There’s only one catch – you’ll need to have made a Starwood hotel stay in the current calendar year before you can earn any SPG points for that year.
But on the upside, you’ll earn double points if you Uber during your stay at a Starwood hotel.
Why is this partnership so great?
It gives me an additional incentive to use Uber to pre-book taxis for work and personal expenses, rather than just hailing them off the street, and I’ll feel slightly less hard-done by when using the more expensive Uber Black when I have to as well.
Starwood Preferred Guest, for those who aren’t aware, is one of the most stable loyalty programs out there with a huge range of frequent flyer program partners – with the main missing exception for us, Qantas Frequent Flyer. Velocity are a partner though.
Uber is a great addition into the mix of American Express Membership Rewards, Diners and Starwood hotel stays for Starpoint earn.
How to get started
Linking accounts is pretty easy over at the dedicated SPG site – you’ll need to make sure your last name and email address match on both your SPG and Uber accounts.
That’s it, simple.
Earning points with rideshare and car booking services
Be sure to read our comparison guide for earning points with rideshare and car booking services to learn how you can earn Qantas Frequent Flyer and SPG points on Uber rides.
Will earning SPG points from your taxi spend with Uber change your taxi booking behaviour?
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