What Qualifies as a Starwood Stay to Earn Points With Uber?

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10 years ago

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You can earn Starwood points when you use Uber if you have 1 completed Starwood stay in the current year.

So many folks were curious if the 2 stays and 5 nights that you earn from the Starwood personal (Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express) or business (Starwood Preferred Guest Business Credit Card from American Express) card counted towards the stay requirement.

You Can Stay at Any Starwood Hotel Like the W New Orleans French Quarter in the Current Year to Earn Starwood Points When Using Uber

View From the Wing reports that the credit for 2 stays you get by having the Starwood AMEX card will NOT count towards the requirement to earn points with Uber.

What Qualifies as a Starwood Stay to Earn Points With Uber?

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After you’ve linked your Starwood and Uber accounts, you can earn Starwood points when using Uber. But you need 1 completed stay before your 1st Uber ride.

Normally only paid stays count during promotions. But Starwood is being generous and allowing folks to count award stays and Cash and Points stays too!

This is great news! So you can use Cash and Points at a Category 1 hotel like the Four Points by Sheraton Kansas City Airport. And then be eligible to earn Starwood points on your next Uber ride!

Cash and Points Stays at all Starwood Hotels Like the Four Points by Sheraton Kansas City Airport Count Towards the 1 Stay Requirement to Earn Starwood Points With Uber

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Bottom Line

You can earn Starwood points on Uber rides if you’ve stayed at Starwood at least 1 time in the current year.

The Starwood (personal) or (business) card gets you 2 stays and 5 nights each year, but those will NOT count towards the stay requirement.

But amazing news! Starwood stays paid with cash, points, and Cash and Points will count as a qualifying stay to earn points with Uber!

Will this change your thoughts about linking your Starwood and Uber accounts?

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