Originally Posted by alanh
I didn't think Starwood offered bonus points for spending categories (like "Always Double Miles" on the Delta card), other than at Starwood properties.
Amex Blue Cash (also an ExpressPay card) certainly does.
SPG might in the future.
And in general, the fact that "waving your card" and "swiping your card" are not identical transactions - at least not from a point/mile/cashback accumulation point of view - is rather misleading.