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]
Jul 16, 2013, 7:47 am
#2041
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: SDF
Programs: AS MVPG, Hyatt Plat, SPG Gold
Posts: 290
Canada still has referral bonuses I think. Amex US has removed all referral bonuses unfortunately and all affiliate/referral links are handled by creditcards.com
Jul 17, 2013, 10:35 pm
#2042
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: somewhere
Posts: 1,381
It is summer and haven't heard of any new cc lately. Waiting to see if 30k will be back this summer.
Jul 22, 2013, 4:35 pm
#2043
Join Date: Feb 2013
Programs: US Airways Chairman's Preferred; SPG Platinum
Posts: 61
Aug 3, 2013, 6:01 pm
#2044
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: NYC
Programs: Marriott Plat, Hilton Gold, UA Silver
Posts: 2,272
Is the SPG a good card to pick up for someone who wants travel rewards, but rarely would have paid stays on their properties?
Aug 3, 2013, 8:36 pm
#2045
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: US
Programs: (PM)AA SPG (Marriott), Hilton
Posts: 1,040
1 SPG point can transfer to 1.25 miles on most select airlines when transferring 20,000+. SPG would prefer you redeemed on their properties, but the do offer this option. There are a few airlines where the transfer rate is not as good. These might be because of interfering credit card agreements (i.e. United Airlines) or because the FF program has a different valuation on miles, so it's a 'currency correction' and you need to check this first for your airline.
Look also at http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/starw...g-moments.html (FT discussion, this forum) for some interesting opportunities. You need SPG points to buy/bid on these. Not a direct travel benefit, but it could enhance a trip you already have happening.
The offer is 10K for signing up, then 15K points for completing a $5K spend in 6 months.
There have been changes over the past year, where an existing AMEX card holder might not get the 25K offer, but might only get the 10K sign up offer. Read the T&C's of the offer you get. Clearing cookies and keeping a copy of the sign up T&C's are never bad things to do for any offer for any credit card.
If you get the 25K offer, it's net 30K points once you've finished the $5K spend.
In the past, around this time of year, the offer has gone to 30K, 10K, + 20K more after spend for an extra 5K points when it's all over.
Aug 3, 2013, 10:54 pm
#2046
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: SFO
Programs: United 1K, Marriott Platinum, SPG Platinum
Posts: 1,990
+1 on what Reft wrote. The other card you might want to take a look at is the Chase Sapphire Preferred card.
Aug 4, 2013, 2:09 am
#2047
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: NYC
Programs: Marriott Plat, Hilton Gold, UA Silver
Posts: 2,272
Aug 4, 2013, 2:39 am
#2048
Join Date: May 2006
Location: KSNA/KLAX
Programs: IML GOLD, Bonvoy LTPE, WOH Globalist, AAEXPLT
Posts: 646
Regards to the paid stay - I'm a platinum less than 5% of my stays are "fully paid." They're determined depending on the cost to benefit of using starpoints or paid stays. Most are C&P (devalued in Mar '13) or full reward redemptions (noticeably less these days). I rack up 6 figures of starpoints thru business purchases until I have enough... and then the rest of them go onto my Chase United cards.
So you need to figure out how to balance it... but if you don't do hotel stays all that much you can always pick it up for the bonus because IMO... having miles in Mileageplus is better than transferring to many airlines on SPG's transfer list (depending on how you travel).
Aug 6, 2013, 4:32 pm
#2049
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: somewhere
Posts: 1,381
Just saw an ad for 30k starpoints ends Sept. 3rd.
Aug 23, 2013, 6:11 am
#2050
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: LGA/JFK/EWR
Programs: UA 1K1.75MM, Hyatt Globalist, abandoned Marriott LTT (RIP SPG), Hertz PC
Posts: 21,172
Any recent experiences on how long it takes for the stays/nights to post for a new application, once approved?
Aug 23, 2013, 6:46 am
#2051
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: PHL, maybe EWR
Programs: Plat IHG, Marriott Rewards Silver, CSP, Ink Bold, USDM, *Wood Gold, AA, Club Carl
Posts: 285
Aug 23, 2013, 8:14 am
#2052
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: LGA/JFK/EWR
Programs: UA 1K1.75MM, Hyatt Globalist, abandoned Marriott LTT (RIP SPG), Hertz PC
Posts: 21,172
Thanks - I also opened mine 2 weeks ago, and had my first purchase 10 days ago. No stays/nights nor 10K points (though I know the latter can take 8-12 weeks). Will give them another week or two before I ping them.
Aug 26, 2013, 6:33 am
#2053
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: HND
Programs: JAL Sapphire
Posts: 542
Wasn't paying attention to my spend and I went over the min spend on some air tickets that I plan on cancelling. Think they'd care? It's a decent amount, but I'll be making it up in about two months.
Aug 27, 2013, 5:15 am
#2054
Join Date: Oct 2002
Programs: Marriott Plat Premier/LT Plat; SPG Plat/LT Gold; Hilton Gold; Hyatt Plat
Posts: 2,356
If I cancel the Starwood card, will the night credit disappear (already credited)?