Starwood Bonus Offer Increased!

If you want Starwood points, which I consider one of the best deals out there, you might want to take advantage of this increased offer.  25,000 points when you spend $3,000 in the first 3 months, but with this offer, if you spend another $2,000 in the first 6 months, they will give you another 10,000 points. This offer ends April 5th 2017.

What can you do with 35,000 Starwood points?
1. Starwood has dozens of airline partners and some of them offer a 5,000 bonus when you transfer 20,000 points. So 35,000 points could translate into 40,000 American miles or Kris Flyer miles (my new favorite workaround to book United flights).
2. 35,000 Starwood points could net you 6 nights in a category 3 hotel or 2 rooms for 2 nights and 1 room for 1 night.
3. OR 1 night at a category 9 hotel.

Now imagine if you and your spouse took advantage of this offer, what could 70,000 Starwood points get you?

1. 70,000 points = 85,000 American miles or Kris Flyer miles (one way to Europe with Kris Flyer miles costs 27,500 miles so this is almost 2 round trip tickets)
2. 12 nights in a category 3 hotel - Starwood gives you a 5th night free when you book 4 nights with award points. OR 2 rooms for 6 nights in a category 3 hotel.
3. OR 3 nights in a category 9 luxury hotel

Not too bad. Remember you are just leveraging the spending you are doing anyway. No added money to your budget. Now that's what I call almost FREE family travel.