Originally Posted by
kapooncha
That's interesting as I did not. I thought reports were that AMEX was waiting 8 weeks from card open date so that people couldn't cancel the card for the AF refund, and still get the weekend cert.
No, the T&Cs for the SPG card state one will receive the free night cert upon renewal (i.e. no cert the first year). For those that upgraded to this card, their 1st renewal may be well less than 1 year, but they also will have to wait until after they renew the card to get the free night cert.