Amen!

Conversly, for a 4-night stay one would get 7 spg points per $ spent? Provided that they are registered for the SPG quarterly promo and booking through the above link ... am I on the right track here?

 

I think its much more...

per the FAQ

How many Starpoints do I earn for double-, triple- or quadruple-earning stays?

A member will earn 4 total Starpoints per eligible US$1 spent for stays awarded double Starpoints, 6 total Starpoints per eligible US$1 spent for triple Starpoints, and 8 total Starpoints per eligible US$1 spent for quadruple Starpoints. Elite members will continue to earn their 50% Starpoints bonus off their base earnings; this equals an extra Starpoint per US$1 spent.

It was always 2 points per $ to begin with so...@ 4 nights you get 8 per $ (from starwood) plus 6 per $ (from PA) plus the elite bonus of 1 per $...

is it really a combined 15 per $ ???????

Now someone needs to check MY math!

 

The base is 2 so the extra for quad is 6 and the extra for triple is 4. That brings you to 12. Add extra one for elite and we are at 13. Add 2 for SPG Amex at a prop and you are at 15. I think.

 

Yes, you would!

Best regards,
Plaza Athenee, BKK (Starwood)

 

We just received the following message:

"If the guest stays and meets the criteria for the FLYERT offer we have loaded (s)he will receive the points and if (s)he registers for the DTQ (Q1) offer and meets the criteria for that (s)he will also get those points."

We hope that answers the above question!

Best regards,
Plaza Athenee, BKK (Starwood)

 

great....plaza athénée, here i come....

 

Excellent! Thanks for the followup!

 

Thank you Plaza Athenee, BKK (Starwood)

 

Please ignore this post and refer to the one 3 posts down

Just to clarify further, below is a possible scenario:

- Member John has $100 USD eligible revenue.
- Member John is a Platinum SPG Member.
- He earns 300 base points for the stay
- Multiply 3 x 300 (base Starpoints earned for the stay) = 900
- Then take 900-300= 600 bonus pts the triple pts part of the Q1 offer.
- 600 x 3 = 1’800 points for FlyerTalk
- So for the entire stay, the member will earn 2’700 points

 

OK let me see if I get this right.

You are giving triple points for all earned base starpoints (excludes the 1 pt/elite bonus for dollar spent).

Thus let me paint this scenario.

I say 4 nights and each night (on BAR) is $150 usd total. Thus I would get 2 starpoints normally for a total of 600 starpoints. But with the FT special only (not spg promo) I would get triple this, thus 1800 starpoints correct?

Now the SPG promo will give quad points on anything 4 nights or more. Thus I would have earned 600 base starpoints in my above example on 2 starpoints per dollar spent. Thus the SPG promo would give me 2400 starpoints correct?

I would get my 1 extra starpoint per dollar spent as usual for elites and pick up 600 more.

I would get my 500 point platinum amenity.

If I pay with spg am ex I would get 600 times 2 for 1200 more.

thus my total would be the following

PA promo total starpoints=1800
SGP promo starpoints=2400
elite bonus =600
plat amenity=500
spg am ex=1200

Total =6500 SPG points for 4 nights and $600 spend

Is this correct?

 

Thanks but I don't think your explanation has made it easier to understand. Subtraction? Eligible revenue per night or for the stay? How did they get 300 base points for the stay if they only spent $100?

 

Actually, we have to correct ourselves (sorry!):

"Revised example:
Spends $100 per night – total nights = 2
Total spend $200

Regular SPG points earned
2 points per dollar = 400 (base Starpoints)
50% Platinum Bonus = 200

Bonuses applied:
SPG More Nights = More Rewards: Double Points: 400 * 1 = 400
FlyerTalk Triple Points Offer: 400 * 2 = 800

1,800 Starpoints

Only base points are included for the bonus. The Platinum 50% bonus i.e. the third point is not included.

When you say Triple points bonus it means that the total points earned for the stay including the base + bonus is triple the amount normally earned.

i.e.:
FlyerTalk:
Base: 400 + Bonus 800 = 1200"

Special thanks goes to the Marketing Team that helped us clear this one up!

Best regards,
Plaza Athenee, BKK (Starwood)

 

Ok so if you stay 2 nights and accumulate $200 spend you are giving the following:

triple the 400 base points earned = 1200 for the FT special

SPG is doubling the base points as part of their more nighs/rewards promo which will be 400 doubled = 800 points from the SPG promo

The Elite bonus is 200 points since that is 50% of the 400 base points.

Thus $200 spend on a 2 night stay will yield the following:

FT special triple points on base starpoints = 1200
SPG promo of doubling 2 night stay = 800
elite bonus = 200

Thus we should have 2200 correct?

Count the platinum amenity for 500 more to get to 2700?

Thanks I think it is correct.

 

I think it is more like this:

4 nights * $150/night = $600

• $600 = 1200 base Starpoints
• Elite bonus = 600 Starpoints
• Quadruple for 4 night stay [brings the stay to quadruple, not another 4X] 1200 * 3 = 3600 Starpoints
• Triple for FT promo [brings the stay to triple, not another 3X] 1200 * 2 = 2400 Starpoints
• SPG Amex at SPG property 2 * 1200 = 2400 Starpoints
• Plat amenity = 500 Starpoints

Total 1200 + 600 + 3600 + 2400 + 2400 + 500 = 10700 Starpoints for a $600 spend.

This is the same at the PA lurker example above but with the Plat Amenity and the Amex points.

 

Your right the base starpoints for $600 spend is 1200 starpoints not 600. Thanks.

OK the spg promo quadruples the base starpoints right? 1200 * 4 = 4800
PA promo triples the base starpoints so 1200 * 3 = 3600
Elite bonus of 600 points which is 50% of 1200 base.
SPG am ex 1200 * 2 = 2400
plat amenity = 500

4800+3600+600+2400+500=11900

We are off by 1200 where? Am I counting the base starpoints twice I think? Once for spg and once for PA, when I should just count it once?