Remember when milk was less than a dollar per gallon? Remember when a gallon of gas was just barely over a dollar per gallon? Remember when everything was less expensive? This time has long since passed. But, did you know that Starwood Hotels now offers rates based on your birth year?

Starwood Hotels and Resorts is celebrating your birthday. Any Starwood Hotel and Resort guest can pay a special rate that is equal to their birth year. You stay has to be a minimum of two nights and a maximum of three nights. You have until December 30 to take advantage of these incredible rates.

Here’s how it works. You’ll pay the regular rate the first night (rates vary at participating Westin, Four Points by Sheraton, Sheraton and element hotels) and the special birth year rate the second and/or third night. If you were born in 1940, you’ll $40 for the second and/or third night of your stay.

If you want to stay at the luxurious Equinox Golf Resort and Spa, you’ll be able to take advantage of a similar promotion. If you were born in 1942, you’ll pay $142 for your second and/or third night. If you were born in 1964, you’ll pay $164 for your second and/or third night.

This is the perfect way to get away before Christmas. If you want to getaway to Boston, Manchester, Lexington, Providence, Stamford, Hartford, Burlington or the Canadian destinations of Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Quebec City, Halifax, Hamilton and Collingwood.

Call 1-866-716-8119 to book your weekend or weekday getaway. These exclusive rates are per night and per room and are based on single or double occupancy only. Some hotels offer limited dates throughout November. Other hotels offer the promotion on certain days of the week - Thursday through Sunday arrivals. You can also go online to book your stay www.starwoodhotels.com/payyourage.

If you are a Starwood Preferred Guest member, you know what awesome deals you can get. Just by being a SPG member, you can get exclusive deals on hotels and resorts around the world. Starwood Preferred Guest has been known for having the industry’s best redemption program. That means, it is a lot easier for you to accumulate points and use them than any other program. SPG prides itself on having no blackout dates, fast point accumulation and access to luxury hotels. Those who travel frequently have come to recognize and appreciate all that SPG has to offer. But, the Starwood Preferred Guest progam just got a lot better with SPG® Flights.

Starwood is now offering SPG® Flights, the first and only hotel loyalty program to offer a flight reward program as well. You can now use your Starpoints to book airline tickets with many different airlines. There are hundreds of airlines around the world to choose from. There are no blackout dates either. Whether you want to fly on a holiday or decide to get out of town for a last-minute getaway, you can cash in your Starpoints to get you there. You don’t have to worry about restrictions or fees. As long as there is a seat available for purchase, you can use your Starpoints to reserve it.

Flights start at 10,000 points. Just go to www.spg.com/flights to search, book and redeem your Starpoints for your next airline ticket. It’s that simple. SPG has really thought of eveything to get your where you want to go without any hassles, restrictions or fees. Use SPG Flights in conjunction with SPG Award Nights and you can get your next getaway for free.

Go ahead and set your own limits. Fly around the world without any boundaries. Stay anywhere around the world without any limitations. Your Starpoints can definitely get you there. Take advantage of Starwood Preferred Guest’s Search-Redeem-Fly program. You’ll soon understand how it feels to be on top of the world.