Jun 12, 2014, 11:11 am
Last edit by: CodeAdam10
For discussion of the now expired offer for a 35K signup bonus, see Amex SPG 35,000 business and personal cards-2016 [No referral offers in this thread.]
USA-issued card benefits changed on August 11, 2015. (Announcement & extended discussion at American Express and Starwood enhance cobrand credit card benefits.) The benefits are slightly different for personal and business cards:
Public Links:
- The Annual Fee is $450.
- Earn 6x at Marriott properties; 3x on restaurants and airfare; 2x on all other purchases.
- Enjoy up to $300 in statement credits each year of Card Membership for eligible purchases at participating Marriott Bonvoy hotels
- FREE NIGHT AWARD: Receive 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: Enjoy complimentary Marriott Bonvoy 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.
- Other Highlighted Benefits: Priority Pass Select Membership, Global Entry credit, No Foreign Transaction fees.
- $125 Annual Fee (If application received before 03/28/19, $0 intro annual fee for the first year, then $95)
- Earn 6x at Marriott properties; 4x at U.S. restaurants, at U.S. gas stations, on wireless telephone services & on U.S. purchases for shipping; 2x on all other purchases.
- Free Night Award: Receive 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
- No Foreign Transaction Fees
Other related discussion:
USA-issued card benefits changed on August 11, 2015. (Announcement & extended discussion at American Express and Starwood enhance cobrand credit card benefits.) The benefits are slightly different for personal and business cards:
Public Links:
- Personal [Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant American Express Card]: https://www.americanexpress.com/us/credit-cards/card/marriott-bonvoy-brilliant
- The Annual Fee is $450.
- Earn 6x at Marriott properties; 3x on restaurants and airfare; 2x on all other purchases.
- Enjoy up to $300 in statement credits each year of Card Membership for eligible purchases at participating Marriott Bonvoy hotels
- FREE NIGHT AWARD: Receive 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: Enjoy complimentary Marriott Bonvoy 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.
- Other Highlighted Benefits: Priority Pass Select Membership, Global Entry credit, No Foreign Transaction fees.
- Business [Marriott Bonvoy Business Card]: https://www.americanexpress.com/us/c...s-credit-card/
- $125 Annual Fee (If application received before 03/28/19, $0 intro annual fee for the first year, then $95)
- Earn 6x at Marriott properties; 4x at U.S. restaurants, at U.S. gas stations, on wireless telephone services & on U.S. purchases for shipping; 2x on all other purchases.
- Free Night Award: Receive 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
- No Foreign Transaction Fees
- Discussion of Amex "one bonus per lifetime" policy (personal & business cards)
- Annual fee retention bonus for Starwood Amex Card
- American Express and Starwood enhance cobrand credit card benefits
- How to keep SPG points from expiring after 12 months of account inactivity
- New Card Art for the US Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express
SPG American Express [Master Thread]
Nov 10, 2012, 9:24 am
#1831
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Upper Sternistan
Posts: 10,074
Somehow i missed this but how do you actually send a referral for this card??? I was going to refer my spouse for the business card (which I have) but couldnt find out how to refer her? I logged into my amex account and searched all over. no luck.
I did refer her the personal card earlier this year but i had an email which i could send out referal. I dont have that email anymore.
Thanks!
I did refer her the personal card earlier this year but i had an email which i could send out referal. I dont have that email anymore.
Thanks!
1 - In your Amex account, search for "refer" and you should get a page with all of your cards with potential referral bonuses.
1 - Go to your SPG page and see if there's an Amex referral bonus listed in one of the three boxes at the bottom. Sometimes it disappears when/if you log in, so you might need to log back out.
Nov 10, 2012, 11:12 pm
#1832
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: SFO/SEA
Programs: Amex Biz Cent, Marriott LTP, Avis PC, Hilton Owners Diamond, AS MVP
Posts: 3,381
I'll bet you have a duplicate SPG account with the 2 stays/5 nights already on it. 
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
Nov 12, 2012, 8:20 am
#1833
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: ORD
Programs: UAL 1K, Marriott (ex-SPG) Ambassador , DCL Silver, National Exec., Hyatt Discoverist, NEXUS, Clear
Posts: 84
Nov 12, 2012, 9:00 am
#1834
Join Date: Oct 2012
Programs: Delta Skymiles, AAdvantage
Posts: 37
Anyone know what the protocol is for if you get approved for this card without an existing SPG account? AKA will they inform me of my new SPG member number when I receive the card, or will I have to wait a month for points to post before I get my SPG number? I'd like to reserve a hotel room pretty quick here, but obviously that wouldn't make much sense to do without my number...
Nov 12, 2012, 9:47 am
#1835
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: SAN
Posts: 1,396
Anyone know what the protocol is for if you get approved for this card without an existing SPG account? AKA will they inform me of my new SPG member number when I receive the card, or will I have to wait a month for points to post before I get my SPG number? I'd like to reserve a hotel room pretty quick here, but obviously that wouldn't make much sense to do without my number...
Nov 12, 2012, 9:57 am
#1836
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: San Luis Obispo, CA
Programs: Military Space-A, UA Plat, AS MVP Gold 75K, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Plat, IHG Plat, HHonors Gold
Posts: 1,248
Anyone know what the protocol is for if you get approved for this card without an existing SPG account? AKA will they inform me of my new SPG member number when I receive the card, or will I have to wait a month for points to post before I get my SPG number? I'd like to reserve a hotel room pretty quick here, but obviously that wouldn't make much sense to do without my number...
Bonus for booking online, but bigger bonus for using an iPhone or Android app.
Nov 13, 2012, 6:22 am
#1837
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: SF Bay Area
Programs: UA GS/2MM, SPG Plat, Marriott Plat, Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 225
Sorry if this is redundant, but can you guys confirm that, having obtained both a personal and a business SPG Amex, I should expect (1) the signup and initial spend bonuses; and (2) the 2-stay/5-night credit from BOTH cards (e.g. it's not limited to just the first card)?
A few threads suggest this is the case, but I wanted to confirm for sure...
Thanks!
A few threads suggest this is the case, but I wanted to confirm for sure...
Thanks!
Nov 13, 2012, 1:36 pm
#1838
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: DCA
Programs: SPG, HHonors
Posts: 242
Yes, you are correct on all counts. I got 60,000 points bonus and 10 nights/4 stays.
Dec 1, 2012, 3:18 pm
#1839
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 3,740
Here is an interesting situation:
My mother stays with Starwood maybe once or twice a year and has obtained gold for the past 4 years. I added her as an authorized user on my SPG Amex. I spend enough on the card to qualify for the free Gold status. My question is... does this then apply to your authorized users? Or is this just some weird glitch in the system where they just never remove her status.
My mother stays with Starwood maybe once or twice a year and has obtained gold for the past 4 years. I added her as an authorized user on my SPG Amex. I spend enough on the card to qualify for the free Gold status. My question is... does this then apply to your authorized users? Or is this just some weird glitch in the system where they just never remove her status.
Dec 4, 2012, 12:06 pm
#1840
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 731
Anyone out there keeping both the SPG personal and the SPG business cards?
Dec 4, 2012, 9:38 pm
#1841
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Programs: Household of Delta GM & PM, SWA RR CP, Bonvoy Platinum, Hertz #1 Gold, Budget RZ
Posts: 304
I noticed in the terms and conditions that you earn 5 nights towards status when you apply and the following February of each year after. If I applied today would I get 5 nights for 2012 and then in February get 5 nights for 2013?
Dec 5, 2012, 3:25 am
#1842
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Washington, DC
Programs: UA Plat MM, AA Gold, Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Gold, IHG Plat, Marriott Titanium Elite
Posts: 5,015
"Upon opening your Card Account, and by February 15 of each subsequent calendar year it is open, you will receive from Starwood credit for 2 stays toward your Starwood Preferred Guest Elite status and credit for 5 nights toward your Starwood Preferred Guest Elite status. This benefit is limited to one annual 2 stay credit and one annual 5 night Elite status credit per Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card account. You will not receive additional 2 stay or 5 night Elite status credits if you have multiple Card Accounts. Credits and status are subject to terms and conditions of the Starwood Preferred Guest program."
Dec 5, 2012, 10:51 am
#1843
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: SAN
Posts: 1,396
From what I remember, you can receive the bonus from this card more than once so long as it has been more than two years since you last opened an SPG account. Is this (still) accurate? I have an SPG account now (open almost two years), and its coming up on the annual fee and I'm considering closing it. If, at some point in the future, I decide to reopen the account, will I be able to receive the bonus again?
Thanks!
Thanks!
Dec 7, 2012, 7:35 am
#1844
Join Date: Oct 2002
Programs: Marriott Plat Premier/LT Plat; SPG Plat/LT Gold; Hilton Gold; Hyatt Plat
Posts: 2,356
I have both cards but need to ax one.. Which is the best one to ax, the Personal or Business?
Dec 7, 2012, 7:46 am
#1845
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: On strike
Posts: 8,135
As I've pointed out before, it's important to distinguish between the two kinds of bonus available:
#2 requires no waiting period at all. Amex will happily let you reapply shortly after cancellation & grant the bonus if the terms are met.
- The first-purchase bonus
- The bonus for $X spent in the first Y months the account is open
#2 requires no waiting period at all. Amex will happily let you reapply shortly after cancellation & grant the bonus if the terms are met.