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]
Jan 23, 2016, 1:16 pm
#2791
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25K is as good as it gets this time of year. Generally, in August, the bump the bonus to 30K.
Getting both on the same day isn't usually a problem assuming you aren't at capacity with Amex.
25K is as good as it gets this time of year. Generally, in August, the bump the bonus to 30K.
Getting both on the same day isn't usually a problem assuming you aren't at capacity with Amex.
Jan 23, 2016, 3:20 pm
#2792
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: On strike
Posts: 8,135
Has often happened a bit earlier, in July. Given the acquisition by Marriott, I'd expect Amex--who will likely lose out to Chase as the exclusive issuer of new cards--to push hard, and perhaps a bit early, to acquire new customers while they still can. That's what Barclays did when the US-AA merger ended their ability to issue new cards.
Jan 23, 2016, 9:32 pm
#2793
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Miami, FL
Programs: UA 1MM, AA Plat, Marriott LT Titanium, Hyatt Glob, IHG ♢ Amb, Hilton ♢, Hertz Pres
Posts: 6,018
If one has both the base level Amex and Business Amex do you get 10 nights towards Plat status from both collectively (5 per)? And in what year (so for example, imagine I apply for the Biz card in November 2016). Will I still get the 5 night credit in 2016 (the year I applied and was approved)?
Jan 24, 2016, 1:02 am
#2794
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: GVA (Greater Vancouver Area)
Programs: DREAD Gold; UA 1.035MM; Bonvoy Au-197; PCC Elite+; CCC Elite+; MSC C-12; CWC Au-197; WoH Dis
Posts: 52,140
You will get them the year you get the card, and January of each subsequent year.
Jan 24, 2016, 2:50 pm
#2795
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: SNA
Programs: AA EXP, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, IHG Plat, Marriott Gold, National EE
Posts: 1,204
If one has both the base level Amex and Business Amex do you get 10 nights towards Plat status from both collectively (5 per)? And in what year (so for example, imagine I apply for the Biz card in November 2016). Will I still get the 5 night credit in 2016 (the year I applied and was approved)?
Jan 24, 2016, 3:33 pm
#2796
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: GVA (Greater Vancouver Area)
Programs: DREAD Gold; UA 1.035MM; Bonvoy Au-197; PCC Elite+; CCC Elite+; MSC C-12; CWC Au-197; WoH Dis
Posts: 52,140
Jan 24, 2016, 5:32 pm
#2797
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: SNA
Programs: AA EXP, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, IHG Plat, Marriott Gold, National EE
Posts: 1,204
Separately, do you have any insight about the 25k signup bonus - may I receive one bonus per card, or is it similarly limited to one bonus per product? I have two businesses (with distinct tax IDs) that could use credit cards.
I tried to search for churning info but most information that came up was regarding personal accounts.
Jan 24, 2016, 5:43 pm
#2798
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: GVA (Greater Vancouver Area)
Programs: DREAD Gold; UA 1.035MM; Bonvoy Au-197; PCC Elite+; CCC Elite+; MSC C-12; CWC Au-197; WoH Dis
Posts: 52,140
Jan 24, 2016, 6:11 pm
#2799
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,959
Welcome bonus offer not available to applicants who have or have had this product within the last 12 months.
Jan 24, 2016, 6:58 pm
#2800
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: SNA
Programs: AA EXP, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, IHG Plat, Marriott Gold, National EE
Posts: 1,204
Jan 25, 2016, 8:47 am
#2801
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: SE coast USA
Programs: US, AA, AM, BA, HH, SPG, PC, Carlson, Marriott, Choice
Posts: 306
Has often happened a bit earlier, in July. Given the acquisition by Marriott, I'd expect Amex--who will likely lose out to Chase as the exclusive issuer of new cards--to push hard, and perhaps a bit early, to acquire new customers while they still can. That's what Barclays did when the US-AA merger ended their ability to issue new cards.
Jan 25, 2016, 10:31 am
#2802
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: JZRO
Posts: 9,169
I'm in the same boat. I cancelled my SPG card to churn it. Then Amex moved the goalposts. But I get why.
Jan 28, 2016, 5:34 pm
#2803
Join Date: Jul 2014
Programs: SPG Gold; Hyatt Platinum; Hilton Gold, IHG Platinum = Mid Tier Master!
Posts: 29
Is it time to cancel my SPG cards?
The $95 annual fee for both my personal and business Amex SPG will hit my card tomorrow. I'm really torn as to whether or not to keep the card. On the one hand, they are two of my oldest cards so closing them would impact the average age of my credit hard.
But I can't justify paying $190 for two cards that might cease to exist later this year, or worse, Amex converts them to whatever the new product is and I lose out on the sign up bonus. Chase holds Marriot, and the future of SPG is uncertain. Is it a good idea to keep these cards for now? I have 2 starwood stays reserved later on this spring, but they are award stays so I wouldn't earn points anyway. Like I said I'm torn, interested in others' thoughts!
But I can't justify paying $190 for two cards that might cease to exist later this year, or worse, Amex converts them to whatever the new product is and I lose out on the sign up bonus. Chase holds Marriot, and the future of SPG is uncertain. Is it a good idea to keep these cards for now? I have 2 starwood stays reserved later on this spring, but they are award stays so I wouldn't earn points anyway. Like I said I'm torn, interested in others' thoughts!
Jan 28, 2016, 6:35 pm
#2804
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,959
Jan 30, 2016, 11:17 am
#2805
Join Date: Jul 2014
Programs: SPG Gold; Hyatt Platinum; Hilton Gold, IHG Platinum = Mid Tier Master!
Posts: 29
Update: I called to cancel it and they offered an $100 retention bonus so I decided to keep it. But what I also found interesting was when I expressed my concern that the SPG card would go away later this year due to merger, the rep said "Current SPG card members will be grandfathered in until at least 2038." Read into that what you will. My guess is they will start earning Marriott points.
Last edited by gumpfanatic; Jan 30, 2016 at 11:23 am