SPG + Foursquare = Win Free Nights

[Kyo]

From: HERE

Now you can collect more than just badges on foursquare. You can earn bonus Starpoints® for your foursquare check ins when you connect your SPG® and foursquare accounts.

Check in for Bonus Starpoints
Earn 250 bonus Starpoints when you check in via foursquare with a confirmed reservation at one of more than 1,000 Starwood hotels and resorts now through July 31, 2011.

Check in for a chance to win Free Resort Night Awards
Every check in via foursquare through May 31, 2011, is also your chance to unlock a Free Resort Night Award hidden daily throughout some of our more than 1,000 hotels and resorts. And, with each foursquare check in through July 31, you'll be entered to win a resort getaway, including five Free Resort Night Awards and airfare.

For more details, promotional terms, and to keep up with all the current offers, visit SPG.com/foursquare.

This morning, I received an e-mail from Starwood:

Hello Kyo

I am a member of the Starwood Preferred Guest Social Media team at Starwood Hotels & Resorts. I am reaching out because you recently linked your SPG and foursquare accounts, and checked into The Sheraton Saigon Hotel and Towers using foursquare. SPG is running a giveaway where we hid Free Resort Night Awards throughout our hotels and resorts via foursquare and members who unlocked them would win a Free Resort Night Award.
I am happy to report that your recent foursquare check in unlocked one of the hidden Free Resort Night Awards. We will place the Award in your SPG account ending in XXXXXXXXX which can be used at any Starwood Category 1-6 resort of your choice with standard rooms or the category 7 St Regis Punta Mita. A list of resorts available to use this Award at can be found at spg.com/getawayfree/resorts. It could take up to 4-6 weeks for the Award to be deposited into your account; however, the timeframe is typically shorter than this.

When you are ready to use your Award you can do so by calling SPG customer contact and mentioning award ID XXXXX. Please note that awards must be used by December 21, 2011 and are not transferable. You can continue to earn more Awards by registering for our SPG Getaway Free promotion at spg.com/getawayfree if you have not done so already.
If you have any further questions as you go through the process, please do not hesitate to reach out to me at smassistance@starwoodhotels.com

Best Regards,

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Specialist, Social Media
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide

I'm chuffed as I checked-in on my iPod Touch (not even an iPhone so there's more fiddling/steps involved... for the additional 250 points promo, actually) and didn't expect to get a free resort night in addition! (I was also feeling rather sick and had just finished a drink with our beloved MAN Flyer, so, double thumbs up here)

Thank you Starwood for showing some love! Very happy Plat here and 7 more stays til requal for this year. Trumps the Hilton promo at present by so much that I swung 5 bookings I made in Jan for this month over to Starwood.

Keep it up!

[MAN Flyer]

What is foursquare ?!.

(I was also feeling rather sick and had just finished a drink with our beloved MAN Flyer, so, double thumbs up here)

Just to clarify, Kyo was already feeling sick before he met up with me in Saigon on Saturday night for a drink, lest I again get accused of people ending up rough after meeting me for a drink.

Good to see you mate, shame you went home early.

[KeithMEL]

What is foursquare ?!.

https://foursquare.com/

Stalking, uhhh, geolocation-based social networking service.

[Kyo]

But you know if you won you'd want to use it at the W Koh Samui, KeithMEL

And one can always check-in just prior to leaving...


@MAN Flyer: Great seeing you - will definitely check out those bars again next time when I'm in better shape

[HUGE AL]

Just to clarify, Kyo was already feeling sick before he met up with me in Saigon on Saturday night for a drink, lest I again get accused of people ending up rough after meeting me for a drink.

Good to see you mate, shame you went home early.

Only the strong survive a drinking session with MAN Flyer. Weaklings need not apply!

@MAN Flyer: Great seeing you - will definitely check out those bars again next time when I'm in better shape

Kyo+ appears to have mixed up The Board with Twitter.

[KeithMEL]

But you know if you won you'd want to use it at the W Koh Samui, KeithMEL

And one can always check-in just prior to leaving...

Oh I do use Foursquare. Only had 1 SPG check in for the duration of this promo, and didn't unlock anything either.

[Kyo]

Don't give up I guess! I only had one check-in also...