Originally Posted by
pinniped
Any current credit cards that give SPG Gold out of the box?
My original forays into SPG Gold were, I think, an Amex one year and then some airline status another year. I suspect the airline status was a one-time thing back when hotel programs were still small and growing, but I wonder if there's still an Amex path to Gold. (Other than spending $30k on the SPG Amex.)
AMEX Platinum provides SPG Gold (and in turn Marriott Gold) as a benefit. We'll see how this shakes out once SPG is folded into MR.