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 16, 2017, 7:31 pm
#3076
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: WAS/TYO
Programs: UA 1K, AA EXP (3MM), DL PM, BONVOY TITANIUM, HYATT GLOBALIST, HILTON DIAMOND, IHG DIAMOND AMB, et al
Posts: 5,913
Neither my business or personal has posted yet, so they must be doing it in batches.
-FlyerBeek
-FlyerBeek
Jan 16, 2017, 7:40 pm
#3077
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: San Francisco
Programs: Alaska MVP Gold, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott LT Titanium, UA Silver
Posts: 118
One of mine posted today as well, not sure which.
Jan 16, 2017, 9:19 pm
#3078
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: IAH
Programs: DL DM, Hyatt Ist-iest, Stariott Platinum, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 12,790
Same. Seems kind of odd that the SPG Biz and Personal card stay and night benefits post the same way. Same in 2016, they posted the same way. Only way I could tell the difference is I got the personal card during the year so they posted at a different time than the Biz ones.
Jan 16, 2017, 9:22 pm
#3079
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: La Jolla, CA
Programs: Marriott Ambassador, Lifetime Titanium, Delta Plat, Hilton Diamond , Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,615
Biz & Personal have now both posted.
Jan 16, 2017, 10:54 pm
#3080
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: CA
Posts: 304
Personal posted last week for me.
Jan 17, 2017, 4:29 pm
#3081
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: WAS/TYO
Programs: UA 1K, AA EXP (3MM), DL PM, BONVOY TITANIUM, HYATT GLOBALIST, HILTON DIAMOND, IHG DIAMOND AMB, et al
Posts: 5,913
Another data point: one of my stay/night credits posted this morning, and the second card's stay/nights credits posted this afternoon. ^
-FlyerBeek
-FlyerBeek
Jan 21, 2017, 1:51 pm
#3082
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: COS
Programs: UA Gold/1.5MM (several years running now!), Marriott LTTE, Hertz Prez
Posts: 1,899
25k offer after making a reservation today. Think I'll be waiting this one out (Marriott card is just fine for the time being).
Jan 22, 2017, 9:40 am
#3083
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: ORD/MKE
Programs: UA General Member, AA Gold, SPG (Bonvoy) Gold; IHG Plat. Ambassador
Posts: 399
I've had my SPG Amex for about 2 weeks shy of 1 year. Spent about 13K on it in 2016.
I'm wondering if I should call before my annual fee hits about a retention offer or should I call after?
I'm wondering if I should call before my annual fee hits about a retention offer or should I call after?
Jan 22, 2017, 9:44 am
#3084
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,954
Feb 5, 2017, 10:02 pm
#3085
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: LHR
Programs: AA
Posts: 773
Anyone else experiencing delays in their SPG Amex monthly points earning from spend showing up in their SPG account? My January statement posted two weeks ago and my points usually post a couple days later, in the same month. They're now way overdue.
Feb 6, 2017, 6:10 am
#3086
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: LGA/JFK/EWR
Programs: UA 1K1.75MM, Hyatt Globalist, abandoned Marriott LTT (RIP SPG), Hertz PC
Posts: 21,167
Mine usually post on the 4th but in Dec posted on the 6th, so I'm not sweating it yet...they will always post, even if a few days late
Feb 6, 2017, 9:07 am
#3087
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: TUL
Programs: AA EXP 2MM; Marriott Titanium; Hilton Diamond; Hyatt Explorist; Vistana 5* Elite; Nat'l Exec Elite
Posts: 6,177
My most recent Amex statement closed on 1/10 and the points posted to my SPG account on 1/12. My next statement will close tomorrow.
Feb 6, 2017, 10:08 am
#3088
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 169
There was a AMEX targeted bonus late last year ending in Dec, 5k pts for $5k spend, 10k pts for $10k spend. Any one seen the bonus posted?
Feb 6, 2017, 12:47 pm
#3089
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: ORD, MKE
Programs: Bonvoy LT Gold, Hilton Silver, Hyatt Discoverist, Hertz PC, National EE
Posts: 710
I completed spending the first $5k in Aug and the 2nd $5k in Oct and the bonuses posted to my SPG account very soon after each milestone; didn't even wait for the statement to close.
Last edited by megalab; Feb 6, 2017 at 12:49 pm Reason: Added detail about posting to SPG
Feb 6, 2017, 7:43 pm
#3090
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: New York
Programs: Navy A-4 Skyhawk, B727 FE/FO, S80 FO, B757/767 FO, B737 CA
Posts: 1,342
Same as what megalab said...we concentrated all spend on the SO's card to make sure we got that bonus. Within a couple days of hitting the $5K spend we got the 5K point bonus. We then switched all spend to my card but only spent about $2K on the card as of 12/31 so I go zero point bonus on that one.