Jun 28, 2018, 2:47 pm
Last edit by: RedSun
Existing and new SPG cards as of August 1 2018
The Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card (Legacy SPG AMEX Card) $95 fee
Marriott Bonvoy Business American Express Card (Legacy SPG AMEX Business Card) $95 fee ($125 starting from 3/28/2019)
The Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card (Legacy SPG AMEX Card) $95 fee
- 6X Marriott Bonvoy points on eligible purchases at participating Marriott Bonvoy hotels.
- 2X Marriott Bonvoy points on all other eligible purchases.
- 1 Free Night Award every year after your Card account anniversary. Award can be used for one night (redemption level at or under 35,000 Marriott Bonvoy points) at a participating hotel.
- Complimentary Silver Elite Status, with an opportunity to earn Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite status after making $35,000 in eligible purchases on your Card in a calendar year.
- 15 Nights Elite Credit (Non Stackable)
Marriott Bonvoy Business American Express Card (Legacy SPG AMEX Business Card) $95 fee ($125 starting from 3/28/2019)
- 6X Marriott Bonvoy points on eligible purchases at participating Marriott Bonvoy hotels.
- 4X points at U.S. restaurants, at U.S. gas stations, on wireless telephone services purchased directly from U.S. service providers and on U.S. purchases for shipping
- 2X Marriott Bonvoy points on all other eligible purchases.
- 1 Free Night Award every year after your Card account anniversary. Award can be used for one night (redemption level at or under 35,000 Marriott Bonvoy points) at a participating hotel.
- Additional Free Night after $60K spend
- Complimentary Silver Elite Status, with an opportunity to earn Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite status after making $35,000 in eligible purchases on your Card in a calendar year.
- 15 Nights Elite Credit (Non Stackable)
- 6X Marriott Bonvoy points on eligible purchases at participating Marriott Bonvoy hotels.
- 3X Marriott Bonvoy points at at U.S. restaurants and on flights booked directly with airlines.
- 2X Marriott Bonvoy points on all other eligible purchases.
- $300 MARRIOTT BONVOY STATEMENT CREDIT each year of Card Membership for eligible purchases at participating Marriott Bonvoy hotels
- 1 Free Night Award every year after your Card account anniversary. Award can be used for one night (redemption level at or under 50,000 Marriott Bonvoy points) at a participating hotel.
- COMPLIMENTARY GOLD ELITE STATUS with your Card. Earn Marriott Bonvoy Platinum Elite status after making $75,000 in eligible purchases on your Card in a calendar year
New and refreshed Amex SPG/Bonvoy cards - August 2018 & February 2019
Apr 23, 2018, 6:40 pm
#76
Join Date: Aug 2007
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Apr 23, 2018, 6:45 pm
#77
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As indicated by the thread title, there are exceptions to the policy:
Bye Bye pro-rated Annual Fee refunds (USA), September 2016, exceptions reported.
Bye Bye pro-rated Annual Fee refunds (USA), September 2016, exceptions reported.
Apr 24, 2018, 6:09 pm
#78
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in 2015 i thought Marriott Preferred Guest >
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/star...l#post25772414
but then >
oct 27 2016 hyatt announced globalist (PR campaign)
so i imagine there is some kind of expensive focus group tested name coming
and this could be a placeholder >
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/star...l#post29639330
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/star...l#post25772414
but then >
oct 27 2016 hyatt announced globalist (PR campaign)
so i imagine there is some kind of expensive focus group tested name coming
and this could be a placeholder >
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/star...l#post29639330
Apr 24, 2018, 7:17 pm
#79
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Location: Houston, TX, USA
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I hope they got more for their money than Hyatt did. Hyatt deserves not only a refund, but damages from whomever came up with what they have now.
Apr 25, 2018, 3:55 pm
#80
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 155
Anyone have the Amex SPG Personal and Marriott Premier cards and planning to keep both? Seems like the best option for me is to keep the Marriott card (the ability to still earn an elite night per 3k spend feels smart to hold onto) but I would obviously get 1 point less at Marriott props.
Apr 25, 2018, 6:13 pm
#81
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania
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Posts: 1,685
Anyone have the Amex SPG Personal and Marriott Premier cards and planning to keep both? Seems like the best option for me is to keep the Marriott card (the ability to still earn an elite night per 3k spend feels smart to hold onto) but I would obviously get 1 point less at Marriott props.
Apr 25, 2018, 6:36 pm
#82
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It's not listed a benefit of the new Marriott Premier Plus. Of course, we don't know for sure if it's not an oversight (given the card is not released yet so we don't know if the list of benefits is final yet), but it sure doesn't look promising.
If you want to be sure to have an elite night per 3K, and you don't have the existing Marriott Premier (non-Plus) card yet, you should apply for that one (while you still can!) if that benefit is important to you.
If you want to be sure to have an elite night per 3K, and you don't have the existing Marriott Premier (non-Plus) card yet, you should apply for that one (while you still can!) if that benefit is important to you.
Apr 25, 2018, 10:40 pm
#84
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Anyone have the Amex SPG Personal and Marriott Premier cards and planning to keep both? Seems like the best option for me is to keep the Marriott card (the ability to still earn an elite night per 3k spend feels smart to hold onto) but I would obviously get 1 point less at Marriott props.
Apr 26, 2018, 5:47 am
#85
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Got a letter in the mail from Amex last night on the updates to the existing SPG Amex card. Pretty much a recap of what has been discussed and confirmed so far BUT I did notice the following:
1. Introducing the Annual Free Night Award - There is NO mention of a cap at 35,000 points for the free night. It naturally mentions "participating" properties but for transparency there should have been mention of the 35k cap if it is indeed going to be applied.
2. Changes to Elite Status Credit - Recap as we already have confirmed that 5nights/2stays will go away. There is NO mention of 15 nights being applied to accounts starting Jan. 1.
I assume these things will be confirmed in a later mailing but right now I'm somewhat cautious of ANYTHING coming from this merger.
1. Introducing the Annual Free Night Award - There is NO mention of a cap at 35,000 points for the free night. It naturally mentions "participating" properties but for transparency there should have been mention of the 35k cap if it is indeed going to be applied.
2. Changes to Elite Status Credit - Recap as we already have confirmed that 5nights/2stays will go away. There is NO mention of 15 nights being applied to accounts starting Jan. 1.
I assume these things will be confirmed in a later mailing but right now I'm somewhat cautious of ANYTHING coming from this merger.
Apr 26, 2018, 7:24 pm
#86
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Got a letter in the mail from Amex last night on the updates to the existing SPG Amex card. Pretty much a recap of what has been discussed and confirmed so far BUT I did notice the following:
1. Introducing the Annual Free Night Award - There is NO mention of a cap at 35,000 points for the free night. It naturally mentions "participating" properties but for transparency there should have been mention of the 35k cap if it is indeed going to be applied..
1. Introducing the Annual Free Night Award - There is NO mention of a cap at 35,000 points for the free night. It naturally mentions "participating" properties but for transparency there should have been mention of the 35k cap if it is indeed going to be applied..
So it's likely that they won't explain the cap to you until after your SPG points convert to Marriott points. Once you have only Marriott points, only then will it be easy to explain a 35000 points cap. (Please note: While 35000 points may match a specific category in 2018, in 2019 there will be off-peak and on-peak versions of categories, and so the same 35000 point cap may get you one category less for certain stay dates. So it's also impossible to clearly explain the cap using category numbers. The cap can only be explained using Marriott points, but SPG emails can't assume that you're already familiar with Marriott points.)
Apr 27, 2018, 2:36 pm
#87
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Life would be easier, I think, if they just gave you 35,000 (Marriott) points every year, similar to how the US Bank Radisson card gives you 40k points.
But of course, the free night is worth up to 35k points, so they presumably count on some people using it for lower cost awards. And 35k points combined with other points could result in a much more costly award (or travel package transfer) for them.
But of course, the free night is worth up to 35k points, so they presumably count on some people using it for lower cost awards. And 35k points combined with other points could result in a much more costly award (or travel package transfer) for them.
Apr 27, 2018, 7:59 pm
#88
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 3,528
Life would be easier, I think, if they just gave you 35,000 (Marriott) points every year, similar to how the US Bank Radisson card gives you 40k points.
But of course, the free night is worth up to 35k points, so they presumably count on some people using it for lower cost awards. And 35k points combined with other points could result in a much more costly award (or travel package transfer) for them.
But of course, the free night is worth up to 35k points, so they presumably count on some people using it for lower cost awards. And 35k points combined with other points could result in a much more costly award (or travel package transfer) for them.
Apr 27, 2018, 10:10 pm
#89
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