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Re: Master Thread of Discussion on Marriott / SPG Merger
« Reply #22 on: April 17, 2018, 01:08:14 AM »
Will @Dan now leak out all leaps and bounds in the SPG program that's about to expire soon?... ;)
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Re: Master Thread of Discussion on Marriott / SPG Merger
« Reply #23 on: April 17, 2018, 01:15:00 AM »
Will @Dan now leak out all leaps and bounds in the SPG program that's about to expire soon?... ;)
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Re: Master Thread of Discussion on Marriott / SPG Merger
« Reply #24 on: April 17, 2018, 02:23:09 AM »
What's really ridiculous is that Amex isn't even matching the earning rate on airfare that the Ritz has, 5x vs 3 isn't even close.
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Re: Master Thread of Discussion on Marriott / SPG Merger
« Reply #25 on: April 17, 2018, 09:27:38 AM »
Ritz card changes are TBD
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Re: Master Thread of Discussion on Marriott / SPG Merger
« Reply #26 on: April 17, 2018, 09:29:38 AM »
some insane redemptions upcoming! St Regis Maldives for example for about 16k spg a night if u stay 5 nights etc
https://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2018/04/17/marriott-points-redemption-opportunities-coming-soon/

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Re: Master Thread of Discussion on Marriott / SPG Merger
« Reply #27 on: April 17, 2018, 09:38:20 AM »
some insane redemptions upcoming! St Regis Maldives for example for about 16k spg a night if u stay 5 nights etc
https://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2018/04/17/marriott-points-redemption-opportunities-coming-soon/
no reason to publicize this. I have a feeling they will fix the award chart before it comes out. These prices are too good to be true.

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Re: Master Thread of Discussion on Marriott / SPG Merger
« Reply #28 on: April 17, 2018, 09:42:10 AM »


Anyone know if Sheraton lounge access for SPG Business CC will end Aug 1, or will continue till the end of the annual fee?

@Dan any ideas about this?

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Re: Master Thread of Discussion on Marriott / SPG Merger
« Reply #29 on: April 17, 2018, 09:43:48 AM »
What no one is taking about is what will happen to all the existing certificates that are based off of the old categories? Will we be able to book cat 1-5 hotels even though there will be more hotels and less categories? If that is the case the value of the certs would shoot up. Some people were saying you may need to use points to redeem the certs however the certs are actually paper certificates (which they sometimes mail you) outlining exactly what you can do with them. I doubt they would change the terms so drastically... Any thoughts?

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Re: Master Thread of Discussion on Marriott / SPG Merger
« Reply #30 on: April 17, 2018, 09:45:19 AM »
What no one is taking about is what will happen to all the existing certificates that are based off of the old categories? Will we be able to book cat 1-5 hotels even though there will be more hotels and less categories? If that is the case the value of the certs would shoot up. Some people were saying you may need to use points to redeem the certs however the certs are actually paper certificates (which they sometimes mail you) outlining exactly what you can do with them. I doubt they would change the terms so drastically... Any thoughts?
the reason no one is talking about is is because they didn't make a decision yet

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Re: Master Thread of Discussion on Marriott / SPG Merger
« Reply #31 on: April 17, 2018, 09:49:54 AM »
some insane redemptions upcoming! St Regis Maldives for example for about 16k spg a night if u stay 5 nights etc
https://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2018/04/17/marriott-points-redemption-opportunities-coming-soon/
Sensationalist drivel IMHO.
My response is the same as it was here to JJ about another wrong OMAAT post.
http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=23055.msg1918435#msg1918435
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Re: Master Thread of Discussion on Marriott / SPG Merger
« Reply #32 on: April 17, 2018, 09:54:15 AM »
Love the shot you took at Lucky and TPG on Twitter!

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Re: Master Thread of Discussion on Marriott / SPG Merger
« Reply #33 on: April 17, 2018, 09:55:53 AM »
Love the shot you took at Lucky and TPG on Twitter!

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Re: Master Thread of Discussion on Marriott / SPG Merger
« Reply #34 on: April 17, 2018, 10:02:18 AM »
It is posted upthread

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Re: Master Thread of Discussion on Marriott / SPG Merger
« Reply #37 on: April 17, 2018, 11:42:17 AM »
It's #FakeNews
https://www.dansdeals.com/points-travel/starwood/rack-starpoints-still-can-will-6-months-amazing-starwood-hotel-bargains/

They may also change categories for some hotels before August 1. Did they increase ('shabbos-friendly') Residence Inn Surfside, already?
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Re: Master Thread of Discussion on Marriott / SPG Merger
« Reply #38 on: April 17, 2018, 11:44:03 AM »
Trying to decide if I should pull the trigger on an SPG personal card. Last held the card in Sep 2013 and Amex chat rep didn't pull it up when I asked for a list of cards that I've previously held.
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Re: Master Thread of Discussion on Marriott / SPG Merger
« Reply #39 on: April 17, 2018, 12:40:16 PM »
Adios SPG business card. My AF was coming up anyway.