Ryan Lile's Blog Posts Tagged 'Starwood' (4)

Hilton HHonors, Marriott Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest have announced their first quarter bonus point promotions.  Be sure to register now to maximize your earnings throughout the first few months of 2012.

Hilton HHonors

1,000 bonus points per night, and an additional 5,000 points for any weekend stay of two or more nights.  Promotion runs through March 31, 2012.  Register…

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I'm a fan of W Hotels. Slick marketing, a trendy crowd and overpriced drinks appeal to the travel elitist in me. But despite my love of most things W, I've always thought their "Whatever, Whenever" catchphrase was a bit gimmicky. I've never really pushed the envelope on this, but I think if they're going to use that phrase to answer the phone, they need to commit to that level of service when a guest requests it.

I'm surprisingly undemanding; you won't see me requesting red-only…

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Want to earn an easy 250 Starpoints for each stay at a Starwood property? All you have to do is link your Foursquare account with your Starwood account and check in to a participating property at which you have a confirmed reservation. And yes, you can even become the “mayor” of the SPG program if you have the most check-ins.

 

Starwood brands include W, Westin, Sheraton, St. Regis, Luxury Collection, Le Meridien, Four Points by Sheraton, Aloft…

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I think there's a strong argument to the idea that organizations with a

strong customer service culture are going to be more plugged in to

social media than those without. And to prove this point, I have my

own, highly unscientific, recent experiences with Avis and Starwood.



Avis at LAX is a giant fail. I've been a fan and customer of Avis for many

years, and rent from them on an almost exclusive basis when traveling

domestically. On the whole they have good… Continue