SPG Gold "Challenge" of sorts

Starwood is offering a complimentary upgrade to SPG Gold until 15 July 2015 (yes, 2015) - that's 2 years' validity from now - if you book for one  stay in Asia-Pacific and pay using a World Mastercard credit card. This is a great deal, if you ask me, considering that SPG Gold otherwise requires 10 stays or 25 nights in a year.

You need to register at the promo page - see below. SPG Gold offers the following key benefits, which you can also find on the relevant page, here:


  • Three Starpoints for every eligible U.S. dollar spent – a 50% bonus over base-level membership.
  • 4 p.m. late checkout,1 so you can sleep in, relax by the pool or see more of the local area you’re visiting.
  • An enhanced room at check-in, when available.2
  • Special elite customer service telephone line (available in most countries).
  • New! Your choice of a welcome gift with each stay. Choose from bonus Starpoints, complimentary in-room Internet access and a complimentary beverage.

Now, the promo page for this complimentary upgrade does not include some of the above, but does include complimentary room upgrades, which does not feature on the SPG Gold page - I presume this is just an error, since SPG Gold does offer complimentary room upgrades.

If you don't know if you hold a World Mastercard, just try the registration (it asks for the initial digits of your card) and the site will let you know whether you qualify or not. You can check out the World Mastercard page here, too. For my Indian readers (as this is a blog that mainly focusses on India), as far as I'm aware, World Mastercard is offered only by HDFC Bank and Standard Chartered Bank.

Just remember - the offer is valid only if you stay in one of the participating hotels in the Asia-Pacific region. Also, you don't get SPG Gold privileges for that qualifying stay. Finally, since this is a complimentary upgrade, you need to be an SPG member when you register - which is an easy task to get done.


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