the year.
5X	Earn 5X Membership Rewards® points on prepaid hotel stays booked through AmexTravel.com or the Amex Travel App™.
3X	Earn 3X Membership Rewards® points on flights booked through AmexTravel.com, the Amex Travel App™, or purchased directly from airlines.
2X	Earn 2X Membership Rewards® points on prepaid car rentals booked through AmexTravel.com or the Amex Travel App™ and cruises booked and paid through AmexTravel.com.
1X	Earn 1X Membership Rewards® point per dollar spent on all other eligible purchases.

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