Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility

REPOSTING as the deadline is 4/30 – if you hadn’t heard about this or meant to do it and forgot, you have till 4/30 (Sunday)

Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) just launched a new promotion for buying or gifting Starpoints at up to 30% off between March 1st and April 30th, 2017. You can access the complete details hereInvalid request error occurred.

Buy or Gift SPG points up to 30% off

BuySPG2

SPG points usually cost 3.5 cents per point. If you purchase the maximum of 30,000 points, it normally would cost $1,050. With this promotion, you will save 30% and pay $735 instead. That is equivalent to 2.45 cents per SPG point.

You can purchase or receive as gift up to 30,000 SPG points per calendar year. The account to receive the points must be opened for at least 14 days.

And why you might want to consider participating

Last year SPG ran a targeted promotion where some lucky members got up to 50% discounts on purchased SPG points. Occasionally they ran a 35% off promotion, but 30% seems to be more common. And this new promotion is open to everyone.

Whether it is a good deal depends on if you have a need for SPG points. With SPG and Marriott 2017 category changes taking effect next Tuesday March 7, 2017, you might be considering locking into some of the hotels that are moving up in category. The timing of this promotion will be perfect if you are short on either SPG or Marriott points, as SPG points can be converted to Marriott points at 1:3 ratio. This is also an opportunity to purchase Marriott Rewards points cheaply and use them towards Travel Packages. You can still convert Marriott points for the Southwest Companion Pass before March 31!

[SEE ALSO – 4 reason to transfer SPG points to Marriott.]

Will you be taking advantage of this promotion?


Points With a Crew has partnered with CardRatings for our coverage of credit card products. Points With a Crew and CardRatings may receive a commission from card issuers. Responses are not provided or commissioned by the bank advertiser. Some or all of the card offers that appear on the website are from advertisers and that compensation may impact on how and where card products appear on the site. Any opinions expressed in this post are my own, and have not been reviewed, approved, or endorsed by my advertising partners and I do not include all card companies, or all available card offers. Terms apply to American Express benefits and offers and other offers and benefits listed on this page. Other links on this page may also pay me a commission - as always, thanks for your support if you use them

User Generated Content Disclosure: Points With a Crew encourages constructive discussions, comments, and questions. Responses are not provided by or commissioned by any bank advertisers. These responses have not been reviewed, approved, or endorsed by the bank advertiser. It is not the responsibility of the bank advertiser to respond to comments.

BoardingArea