Originally Posted by allen074
i think this is what sold me when i read your earlier msgs... forget staying at the hotels... it is for the regular purchases that i want to maximize on and clearly spg is there...
to this end, yesterday i opened a spg amex, and am planning to do the 20k starpoints with ameritrade this weekend.
so i should have about 30k starpoints by end of november.
thanks
Nice work! I think you'll be pleased with SPG Amex.
A tip for the common SPG Amex sign-up bonus: to earn the "First 10 Starwood purchases" bonuses, you simply need to do any purchase that registers as a hotel charge.
You do not need to do an overnight hotel stay. I logged most of my bonuses knocking back beers at the lobby bar at the Country Club Plaza Sheraton.
500 points per beer: I'll drink to that!! ^
Just beware of non-hotel restaurants leasing space inside a hotel: you
won't earn points at those.