Starwood has a new promotion for triple Starpoints at 68 participating properties in Europe for stays between June 1 and October 31, 2013, for SPG members that have their account address in mainland China. You can access this promotion here.
Note that you must have had your SPG account address in China for three months prior the start date of this promotion in order to be eligible for the triple points. SPG members in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau are not eligible for this offer.
The number of base points that you earn is tripled. You normally earn 2 Starpoints per USD and during this promotion you will earn extra 4 Starpoints.
Here is the list of participating properties:
FRANCE
Nice
- Le Méridien Nice, France
Opera
- W Paris — Opéra, France
Paris
- Le Méridien Etoile, France
- Prince de Galles, France
- The Westin Paris — Vendôme, France
Roissy
- Sheraton Paris Airport Hotel & Conference Centre, France
GERMANY
Bellevue
- The Westin Bellevue, Dresden
Berlin
- The Westin Grand, Berlin
Dusseldorf
- Sheraton Dusseldorf Airport Hotel, Germany
Essen
- Sheraton Essen Hotel, Germany
Frankfurt
- Le Méridien Parkhotel Frankfurt
- Sheraton Frankfurt Airport Hotel and Conference Center
- Sheraton Frankfurt Congress Hotel, Germany
- Sheraton Offenbach Hotel, Frankfurt, Germany
- The Westin Grand Frankfurt
Hamburg
- Le Royal Méridien Hamburg
Hanover
- Sheraton Hanover Pelikan Hotel
Leipzig
- Hotel Fuerstenhof, Leipzig
- The Westin Leipzig
Munich
- Four Points by Sheraton Munich Central
- Four Points By Sheraton Munich Olympiapark
- Le Méridien Munich
- Sheraton Munich Airport Hotel
- Sheraton Munich Arabellapark Hotel
- Sheraton Munich Westpark Hotel
- Westin Grand Munich
Nuremberg
- Le Méridien Grand Hotel Nuremberg
- Sheraton Carlton Hotel
Stuttgart
- Le Méridien Stuttgart
Weimar
- Hotel Elephant, Weimar
ITALY
Bari
- Sheraton Nicolaus Hotel & Conference Center
Bologna
- Sheraton Bologna Hotel & Conference Center
Bolzano
- Four Points by Sheraton Bolzano
Catania
- Sheraton Catania Hotel & Conference Center
Costa Smeralda
- Cervo Hotel, Costa Smeralda Resort
- Hotel Cala di Volpe, Costa Smeralda
- Hotel Pitrizza, Costa Smeralda
- Hotel Romazino, Costa Smeralda
Florence
- Sheraton Firenze Hotel & Conference Center
- The St. Regis Florence
- The Westin Excelsior, Florence
Genova
- Sheraton Genova Hotel & Conference Center
Milan
- Four Points by Sheraton Milan Center
- Sheraton Diana Majestic, Milan
- Sheraton Milan Malpensa Airport Hotel & Conference Center
- The Westin Palace, Milan
Naples
- Hotel Excelsior, Naples
Padova
- Sheraton Padova Hotel & Conference Center
Rome
- Hotel Eden, Rome
- Sheraton Golf Parco de’Medici Hotel & Resort, Roma
- Sheraton Roma Hotel & Conference Center
- The St. Regis Rome
- The Westin Excelsior, Rome, Rome
Venice
- Hotel Danieli, Venice, Italy
- The Gritti Palace, Venice, Italy
- The Westin Europa & Regina, Venice
Rimini
- Le Méridien Rimini, Italy
UNITED KINGDOM
England
- Aloft London Excel
- Le Méridien Piccadilly, United Kingdom
- Sheraton Skyline Hotel United Kingdom Heathrow
- Sheraton Heathrow Hotel
- Sheraton Park Tower, London
- The Lanesborough, a St. Regis Hotel, London
- The Park Lane Hotel, London
- W London — Leicester Square
Scotland
- Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa, Edinburgh
- Turnberry Resort
Conclusion
The SPG address requirement three months prior to the start of the promotion is a new twist that I have not seen before with SPG. Let’s hope that it doesn’t spread to other promotions. I have sometimes switched my account addresses based on the promotions that the airlines and hotels have been offering.
Here are the terms and conditions of this offer:
Eligibility: Offer valid for SPG® members who reside in mainland China and have a valid China address on their SPG profile. Member must not have had a non-China address on his/her SPG member profile within 3 months of promotion start date. Members residing in Hong Kong, Taiwan or Macau do not qualify for the promotion.
Earning: Members will earn triple Starpoints® with every eligible paid stay between 1 June and 31 October 2013 (the “promotion period”), at 68 participating properties in United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Italy. A list of participating properties can be found at spg.com/triple or spg.com/triplecn and is subject to change. Members who earn triple Starpoints will earn an additional four Starpoints per eligible US$1 spent (for a total of six Starpoints per dollar). Elite-level extra Starpoints earnings and other bonuses will not be doubled or tripled. Only the base 2-Starpoints-per-dollar earnings are tripled. There is no limit to the number of bonus Starpoints that can be earned during the promotion period. Free Night Awards and Cash & Point stays are not eligible to earn bonusing under this promotion.
Bonusing: Bonus Starpoints will post to the registered member’s account within 2–6 weeks after the qualifying stay posts.
Eligible Stays: An eligible stay is defined as one or more consecutive nights paying an eligible rate in the same hotel regardless of the number of check-ins or checkouts that occur and post to the member’s Starwood Preferred Guest® account. Eligible stays with at least one night in the earning period will receive a bonus. An eligible rate is any rate that is eligible to earn Starpoints in the Starwood Preferred Guest program. A description of eligible stays and eligible rates can be found at spg.com under program terms and conditions. See Section 1.4 for the complete definition of eligible rates, but note that certain prepaid rooms where the booking is made through a third party (including but not limited to travelocity.com, expedia.com and orbitz.com) are not Eligible Rates and do not earn Starpoints or qualify toward promotional earnings.
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