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Starwoods announcement

• The wall street journal of Feb2, 1999 announced the


birth of Starwood guest program
• It included more than 550 participating properties
worldwide
• Four features were
• No blackout dates
• No Capacity Control $50 ad camapaign
• Paperless Reward
• Hotel Reimbursement
Diskins Dilemma
• Do we have to compete point from point
• Do we have to take a different positioning
• Do we have to hold on to loyal members and
differentiate honors from starwood and other
competitors
Strategic Issues
• Limited Network Size and Distribution
• Standardization
• How to recognize profitable and loyal
customers
• Branding

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