Originally Posted by cartman13

this might be a silly question. do you need to get 30k starpoints on the amex to get wood gold? or spend 30k?

sounds like some people think it's just 30k points, so that only $6k in starwood stays and wood gold status would requalify you.

btw, i agree. 30k is very doable for a business traveler. Unfortunately I do north of that for personal spend. and that's not mortgage or carpayments... *sigh*