SPG Double Points Or JAL Mileage Bank Miles Japan, Korea & Guam For Stays October 1

SPG has launched new promotion for double Starpoints or JAL Mileage Bank miles for stays in Japan, Korea & Guam between October 1 – December 30, 2017, that are booked after September 1.

The offer is valid at the properties listed below and must be booked using rate code JKGJMB that is embedded on the property links on the SPG’s website.

You can access this offer on SPG’s website here.

Here are the participating properties:

Sheraton Grand Hiroshima Hotel
Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel
Sheraton Hokkaido Kiroro Resort
Sheraton Miyako Hotel Osaka
Sheraton Okinawa Sunmarina Resort
Suiran, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Kyoto
The Kiroro, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel, Hokkaido
The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho, a Luxury Collection Hotel
The St. Regis Osaka
The Westin Miyako Kyoto
The Westin Osaka
The Westin Rusutsu Resort
The Westin Sendai
The Westin Tokyo
Yokohama Bay Sheraton Hotel & Towers
Aloft Seoul Gangnam
Four Points by Sheraton Seoul, Namsan
Le Meridien Seoul
Sheraton Grand Incheon Hotel
Sheraton Seoul D Cube City Hotel
Sheraton Seoul Palace Gangnam Hotel
The Westin Chosun Seoul
Sheraton Laguna Guam Resort
The Westin Resort Guam

Conclusion

The terms and very clear that you don’t have to choose miles but you can earn double Starpoints as well.

I would assume that this is based on paying Best Available Rate for the stay. Doesn’t make sense unless there are no discounted rates available (or perhaps if someone else ends up paying or reimbursing for your stay).

Here are the participating properties:

Campaign Reservation Requirements : Starwood Preferred Guest® Members who are also JAL Mileage Bank members (“Eligible Members”) must reserve for stays online between September 1, 2017, through 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), December 30, 2017 (the “booking period”) at apac.starwoodoffers.com/jaldoublepoints with the eligible rate plan “JKGJMB”(“Reserved members” and “Reserved accommodations”). Reserved members can earn bonus JAL Mileage Bank Miles or bonus Starpoints® on eligible spend on Reserved accommodations booked between October 1, 2017, through December 30, 2017 (the “stay period”), at participating hotels and resorts in the SPG® program that are located in Japan, Guam and Korea (the “Offer” or “Promotion”).

Stay: Reserved members will earn double JAL Mileage Bank Miles or Starpoints at participating hotels and resorts on every eligible spend during the Reserved Accommodations. Elite-level extra Starpoints earnings and other bonuses will not be doubled. Only the base two-Starpoints-per-dollar eligible earnings are doubled. Offer is eligible with other Starpoints promotions; however, each offer will award bonus Starpoints independently of each other, and offers may not be combined.

Bonusing: In order to receive the bonus offer as JAL Mileage Bank Miles, an Eligible Member needs to register themselves at www.spg.com/moremiles. If not registered, Eligible Members will earn bonus Starpoints and it is within their discretion to convert them to JAL Mileage Bank Miles. The bonus Miles / Starpoints will post to the Reserved member’s account within two [2] to four [4] weeks after the eligible stay posts.

Eligible stays and nights: An eligible stay is defined as one or more consecutive nights paying an eligible rate in the same hotel or resort, regardless of the number of check-ins or checkouts that occur, and posting to the registered member’s Starwood Preferred Guest account. An eligible night is defined as at least one night paying an eligible rate in the earning period. An eligible rate is a rate booked under the rate plan “JKGJMB”. A description of eligible rates can be found at spg.com under the program terms and conditions. See Section 2.1 for the complete definition of eligible rates.

Note that certain prepaid room reservations — such as when the booking is made through a third party, including but not limited to travelocity.com, expedia.com, orbitz.com and delta.com — are not considered eligible rates and do not earn Starpoints or qualify for promotional earnings. Stays must be booked through any Starpoints-eligible channel, which includes a travel professional who books through those channels or the GDS. Stays will be processed for the promotion in the order they post to the registered member’s account.

All promotions are subject to the Starwood Preferred Guest program terms and conditions, which are subject to change without notice and can be found at spg.com. Offer is applicable to individual members only and not to groups. Not responsible for omissions or typographical errors. SPG reserves the right to discontinue this promotion at any time, and the promotion is void where prohibited by law. To update your communication preferences or learn about our privacy practices, view our Privacy Statement at spg.com/privacy, or access our privacy information line by calling 1-877-782-0071 in the U.S. and Canada or +353-21-4930474 in all other countries by calling 1-877-782-0071 in the U.S and Canada, 02035646335 in the United Kingdom, or +353-21-4930474 in all other countries.

Membership in the SPG program may be obtained for free at spg.com.