Get free Starwood SPG Gold status after just one night
By Chris C., April 22 2014
A single night's stay at any Starwood group hotel – including Sheraton, Westin and W properties – can land you free Gold status in the Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) loyalty program, provided you have the right credit card.
MasterCard's World and World Elite plastic – which encompasses the Commonwealth Bank’s Diamond Awards and Westpac’s Earth and Altitude Black cards – are what you need to grab gratis Gold.
After registering your credit card against your SPG number you’ll just need to pay for one stay at a property within the Asia Pacific region, although this includes hotels within Australia, using your World or World Elite MasterCard to enjoy this one-time status boost.
Even if you’re only staying once and for a single night, that’s enough to earn SPG Gold status for an entire year.
The perks include a 4pm checkout, room upgrades on availability, a priority customer service line and 50% more Starpoints.
You’re also given the choice of a ‘welcome gift’ of bonus Starpoints, free in-room Internet access or a free drink after the qualifying stay.
After your free year is up, you’ll need 10 stays within a calendar year or at least 25 nights in the same period to retain your Gold status – the same requirements imposed on other Starwood members attaining and retaining Gold Preferred.
Starwood warns that it could take up to four weeks for your SPG status to be updated, with the promotion ending on July 13 2015.
Still, that’s plenty of time to grab Gold status either this year or in the next.
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Chris is a a former contributor to Executive Traveller.
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
29 Nov 2013
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Chris,
Starwood Gold status is a standard feature of the AMEX Platinum charge card package...
Given the expansion program this group has in Australia at the moment it's a pretty good offer!
mark
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
11 Apr 2014
Total posts 25
Also included is HSBC Premier World MasterCard. Yay!
QFF
31 Mar 2015
Total posts 10
Hi Chris,
No-one at CBA knows the bank promotional code. Any idea how to get it or what it is?
Robbie
QFF
31 Mar 2015
Total posts 10
You have to ring the Concierge and give them your card number and they will give you a unique code. Think the number is 131661.
Robbie
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
18 May 2011
Total posts 233
Anyone who wants to take advantage of this should hurry, it finishes on the 14th of this month (14/JUL/2015).
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