Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) has a new promotions for Air Canada Aeroplan members that stay at Starwood hotels in Canada. You can earn 3000 bonus Aeroplan miles after five nights and another 3000 bonus nights after five more nights for total of 6000 bonus miles for stays between January 14 and April 14, 2013. You can access this promotion here.
Note that you do not have to change your SPG earning preference to miles. You can continue to earn Starpoints and take advantage of the current Power Up promotion. These Aeroplan miles are addition to Starpoints. All you need to do is to register your SPG account for this promotion and provide them with your Aeroplan number.
Conclusion
If you are planning to stay at Starwood hotels in Canada during the promotional period, there is really no downside for collecting some miles in the process.
Here are the terms and conditions of this promotion:
Bonus Aeroplan Miles are offered to eligible Aeroplan Members who stay a minimum of five nights paying an Eligible Rate at participating Starwood hotels and resorts in Canada during the promotional period, 14 January – 14 April 2013. A maximum of 6,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles can be earned by staying a total of 10 nights at hotels and resorts at Starwood properties in Canada paying an Eligible Rate. If an Eligible hotel check-in occurs on 14 April 2013, it will be counted and included as a qualifying night in the promotional period. Advance reservations are required and bookings are based on availability. Nights are cumulative and do not need to be consecutive. Any Bonus Aeroplan Miles earned with this promotion are in addition to regular and any bonus Starwood Preferred Guest® Starpoints® earnings.
Offer not applicable to groups. Reservations must be made directly with Starwood (by phone, at starwoodhotels.com, spg.com or at the specific Starwood property website) or via a travel agent. Bookings via third-party online retailers and other wholesalers are not eligible for this bonus offer promotion. You must register online for this promotion and be a member of the Starwood Preferred Guest programme. Register for the promotion at spgpromos.com/aeroplan2013. Membership in the SPG® programme is free. To join, visit spg.com. All Starwood Preferred Guest terms and conditions apply. Please allow six to eight weeks after the promotion ends for Aeroplan Miles to be posted to your Aeroplan Account.
An Eligible Rate is any rate that is eligible to earn Starpoints in the Starwood Preferred Guest programme. SPG-participating hotels and resorts and a description of Eligible Rates can be found at spg.com under programme 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 towards promotional earnings.
Qualifications and Starwood Terms: All promotions are subject to the Starwood Preferred Guest programme terms and conditions, which are subject to change without notice and can be found at spg.com. Offer is applicable to individual members only and not to groups. Not responsible for omissions or typographical errors. Starwood reserves the right to discontinue this offer at any time. To update your communication preferences or learn about our privacy practices, view our Privacy Statement on spg.com/privacy, or access our privacy information line by ringing 1-877-782-0071 in the US and Canada or +353-21-4930474 in all other countries. Starpoints, SPG, Preferred Guest, Sheraton, Four Points, W, Aloft, The Luxury Collection, Le Méridien, Element, Sheraton, St. Regis and their respective logos are the trademarks of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., or its affiliates. Void where prohibited by law.