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Old Dec 13, 2017 | 4:22 pm
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Originally Posted by bhrubin
(2) You use your points for premium class flights. Then SPG points are worth far more than MR points. The MR points only help with airfare packages with lame lower category hotels that most premium class customers wouldn’t want to stay in. The SPG points transfer with a 25% bonus to 30+ airlines.
(5) You use the SPG Amex card with SPG hotels, which earns an additional 2 SPG points/$1 spent. For me, that’s a total of 6x at SPG hotels. That’s 18 MR points. SPG wins without question.
You can use the SPG Amex card with Marriott hotels and get 2 SPG points/$1 spent. So using the card is a wash.
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