Kule veki, undwendwe olukhethiweyo lweStarwood kunye ne-Emirates Skywards kwaziswa intsebenziswano 'yamanqaku adibeneyo' ebizwa ngokuba liBhaso loMhlaba. Ubambiswano lubonelela ngezibonelelo eziphindayo kubo bobabini kwiinkqubo zokunyaniseka xa bebhabha kunye ne-Emirates okanye behlala kwiipropathi zeStarwood. Ubhaliso lwentsebenziswano entsha luqala ngoLwesithathu, nge-19 kaNovemba ngo-2014.

Izibonelelo:

Emirates Skywards Isilivere, igolide, kunye namalungu ePlatinam Ndizakufumana ibhonasi eyi-1 yeskywards imayile ngedola yaseMelika echithwe kwiihotele zaseStarwood nakwindawo ekuchithelwa kuzo iiholide kwihlabathi liphela, ukongeza kumanqaku e-SPG afunyenwe ngokuhlala. Amalungu e-Emirates Skywards Gold kunye nePlatinam aya kuba nakho ukufikelela kwi-SPG elite check-in, 4 pm ukuphuma, kunye nokuncoma kwigumbi lokungena kwi-Wi-Fi.

Amalungu e-SPG Gold kunye nePlatinam Ndiza kufumana ibhonasi eyi-1 ye-Starpoint nge-dollar nganye yase-US echithwe xa kubhabha i-Emirates, ukongeza kwiimayile zeSkywards ezifumanele inqwelomoya ngokwazo. Amalungu e-SPG Platinum aya kufumana ukungena kuqala kunye ne-Emirates yokubaluleka, kunye nezibonelelo ezincedisayo ze-e-gate.

Le ayisiyontloko yeeflaya ze-Emirates ezihlala kwiihotele ze-SPG kunye namalungu e-SPG abhabha e-Emirates. Imivuzo yakho yeHlabathi yintsebenziswano eluncedo macala omabini eenkampani ezimbini ezinomdla kumakhaya abo. UMbindi Mpuma ngokubanzi yintengiso yesithathu ekhula ngokukhawuleza kakhulu ye-SPG (ngasemva kwe China ne India), nasemva kwe New York City, intengiso yesibini enkulu ngobukhulu yase Starwood yindawo ye-Emirates yase Dubai.

Le ayisiyiyo inqwelo moya yokuqala / intsebenziswano yehotele (nangona i & apos i-frist equka umphathi wezizwe ngezizwe). Ngaphambili, i-Delta kunye ne-United bathetha nge-SPG kunye neMarriott ngokwahlukeneyo.

I-SPG / Delta

Amalungu eNdwendwe ekhethiweyo eStarwood ahamba ngeDelta:

Amanqaku ebhonasi: Amalungu e-SPG Gold kunye nePlatinam aya kufumana iibhonasi ze-Starpoints ngokusekwe kwixabiso le-Delta elithengiweyo. Njengelungu le-SPG elite, kufuneka ubhukishe i-Delta yentengiso kunye nokusebenza kweenqwelomoya (ngaphandle kokubhukisha okwenziwe kwiiarhente zokuhamba ezikwi-Intanethi, umzekelo, priceline.com , expedia.com , ukubhukisha.com , orbitz.com , elong.com ) kwaye uya kufumana nokuba:

• I-1 Starpoint kwidola nganye yase-US okanye ixabiso langaphandle elichithwe kwixabiso le-Delta (ngaphandle kweerhafu kunye neefizi), OKANYE

• Ama-Starpoints angama-500 eentengo ezikhethekileyo zeDelta, ezihlala zibizwa ngokuba yimali yokushicilela engashicilelwanga, kubandakanywa kodwa kungaphelelwanga kwiindleko zabahlanganisi, ukhenketho, amaqela, abarhwebi baselwandle kunye neephakeji zokuhamba ngenqanawa.

Onke amacandelo endiza kufuneka athengiswe nge-Delta (umzekelo, inenombolo yenqwelomoya ye-DL) kwaye isebenze ukuze ifaneleke. Uhambo ngenqwelomoya aluthathelwa ingqalelo ukuba lwenziwa yi-Delta ukuba luqhutywa yi-SkyTeam, i-Delta codeshare, okanye omnye umphathi weqabane. Amalungu e-SPG Platinum nawo aya kufaneleka ukuphucula i-Delta.

Amalungu eDelta Medallion ahlala neStarwood:

-Iimayile zebhonasi: Amalungu eDelta Isilivere, iGolide, iPlatinam kunye neDiamond Medallion baya kufumana i-1 SkyMile ngokwe- $ 1 yengeniso yegumbi elifanelekileyo (ke inqanaba legumbi kodwa hayi irhafu)
Ukwamkelwa kweHotel: Amalungu e-Delta Platinum kunye neDiamond Medallion baya kufumana ukufikelela kumgca wokungena, simahla kwigumbi elingena ngesantya esiphezulu kwi-intanethi, ukuphuma kade.

IMarriott / iUnited

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