Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card from American Express Benefit Update
Oct 16, 2010 | 9:39 am
#181
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: SFO
Programs: AC SE, AA EXP MM, BAEC Gold, UA Gold MM, Hyatt Glob, Marriott Titanium, HH Dia, IHG Plat
Posts: 4,814
Thanks....this unexpected benefit is great.
Oct 16, 2010 | 7:18 pm
#182
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: PDX
Programs: UA 1K, Marriott Plat
Posts: 11,515
So do these 2 stays and 5 nights not show as a line item in the activity section of my SPG account or do I just need to notice they were added? I'm pretty sure they added to my account as I was watching pretty closely but I've been on a trip this week and not all the points and stays from where I was has posted so it isn't real clear.
To not show them in the activity section means many SPG Amex card holders will never know they hit...
To not show them in the activity section means many SPG Amex card holders will never know they hit...
Oct 16, 2010 | 10:41 pm
#183
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: AUS
Posts: 690
Now that the ZHA/ZRA promotional rates are active at some properties (such as the Sheraton Austin), is anyone seeing availability (or even rate) differences between the AmEx benefit rates and the Z3H/Z3R rates available to the general public?
I found some differences in the wrong direction. Z3H is available at the Nines in Portland, but no ZHA. Z3R works at the Westin Beach Resort FLL, but ZRA doesn't. I hope this only means that some properties haven't loaded the rates. Otherwise AmEx has given us a “benefit” of worse rates if we don't also try the non-AmEx promotion codes!
I found some differences in the wrong direction. Z3H is available at the Nines in Portland, but no ZHA. Z3R works at the Westin Beach Resort FLL, but ZRA doesn't. I hope this only means that some properties haven't loaded the rates. Otherwise AmEx has given us a “benefit” of worse rates if we don't also try the non-AmEx promotion codes!
Oct 16, 2010 | 11:25 pm
#184
Join Date: Feb 2001
Programs: IHG Diamond, HH Gold, Marriott Silver
Posts: 4,265
I've not checked any resorts, so Z3R is wrong in two ways and should be ZHA!
Oct 17, 2010 | 2:50 am
#185
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: India
Programs: Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, IHG Plat, HH Gold, Trident Plat, DL Diamond, AI Maharajah
Posts: 30,077
Oct 17, 2010 | 2:51 am
#186
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: India
Programs: Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, IHG Plat, HH Gold, Trident Plat, DL Diamond, AI Maharajah
Posts: 30,077
got an email last night from amex as well informing me about the new benefit....
Oct 17, 2010 | 9:39 am
#187
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Houston (IAH,HOU) / Kāʻanapali (JHM,OGG)
Programs: UA GS 2MM, AA P 2MM, DL PM, US P, VS G, SPG LT P, HH D, HYATT P, PC P, AVIS PC, HERTZ PLAT
Posts: 970
How do these show up in your account? Do your nights just increase or is there a line item?
Oct 17, 2010 | 9:52 am
#188
Suspended
Join Date: Nov 1999
Posts: 24,153
so if you never have been checking to see what your running totals were during the year, then you will simply have to click your acct back to 1/1/10 and count up the # of Stays and Nights what they should be and then look at what your total is and the difference if any will be the 2/5 or 4/10 for the Amex CCs
Oct 17, 2010 | 11:45 am
#189
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: India
Programs: Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, IHG Plat, HH Gold, Trident Plat, DL Diamond, AI Maharajah
Posts: 30,077
the stays & nights increase on your accounts home page....william said there is supposed to be a line item if you go into recent activity but i don't think that has been updated in the system yet....
Oct 18, 2010 | 3:41 am
#190
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Monterey, California
Programs: Affiliated with all, participate in some
Posts: 2,188
Now that the ZHA/ZRA promotional rates are active at some properties (such as the Sheraton Austin), is anyone seeing availability (or even rate) differences between the AmEx benefit rates and the Z3H/Z3R rates available to the general public?
I found some differences in the wrong direction. Z3H is available at the Nines in Portland, but no ZHA. Z3R works at the Westin Beach Resort FLL, but ZRA doesn't. I hope this only means that some properties haven't loaded the rates. Otherwise AmEx has given us a “benefit” of worse rates if we don't also try the non-AmEx promotion codes!
I found some differences in the wrong direction. Z3H is available at the Nines in Portland, but no ZHA. Z3R works at the Westin Beach Resort FLL, but ZRA doesn't. I hope this only means that some properties haven't loaded the rates. Otherwise AmEx has given us a “benefit” of worse rates if we don't also try the non-AmEx promotion codes!
The SPG AmEx benefit only states third night free at participating Sheraton brand hotels and the hotels you give as an example of not having ZHA/ZRA rates are Luxury Collection and Westin brands.
Oct 18, 2010 | 10:04 pm
#191
Join Date: Feb 2001
Programs: IHG Diamond, HH Gold, Marriott Silver
Posts: 4,265
e.g.
Perth: Z3H (was Z3R a few days ago!) - error message
Hong Kong: Z3R - actual availability!
Tokyo: Z3H - error message
Oct 18, 2010 | 10:15 pm
#192
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: AUS
Posts: 234
nice to see these benefits. for some reason my mind interpreted the 2 free stays as well, 2 free stays and I was all excited for a moment there until I realized it was 2 free stays towards gold 
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Oct 19, 2010 | 8:56 am
#193
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Dallas, TX
Programs: AA EXP, Marriott LT Titanium, Avis Chairman
Posts: 1,286
Any data (not logical conjectures) to support the this (the "compete" part). Keep in mind that giving a Platinum who will stays in hotels 10 nights next year will have virtually no impact on your upgrades even if you stay 100 nights in hotels next year. First, both of you have to be in a hotel the same night (under 1%). Second, both of you have to stay at the same hotel (again, under 1%). Next, the hotel has to provide him the benefit over you (let's say 50%), so worst case the impact of such a person on you during the whole year is under 1 in 20,000. This is higher than winning the lottery, but not at the level one should be concerned about.
I doubt that there is even data to support "more members" if we are willing to accept natural fluctuation in number of platinum members (my guess is that the impact of this is <1%).
I doubt that there is even data to support "more members" if we are willing to accept natural fluctuation in number of platinum members (my guess is that the impact of this is <1%).
My point is that I want some kind of incentive to give SPG or some other hotel chain ALL of my business. I'm begging them (figuratively) to give me something that will incentivize me to stay at their properties 100% of the time. Instead, I just ho-hum my way to top status on multiple chains in order to maximize promotions. This is the case for many road warriors who spend every week on the road. IMHO, hotel chains are losing out big by not offering something better to those who want to give a chain all of their business. Give me a reason to!
Oct 19, 2010 | 9:17 am
#194
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: CHA/TYS
Programs: The Mac Daddy of Heimlich County (and low-ball status)
Posts: 2,871
Oct 19, 2010 | 9:46 am
#195
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Dallas, TX
Programs: AA EXP, Marriott LT Titanium, Avis Chairman
Posts: 1,286