Starwood Announces Q1 Great Weeks Promotion

Starwood announced their new promotion today, which is a double Starpoints and bonus points for weekend nights. It’s a decent promotion, but nothing mind-blowing- I wish they would get a little more creative or give choices (like the amazing You Choose promotion of 2008). There’s also a list of non-participating properties, but it isn’t nearly as substantial as the opt-outs from the current Double/Triple promotion. While this promotion is better than nothing, I guess this may be a sign that the uber-generous hotel promotions are slowing down now that the economy is picking up. I hope that Hyatt bucks that trend and offers a Faster Free Night promotion in Q1!

(Link) Earn double Starpoints every night of the week, plus an extra 500 bonus Starpoints for every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday night — with no limits!

Earn more Starpoints^® every night with our new promotion, SPG^®Great Weeks, Grand Weekends. From January 3 through April 15, 2011, you can earn unlimited bonus Starpoints two ways:

• Earn double Starpoints every night of the week.
• Plus, earn an additional weekend bonus of 500 Starpoints for every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday night during your stays — with no limits.
  

  Non-Participating Properties:

  ALGERIA Sheraton Oran Hotel & TowersARGENTINA Sheraton Mar del Plata Hotel AUSTRALIA Four Points by Sheraton Sydney, Darling Harbour Sheraton Mirage Resort and Spa Gold Coast Sheraton on the Park Sheraton Perth Hotel The Westin Melbourne The Westin Sydney AUSTRIA Four Points by Sheraton Panoramahaus Dornbirn BANGLADESH Dhaka Sheraton Hotel The Westin Dhaka BRAZIL Four Points by Sheraton Macaé CANADA Sheraton Cavalier Calgary Hotel The Westin Trillium House, Blue Mountain CHINA Four Points by Sheraton Shenzhen Sheraton Changsha Hotel Sheraton Guangzhou Hotel Sheraton Guiyang Hotel Sheraton Haikou Resort Sheraton Sanya Resort Sheraton Shenzhou Peninsula Resort The Westin Guangzhou COLOMBIA Four Points by Sheraton Cali FRANCE Le Méridien Montparnasse The Westin Paris – Vendôme GERMANY ArabellaSheraton Alpenhotel Le Méridien Parkhotel Frankfurt Le Royal Méridien Hamburg The Westin Leipzig GREECE Blue Palace Resort & Spa, Elounda Mystique, Santorini The Romanos, Costa Navarino The Westin Resort, Costa Navarino Vedema Resort, Santorini INDIA Four Points by Sheraton Navi Mumbai, Vashi ITC Grand Central, Mumbai ITC Kakatiya, Hyderabad ITC Maratha, Mumbai ITC Maurya, New Delhi ITC Mughal, Agra ITC Windsor, Bengaluru Sheraton New Delhi Hotel Sheraton Park Hotel & Towers, Chennai Sheraton Rajputana Palace Hotel, Jaipur The Westin Hyderabad Mindspace ITALY Hotel Cala di Volpe, Costa Smeralda Hotel Pitrizza, Costa Smeralda Hotel Romazzino, Costa Smeralda JAPAN Sheraton Hiroshima Hotel Sheraton Miyako Hotel, Tokyo The Westin Nagoya Castle Yokohama Bay Sheraton Hotel & Towers KOREA, REPUBLIC OF The Westin Chosun, Busan LEBANON Four Points by Sheraton Le Verdun NEW ZEALAND The Westin Auckland Lighter Quay SAUDI ARABIA Le Méridien Al Khobar Le Méridien Jeddah Sheraton Dammam Hotel & Towers Sheraton Riyadh Hotel & Towers SPAIN Sheraton Mallorca Arabella Golf Hotel SWITZERLAND ArabellaSheraton Hotel Seehof Hotel President Wilson, Geneva Sheraton Davos Hotel Waldhuus SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC Sheraton Damascus Hotel THAILAND Aloft Bangkok – Sukhumvit 11 Four Points by Sheraton Phuket, Panwa TUNISIA Sheraton Tunis Hotel & Towers TURKEY Sheraton Cesme Hotel, Resort and Spa Sheraton Hotel & Convention Center, Ankara Sheraton Voyager Antalya Hotel, Resort & Spa W Istanbul UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Grosvenor House, Dubai Le Méridien Abu Dhabi Le Méridien Al Aqah Beach Resort Le Méridien Dubai Le Méridien Fairway Le Méridien Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina Le Royal Méridien Abu Dhabi Le Royal Méridien Beach Resort & Spa Sheraton Abu Dhabi Hotel & Resort Sheraton Khalidiya Hotel, Abu Dhabi The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina UNITED KINGDOM The Lanesborough, a St. Regis Hotel UNITED STATES Aloft Chicago O’Hare Aloft Las Colinas Aloft Plano Aloft San Antonio Airport Aloft Tempe Four Points by Sheraton Destin-Fort Walton Beach Four Points by Sheraton Philadelphia City Center Four Points by Sheraton San Jose Downtown Four Points by Sheraton Ventura Harbor Four Points by Sheraton Washington D.C. Downtown Lakeside Terrace Villas, Avon / Vail Valley Le Parker Méridien New York Le Parker Méridien Palm Springs Phoenician Residences, Luxury Collection Residence Club Sheraton Bradley Airport Hotel Sheraton Houston West Hotel Sheraton Mahwah Hotel Sheraton Mountain Vista Villas, Avon / Vail Valley Sheraton Palo Alto Hotel Sheraton Park Hotel at the Anaheim Resort Sheraton Reston Hotel Sheraton Salt Lake City Hotel Sheraton Steamboat Resort St. Regis Residence Club, Aspen The Ballantyne, Charlotte The Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers The St. Regis Aspen Resort The St. Regis Deer Crest Resort The Tremont Chicago Hotel at Magnificent Mile The Westin Annapolis The Westin Bellevue The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, Los Angeles The Westin Galleria Houston The Westin Memphis Beale Street The Westin Palo Alto The Westin Reston Heights The Westin Richmond The Westin Riverfront Mountain Villas, Beaver Creek Mountain The Westin South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa The Westin Stonebriar The Westin Tampa Bay Vistana’s Beach Club Walt Disney World Dolphin Walt Disney World Swan VIETNAM Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers