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spg points

  1. D

    Buying SPG points: good deal or bad?

    Back in 2016 I upgraded my EOY at Desert Willows to every year. Whenever you buy or upgrade a SVO/Vistana week, you (used to, at least) get some certificates that you can use to buy SPG points up until the end of your first use year, which in my case is 2018. I've gotten these certificates...
  2. Jayco29D

    Would Marriott combine MVC with Vistana?

    Does anyone think Marriott would ever combine Marriott Vacation Club with the Vistana timeshare program? They did it with Marriott and Ritz Carlton destination clubs. They are linking Marriott Rewards with the SPG points program. So I wonder if they might combine the StarOptions program with...
  3. dioxide45

    SPG Points for Incidental Spending

    We just completed a stay at Lagunamar for 13 nights. While we didn't spend a lot at the resort, we did have $6827 Peso spending at different food and beverage outlets on property (Duna, Viento, Oceano) and $30 Peso spending at the Tierra Marketplace. It looks like the SPG points have posted and...
  4. triangulum33

    Transfering SP to Marriott Rewards

    Has anyone connected their SPG and Marriott accounts and transferred? Is it a good value?
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