I wrote about this Marriott Rewards / NFL Promotion Last month. Almost every Sunday Marriott Rewards asks a question on twitter and if you reply with the answer and hashtag #RewardsPoints you get a free and easy 1000 Marriott Rewards Points. Im writing this in the Executive lounge of the JW Marriott Quito, Ecuador. This…
Most travelers don’t know this yet: Marriott shut down their shopping portal years ago, and quietly. No goodbye email. No press release. Just gone — since November 15, 2018. That used to be one of the easiest ways to earn Bonvoy points. Click through, shop at Amazon or Best Buy, points hit your account. Done….
While looking for hotels for my stay in Madrid over the last few days, I came across a reasonably priced AC hotel by Marriott. Because of the fact that Marriott owns SPG now, and you can transfer points, I always look for Marriotts , but honestly they are my 3rd choice. Marriott is having a…
As you may already know by now, I love free points! Marriott , the owner of SPG, is giving away 1000 bonus points just for answering a simple question about football. Marriott has been doing this promotion every Sunday and it ends in just a little over an hour from now for this weeks promotion….
As many of you know, I am a die-hard , loyal SPG (Starwood Preferred Guest) fan! And I, and many other bloggers value SPG Starpoints higher than any other travel currency. With that said, I try to obtain and hoard starpoints any way I can! How else could I afford to stay at the fabulous…
✏️ June 2026 Update — Well, what do you know… the pendulum swung! Barry Sternlicht got the Starwood name back from Marriott and relaunched Starwood Hotels — but WITHOUT points. I wrote my full reaction, including the W Istanbul story and what Marriott’s $13.6 billion actually bought, right here: Starwood Is Back — Without Points….
(I actually had 2 stays, weeks apart so this will touch on both stays) I was so excited to stay at my first Tribute property, as a SPG Loyalist I get excited about small things such as this! And although the hotel itself did not disappoint so to speak, the Service and Platinum recognition did….
DOUBLE SPG POINTS IN GREECE! Of Course SPG is my primary Loyalty program that I Put the majority of my effort, time and money into it.. so anytime I see extra SPG points available I get excited! On top of this, Aegean Airlines is a fantastic Airline out of Greece that I have flown 4…