Canadian SPG American Express
May 1, 2017, 8:33 am
#1862
Join Date: Jan 2015
Programs: SPG Plat, Marriott Plat, Hilton Diamond, United Premier Silver
Posts: 208
Four years with the personal card+4 years platinum+40,000 spend - first time I called for a retention bonus last year and I got nothing. I was so p'od that I cancelled the card. I know I get good value with the SPG program but if Amex loyalty does not kick in at 40G, I would be surprised to hear it kicking in at $18G. Will wait a couple of years then reapply for a suitable bonus offer and hope it goes through despite recent changes wrt lifetime limits. Got the business card, with a family referral, so the outcome was better than a retention bonus in the end, which you should consider if you need/want a lot of "free" points.
I've seen ppl write that they are getting that for sub 10k spend.
May 19, 2017, 9:02 pm
#1863
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: USA
Programs: SPG Platinum (100)
Posts: 517
Any idea how long it takes for the Free Weekend Night from American Express Canada SPG to show up? I hit the $40K threshold on my April 2017 statement and when I looked for it today, I noticed it hadn't yet been deposited.
May 19, 2017, 10:10 pm
#1864
Join Date: Jan 2015
Programs: SPG Plat, Marriott Plat, Hilton Diamond, United Premier Silver
Posts: 208
Check your SPG account. Should be under "Earned Awards"
May 20, 2017, 3:25 pm
#1865
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: USA
Programs: SPG Platinum (100)
Posts: 517
May 20, 2017, 8:27 pm
#1866
Join Date: Jan 2015
Programs: SPG Plat, Marriott Plat, Hilton Diamond, United Premier Silver
Posts: 208
May 21, 2017, 7:34 am
#1867
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: USA
Programs: SPG Platinum (100)
Posts: 517
Of course I logged in to spg.com. How else would I know that the free weekend night wasn't deposited?
Since your free weekend night was deposited within days of hitting $40K, it would appear that there is a delay so I'll reach out to Amex to see what's going on. Thanks.
Since your free weekend night was deposited within days of hitting $40K, it would appear that there is a delay so I'll reach out to Amex to see what's going on. Thanks.
May 21, 2017, 9:12 am
#1868
Join Date: Jan 2015
Programs: SPG Plat, Marriott Plat, Hilton Diamond, United Premier Silver
Posts: 208
Of course I logged in to spg.com. How else would I know that the free weekend night wasn't deposited?
Since your free weekend night was deposited within days of hitting $40K, it would appear that there is a delay so I'll reach out to Amex to see what's going on. Thanks.
Since your free weekend night was deposited within days of hitting $40K, it would appear that there is a delay so I'll reach out to Amex to see what's going on. Thanks.
May 22, 2017, 12:02 am
#1869
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: YVR - Vancouver, with most winter weekends in Whistler.
Programs: Aeroplan 35K, Alaska MVP, Marriott Titanium / Lifetime Platinum, Hertz President's Circle
Posts: 4,609
May 23, 2017, 6:46 pm
#1870
Join Date: Apr 2016
Programs: SPG, SPG Amex, Aeroplan, etc
Posts: 15
5000 Starpoints for paying $120 CAD membership fee, my annual spend is approx $15K/yr for the past two years.
I didn't get anything last year, the first anniversary of having the card. I've earned SPG Gold for the past few years by reaching either the 10 stay or 25 nights requirement, not by reaching the $30K SPG Amex annual spend.
I didn't get anything last year, the first anniversary of having the card. I've earned SPG Gold for the past few years by reaching either the 10 stay or 25 nights requirement, not by reaching the $30K SPG Amex annual spend.
May 23, 2017, 10:04 pm
#1871
Join Date: Jan 2015
Programs: SPG Plat, Marriott Plat, Hilton Diamond, United Premier Silver
Posts: 208
5000 Starpoints for paying $120 CAD membership fee, my annual spend is approx $15K/yr for the past two years.
I didn't get anything last year, the first anniversary of having the card. I've earned SPG Gold for the past few years by reaching either the 10 stay or 25 nights requirement, not by reaching the $30K SPG Amex annual spend.
I didn't get anything last year, the first anniversary of having the card. I've earned SPG Gold for the past few years by reaching either the 10 stay or 25 nights requirement, not by reaching the $30K SPG Amex annual spend.
Jul 17, 2017, 1:02 pm
#1872
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: YBA / YYC
Programs: AS; Aeroplan; Hilton (Diamond); Marriott (Platinum);
Posts: 346
Any recent feedback on Personal --> Biz referrals? Mrs. Banffflyr and I both have personal cards, and my referral for her on the personal card netted 10K plus her 20K initial spend bonus. One of us has now referred the other for the Biz card and I'm expecting the same experience on referral points as with the personal card. Any data points greatly appreciated.
Jul 17, 2017, 10:08 pm
#1873
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: YVR - Vancouver, with most winter weekends in Whistler.
Programs: Aeroplan 35K, Alaska MVP, Marriott Titanium / Lifetime Platinum, Hertz President's Circle
Posts: 4,609
We've done this in our household as well. Two SPG personal cards and two business cards (husband referring to wife). The last one was in 2015 for the business card and it worked without any issues (with applications from the same ISP address within our house). I think you'll be okay. We were both previous Amex customers for over 15 years (not new customers).
Jul 18, 2017, 4:54 am
#1874
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Canada
Programs: *void
Posts: 2,408
The welcome offer for the SPG Amex cards has incresed by 5,000 to 25,000.
New Starwood Preferred Guest®* Credit Card from American Express Cardmembers, earn 25,000 Welcome Bonus Starpoints®* after you charge $1500 in purchases to your Card in your first three months of Cardmembership. That’s enough for up to 2 free nights at a Category 5 property. Offer ends October 18th, 2017.
Jul 18, 2017, 8:02 am
#1875
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Canadia
Programs: A loyal Amerisuites customer... oh wait
Posts: 2,033
New Starwood Preferred Guest®* Credit Card from American Express Cardmembers, earn 25,000 Welcome Bonus Starpoints®* after you charge $1500 in purchases to your Card in your first three months of Cardmembership. That’s enough for up to 2 free nights at a Category 5 property. Offer ends October 18th, 2017.
Harrumph.
I recently applied for the card (with the 20,000 offer). But I haven't yet received & activated the card.
Any suggestions how I might get ask / beg / plead for the extra 5,000 Starpoints?
And, with the new offer, are the referral bonuses unchanged?
Harrumph.
I recently applied for the card (with the 20,000 offer). But I haven't yet received & activated the card.
Any suggestions how I might get ask / beg / plead for the extra 5,000 Starpoints?
And, with the new offer, are the referral bonuses unchanged?