OREANDA-NEWS. September 29, 2014. JetPrivilege, an internationally acclaimed, award winning loyalty and rewards program and the frequent flyer program of Jet Airways today announced one of the richest reward partnerships for India through their new partnership with Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG®), the award-winning loyalty program from Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT).

“SPG Membership in India is growing exponentially with more than 250 percent growth over the last five years. As membership in India grows, it’s important that we’re giving our members more selection and more ways to earn and redeem their valuable Starpoints,” Irene Lin, Director, Distribution, Loyalty and Partnerships, Starwood Hotels and Resorts, Asia Pacific. “This newly-inked milestone partnership with JetPrivilege, the frequent flyer program of Jet Airways adds to our growing list of airline partners, providing SPG members greater redemption options with their Starpoints.”

In this new partnership, SPG members can earn JPMiles for their stays at over 1,200 properties across all of Starwood Hotels & Resorts’ nine compelling lifestyle brands globally. SPG members also get the flexibility to transfer existing Starpoints® to JPMiles. In addition, the partnership offers 5000 bonus JPMiles whenever SPG members transfer 20,000 Starpoints® to JPMiles.

Manish Dureja, Managing Director, JetPrivilege said, “It’s our continuous endeavor to create unique and enriching experiences for our JetPrivilege members as well as for all our participating partners. Looking at the growing consumer needs of domestic and international travel with a memorable hospitality experience at the best possible hotels and resorts, the most logical extension of the JetPrivilege programme was to expand our partnership with some of the finest hotel chains both in India and international destinations. This partnership with SPG is one such key initiative and we are extremely delighted with this association. A JetPrivilege member on their stay at any of the SPG hotels will have the advantage of getting rewarded with JPMiles, enriching the overall travel experience.”

“We are delighted to partner with JetPrivilege to enrich the travel experience for our ever growing base of SPG members in India,” said Dilip Puri Managing Director India and Regional Vice President South Asia, Starwood Hotels and Resorts. “Aviation and hospitality go hand in hand, as more and more Indians are travelling to places. Given our strong footprint of 40 hotels currently operating in India and a robust pipeline of 35 hotels under development, this collaboration is strategically important as India rises to be one of the world’s fastest growing markets for domestic and outbound travel,” he added.

This partnership enhances the travel experience for both SPG and JetPrivilege members providing enriching benefits each time they stay in Starwood Hotels Worldwide or take to the skies with Jet Airways.

With the signing of this partnership with JetPrivilege, SPG is now able to provide benefits to frequent flyers of Jet Airways, now part of SPG’s comprehensive list of over 30 airline partners across the globe, joining other international airlines like Emirates, Singapore Airlines, Etihad Airways, Lufthansa and British Airways.

To celebrate the new partnership, SPG is offering double JPMiles to Jet Privilege members for their stay at Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide. To participate, Jet Privilege members must join the SPG program and register at www.spg.com/jet from now until 31st December 2014.

To find out more about Starwood Preferred Guest, log on to www.spg.com. To know more about the JetPrivilege Programme, visit www.jetprivilege.com