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So, in this case, 270,000 Marriott points are approximately equivalent to 100,000 SPG points. With SPG, you get 5,000 more miles, but with Marriott you get a 7 night stay. If we ignore the differences, we can say that we would need 2.7 Marriott points per SPG point in order to break even.
SPG to count award nights toward elite status [Now Confirmed] Moderator note: This has now been confirmed: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/starw...g-members.html At least http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing is reporting that SPG is going to announce something about this. This would put SPG in line with what Hilton and Choice hotels -- two big brands with a lot more properties than Starwood -- do: award stays count toward elite status. This may be good news for the frequent shoppers racking up points on SPG credit cards, but I'm not sure how this can be good for those who rack up the majority of the points in their accounts from hotel stay transactions.