one more question about starwood:-)

I read on cardoffers.com that if you don't stay at a starwood hotel 1 time a year that the points expire in one year. Well sometimes I can't get off work to stay ata a starwood once a year, does anyone know anything about this policy? Thanks.

 

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I could do it once a year for sure for one night or maybe a weekend, but can that one night or weekend be payed for by points or do you have to stay there paid in cash once a year? I found the real fineprint on SPG.com and I appreciate you taking the time to read it for me GEORGE, I guess my main question, if you can find me an answer is if my starwood points will not be forfeited if I pay for a night with points once a year, or if to keep your points you have to pay cash for a room once a year.

 

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well I meant can I pay for it with the points earned from the card and not money on the card, since it is only like 1,000 or 2,000 points for a room for 1 night but it is like 150 a night money for the room, you know what I mean? would that work as my one time a year or would it have to actually be paid for with some form of money?

 

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so if I don't plan on paying to stay in a starwood hotel once a year, I may have made a stupid applictaion :-(

 

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I just called new applications and they said if you don't stay 2 times a year paid at a a starwood hotel you autmatically lose all of your accrued points, so...looks like I wasted an inquiry and will probably cancel the card when I get it, or just not activate it.

here it is from starwoods website

_ GENERAL MEMBERSHIP RULES

1. Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. ("Starwood" or "we") may change the Starwood Preferred GuestSM program (the "Program") rules, processes, regulations, travel or other awards, and special offers at any time, with or without notice. This means that changes may be initiated that affect, but are not limited to, partner affiliations, rules for earning StarpointsSM, Starpoint redemption levels required for specific awards, rules for the use of awards, continued availability of awards, award inventory, award types, and the features of special offers. Starwood reserves the right to terminate the entire Program with six months advance notice to all then-Active Members, and immediately upon notice to all then-Active Members in the case of a termination relating to the substitution of a similar replacement program. This means that the right of a Preferred GuestSM (a "Member" or "you") to accumulate Starpoints and claim awards can be terminated six months after we give notice. All Starpoints (and the value thereof) unredeemed as of the conclusion of the six-month notice period shall be forfeited to Starwood without remuneration or any further obligation or liability, and no award claims shall be honored thereafter. You will be considered an "Active Member" so long as you have earned Starpoints as a result of activities at participating Starwood Properties during the previous twelve months. Starpoints resulting from transfers or earnings from other programs do not count toward active status. Starwood Vacation Ownership Owners are not subject to the minimum stay requirement and will continue to be considered an "Active Member" as long as they own their Vacation Ownership interest and maintain their Starwood Vacation Ownership account in good standing.

here is the link too http://www.starwood.com/preferredguest/terms_conditions.html

 

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well, called to check status today, approved, told them I didn't want it, first rep transferred me to starwood customer service and they said since the account was created today they don't have the account number yet but when I get the card,don't activate it, call them and they can product transfer it(delta, standard optima,etc). Then thought, maybe it can be done today if I call again, call new accounts again and they say it is not possible to prod tranfer and to just cancel it and reapply, then call again and they say cancel and reapply, do I beleieve customer service or new accounts. I don't know who to believe:-(

 

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the hilton

 

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okay just found some other stuff, anyone who is willing to help please check it out for me, I think it might make me keep the starwood, see if you interpret it the same way I do,

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum74/HTML/007044.html

http://www.flyertalk.com/milesfr.shtml


check out the second one first and tell me how you interpret it.