Tag Archives: Starwood

Guest WorldWanderluster Judd: “You Can Travel and Afford It!”

I have to say, this is one of the most rewarding parts of putting in all the effort to write and maintain this blog.  I can’t tell you how exciting it is to have people enthusiastic about the way a … Continue reading

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The Best Starwood “Nights and Flights” Redemptions

You need to get your hands on 70k Starwood Preferred Guest points. Why?  Because there is some incredible redemption value when you use the Starwood “Nights and Flights” redemption option that Sheldon detailed in his post last week. As you … Continue reading

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Inside Look at the Starwood Preferred Guest Program

With a sexy bonus on Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card from American Express, it’s definitely worth taking a look at the card. The offer expires on September 3rd, 2013.  Now is the best time of year to look at getting this card. The … Continue reading

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Traveling with Children

My wife and I are super excited to celebrate my son’s six month mark! He joined us in late June and we have loved having him with us in our family. Becoming a father has been WAY more exciting than … Continue reading

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Building an Arsenal of Hotel Points

I’m getting pretty excited as I check out my Starwood Preferred Guest Statement these days. As you can see I’ve reached about 55,000 SPG points. I got 30,000 from the short time promotion that American Express did on their Starwood … Continue reading

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First Time Using Starpoints

When I started doing research for my trip to North Carolina I noticed that there weren’t any Starwood hotels in the Eastern part of the state. I was a little discouraged when I found this out, but then I just … Continue reading

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North Carolina, Here we come!

I’m a little bit nervous about my flight that I have coming up early on Wednesday morning. It will be my first “redeye” ever, as it will be the first flight that my son takes. I really hope that he … Continue reading

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