35k Offer on SPG Business Amex: Ends Tonight!
March 28, 2018
The 35k offer on the SPG Business card only lasts through today, March 28, 2018. If you're interested, it's time to pull the trigger.
Hotel Points to Etihad Guest 20% Transfer Bonus
April 3, 2017
Through April 30, 2017, transfers from hotel partners to Etihad Guest will earn a 20% bonus.
Your best transfer options are probably between Starwood Preferred Guest and Etihad, or purchasing a Marriott Hotel + Air Travel Package that contains Etihad miles.
Normally, 20,000 SPG points = 25,000 Etihad miles (thanks to the everyday 5k bonus you get on transferring in increments of 20k), so with the current transfer bonus, 20,000 SPG points = 30,000 Etihad miles.
As One Mile at a Time pointed out, normally for Marriott Hotel + Air Package 2, you'd pay 270,000
Ends in Two Days: Get SPG Cards Now to Book Europe in Business Class This Summer
April 3, 2017
The 35,000 point bonuses on the SPG personal and business cards end Wednesday (April 5, 2017.) This is the highest sign up bonus we’ve ever seen on the cards, tied with the same bonus that was offered last year at this time.
Credit card links have been removed from posts and added to the menu bar at the top of every page of MileValue under the heading Top Travel Credit Cards.
Meet the spending requirements on both the personal and business SPG cards, and you'll have 83,000 SPG points, which can be transferred to 249,000 Marriott points
How to Link SPG & Marriott Accounts Step-by-Step
April 1, 2017
Thanks to Starwood Preferred Guest and Marriott's merger, SPG members can choose to link their account to either Marriott Rewards or Ritz Carlton Rewards.
Last September when this shift occurred, One Mile at a Time wrote a post about which account to link your SPG account to. It depends on your preferences.
Chinese Insurance Company and Marriott Go Back and Forth with Bids to Buy Starwood
March 28, 2016
The Chinese insurance company Anbang has topped Marriott's latest bid for Starwood, the company that manages these hotel brands.
This soap opera has been ongoing since November when Marriott offered $72.08 per share for Starwood. Anbang and Marriott have gone back and forth with the latest Anbang offer worth $82.75 per share.
I haven't been covering the twists and turns and won't cover them again until a sale is completed.
Marriott to Buy Starwood Hotels
November 18, 2015
Marriott has announced a deal to buy Starwood Hotels. The deal still has to get shareholder and regulatory approval, so this is not a done deal, but I thought I'd offer some preliminary thoughts.
Marriott buying Starwood is bad for miles and points enthusiasts.
Starwood has a far more lucrative program, SPG.
25% Transfer Bonus to United Miles
August 17, 2015
Transfer hotel points to United miles by August 31, 2015 for a 25% bonus of United miles.
You must register here before transferring to get the bonus miles.
The bonus is capped at 20,000 bonus United miles.
Here are the participating hotel points partners.
All of the hotel partners offer a terrible rate except for Marriott.
Hilton,IHG Rewards Club,Hyatt,Marriott,SPG
How to Get Free Internet at Hotels Worldwide
June 4, 2015
Updated June 4: Hilton has moved up its free wifi to today from its originally announced date of August 1.
Hilton, Hyatt, SPG, Marriott, IHG, and Fairmont all offer free internet in their hotels worldwide if you meet certain easy conditions. Finally the great hotels of the world are catching up with a standard benefit of hostels for the last decade.

