Now, Starwood is out with a second quarter targeted promotion which offers double elite status credit (nights and stays) for qualifying stays during the second quarter. I've read that others received no offer while still others received a point offer.
While I'm pleased to have received the 2x elite credit offer, I'm not sure if it will actually do anything for me. Since stays booked prior to registration don't count, I cancelled an upcoming stay and rebooked at the same rate. I received the email with the offer a couple of days ago but the offer period actually started 4/1. Seems like Starwood is a bit late getting the email out to members.
I am currently at 5 stays and 13 nights with another 2 stays and 4 nights planned. That gets me to 7 and 17. I would need to get to 25 and 50 to qualify for Platinum status which I value at about $1,000 (given upgrades, free breakfast, etc...) a year.
So at this point, I'm 18 stays short which would be the fastest way to qualify. I could book 9 one-night stays at a cheap hotel in Denver (i.e. an Aloft) for a rate of ~$70 AI to get to Platinum.
I'm not sure an incremental $630 is really worth given the amount of time it would take to manage 9 mattress runs across the next 10 weeks.
So I'm likely to pick up a few extra elite status credits which will ultimately mean nothing given my Starwood Gold Lifetime status. Regardless, it's a cool promotion and for many it will mean the difference between Gold and Platinum this year.
You can check to see if you are eligible here.
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