{"id":2786,"date":"2012-08-07T11:53:59","date_gmt":"2012-08-07T17:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/?p=2786"},"modified":"2014-04-14T12:25:40","modified_gmt":"2014-04-14T18:25:40","slug":"starwood-spg-30000-credit-card-offer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/?p=2786","title":{"rendered":"Starwood SPG Credit Card Offer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve posted time and time again about this card. \u00a0Here are a few great posts to review<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Use Credit Card Rewards to Explore Europe\" href=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/2011\/08\/03\/credit-card-rewards-to-explore-europe\/\">Using Credit Cards to Explore Europe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"First Time Using Starpoints\" href=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/2011\/09\/28\/first-time-using-starpoints\/\">First Time Using Starpoints<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Starwood Alpine Europe Hotel Review 1\" href=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/2012\/07\/25\/starwood-alpine-europe-hotel-review-1\/\">Alpine Europe Starwood Review 1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Winter Getaway with Starwood Hotel Points\" href=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/2011\/08\/09\/winter-getaway-with-starwood-hotel-points\/\">Winter Getaway with Starwood Preferred Guest<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Amex SPG 30,000 How I Love Thee\" href=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/2011\/08\/01\/amex-spg-30000-how-i-love-thee\/\">Cruise Connection and Disneyland Base<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In my opinion this is the most valuable offer for a hotel credit card that I&#8217;ve ever seen. \u00a0The bonus is worth 10 nights at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.starwoodhotels.com\/preferredguest\/account\/starpoints\/categories\/popup.html?spgCategoryCode=2\">Category 2 hotels<\/a>. \u00a0With each night being valued at $150, this card will give you $1500 in value.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My Love for the Starwood Program<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Because my wife and I were both able to hit the bonus last year I&#8217;ve definitely come to know this program. \u00a0In the past year I&#8217;ve stayed for free at:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Charleston, SC Aloft (2 Nights)<\/li>\n<li>Salt Lake City, UT Sheraton (2 Nights)<\/li>\n<li>Dallas, TX Element (1 Night)<\/li>\n<li>Dornbirn, Austria Four Points (1 Night)<\/li>\n<li>Bolzano, Italy Four Points (1 Night)<\/li>\n<li>Padova, Italy Sheraton (2 Nights)<\/li>\n<li>Milan, Italy Four Points (1 Night)<\/li>\n<li>South San Francisco, CA Four Points (3 Nights)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Yep, you&#8217;ve counted that right, <strong>thirteen nights for free in the last year<\/strong>. \u00a0The best part is that we still have almost 60,000 Starpoints left over for future use. \u00a0My only regret is not staying longer at most of the properties. \u00a0You&#8217;ll see once your Starpoints account begins to grow with the bonus how exciting it can be.<\/p>\n<p>The card is so useful to me that I even kept it and paid the annual fee this year. \u00a0Basically for every $3000 I spend on the card I can get 3000 Starpoints. \u00a0That many Starpoints is one free weekend night in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.starwoodhotels.com\/preferredguest\/account\/starpoints\/categories\/popup.html?spgCategoryCode=2\">Category 2 hotel<\/a>. \u00a0I value that at $150. \u00a0That&#8217;s almost 5% cash back for something that I love, travel!<\/p>\n<p><strong>How Many Starpoints Does Each Night Cost?<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2798\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Picture-5.png\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2798\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2798\" title=\"SPG Free Nights\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Picture-5.png\" width=\"660\" height=\"129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Picture-5.png 660w, https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Picture-5-300x58.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2798\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SPG Free Nights<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I&#8217;ve always found it best to use the lower level redemptions to make the points last as long as possible. \u00a0Starwood has an abundance of Category 2 and 3 hotels all across the world. \u00a0You can do a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.starwoodhotels.com\/preferredguest\/account\/starpoints\/categories\/popup.html?spgCategoryCode=2\">category search<\/a>\u00a0(Use the button in the upper right hand corner to change the category)\u00a0to see where your Starpoints will take you.<\/p>\n<p>Remember to Subscribe to our blog by putting your email address in the upper right hand corner of the blog so you never miss another deal.<\/p>\n<div class=\"zemanta-pixie\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; 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