Jun 12, 2014, 11:11 am
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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]
Apr 20, 2018, 1:19 pm
#3391
Join Date: Aug 2008
Programs: SPG, AA, Delta Skymiles
Posts: 56
Couple questions, sorry if a repost. I've been an SPG Amex carholder for 12 years in total. I don't travel on business much, but I used to like the Gold benefits I got through the 30k annual CC spending, which I achieve every year. As of recently, the devaluation of points made the card less appealing, but I still kept it with the intent of eventually reaching LT gold (was a little over halfway there).
Now with these changes my questions are:
1) Will my existing nights count for LT status with the combined plan?
2) Will the 15 elite nights the new plan will give to cardholders continue to count for LT status?
At any rate, for people in the same situation as me the card lost a lot of appeal. While we do get more elite nights counting for LT status, the thresholds are much higher - 400 nights for Gold versus 250 nights before. Also the gold benefits are also quickly fading away, as of recently I was never getting any relevant upgrade (if I got something was just a room in a higher floor). So still contemplating whether to just cancel my card... thoughts on this?
Now with these changes my questions are:
1) Will my existing nights count for LT status with the combined plan?
2) Will the 15 elite nights the new plan will give to cardholders continue to count for LT status?
At any rate, for people in the same situation as me the card lost a lot of appeal. While we do get more elite nights counting for LT status, the thresholds are much higher - 400 nights for Gold versus 250 nights before. Also the gold benefits are also quickly fading away, as of recently I was never getting any relevant upgrade (if I got something was just a room in a higher floor). So still contemplating whether to just cancel my card... thoughts on this?
Apr 20, 2018, 2:29 pm
#3392
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 155
Any data points on what American Express has offered to those asking to close their business accounts?
Apr 20, 2018, 2:32 pm
#3393
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Toronto
Programs: UA 1K, AC MM E75, Marriott LT Ti, IHG Dia Amb, Hyatt Glob
Posts: 15,521
Apr 20, 2018, 4:22 pm
#3394
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: DFW
Programs: AA 1M
Posts: 31,474
Does buying points earn 2 points/$?
Apr 20, 2018, 4:42 pm
#3395
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Toronto
Programs: UA 1K, AC MM E75, Marriott LT Ti, IHG Dia Amb, Hyatt Glob
Posts: 15,521
Apr 20, 2018, 9:30 pm
#3396
Join Date: Jul 2001
Posts: 3,975
I don't see this in the wiki and don't know what search terms would find it in a thread of this size so: Does the 25K opening bonus post with the statement that takes one over the spending target?
Background: I got this card just in time to get these terms. I could reach $3000 in the 2nd-month statement ending mid-May, but I'm thinking I'd rather stop at around $2500 and let the last $500 post with auto-pay bills in the following statement. I'm also working with a spending target on another card. I'm looking to do the needed points transfer for a night at the PHL Airport Marriott in September. In the various discussions I think I've seen that new point prices for individual properties will be posted in June, and is it sure that they won't take effect until August? I'm worried about losing out if I wait for the June statement, either because a new points price will be in effect, or there's a 6-8-week wait that would take me into August.
Background: I got this card just in time to get these terms. I could reach $3000 in the 2nd-month statement ending mid-May, but I'm thinking I'd rather stop at around $2500 and let the last $500 post with auto-pay bills in the following statement. I'm also working with a spending target on another card. I'm looking to do the needed points transfer for a night at the PHL Airport Marriott in September. In the various discussions I think I've seen that new point prices for individual properties will be posted in June, and is it sure that they won't take effect until August? I'm worried about losing out if I wait for the June statement, either because a new points price will be in effect, or there's a 6-8-week wait that would take me into August.
Apr 21, 2018, 8:47 am
#3397
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
I don't see this in the wiki and don't know what search terms would find it in a thread of this size so: Does the 25K opening bonus post with the statement that takes one over the spending target?
Background: I got this card just in time to get these terms. I could reach $3000 in the 2nd-month statement ending mid-May, but I'm thinking I'd rather stop at around $2500 and let the last $500 post with auto-pay bills in the following statement. I'm also working with a spending target on another card. I'm looking to do the needed points transfer for a night at the PHL Airport Marriott in September. In the various discussions I think I've seen that new point prices for individual properties will be posted in June, and is it sure that they won't take effect until August? I'm worried about losing out if I wait for the June statement, either because a new points price will be in effect, or there's a 6-8-week wait that would take me into August.
Background: I got this card just in time to get these terms. I could reach $3000 in the 2nd-month statement ending mid-May, but I'm thinking I'd rather stop at around $2500 and let the last $500 post with auto-pay bills in the following statement. I'm also working with a spending target on another card. I'm looking to do the needed points transfer for a night at the PHL Airport Marriott in September. In the various discussions I think I've seen that new point prices for individual properties will be posted in June, and is it sure that they won't take effect until August? I'm worried about losing out if I wait for the June statement, either because a new points price will be in effect, or there's a 6-8-week wait that would take me into August.
Apr 28, 2018, 10:17 am
#3398
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Arlington, VA USA
Posts: 670
Business Card
First year, annual fee posted this month. No offer, card closed. Minimal spend beyond what was needed to get the bonus. With the loss of the SPG Club Access come August, but no free night until my next renewal keeping the card made no sense.
Apr 28, 2018, 4:07 pm
#3399
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 1,433
Is the free night good for anything without limitations? My annual fee just posted, and it seems I will get no free night because I'm too early and I will also receive the worse earning rate. I'm not certain it's worth keeping the card.
Apr 28, 2018, 8:01 pm
#3400
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 1,433
I found on the website it says 35,000 points or less. The letter in the mail was a little more vague.
Apr 28, 2018, 9:09 pm
#3401
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: FL
Programs: AA EXP, Hyatt Diamond, SPG Plat, IC Plat Amb, HH Diamond, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 1,299
we will not know for sure untill the new award chart is published on august 1st. And if they dont devaluate on Jan 1st before the anniversary reward.
Apr 29, 2018, 12:26 pm
#3402
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: SFO
Programs: Hilton Diamond, Marriott Gold, IHG Plat
Posts: 756
Still debating whether to close my Biz card as well since it is up for renewal as well.
Apr 29, 2018, 2:56 pm
#3403
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
Not sure about that. Since this was a Business Card, the bonuses beginning August 1 on restaurants and gas stations may have been enough for me to keep the card.
May 2, 2018, 2:01 pm
#3404
Join Date: Jan 2018
Posts: 113
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May 3, 2018, 7:02 am
#3405
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: LAX
Programs: UA 1K MM, AS MVPG, SPG PLAT 100
Posts: 1,497
Got a targeted (and sort of lame, compared to retention offers) bonus emailed to me this week. Up to $250 credit for dropping $20k on Amex by 8/15.
Terms are as follows:
Terms are as follows:
We have an exclusive offer for you. Earn twice and receive up to a $250 statement credit.
HERE’S HOW:
1.Register your Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card from American Express by May 31, 2018.
2.Make $10,000 in eligible purchases using your Card by August 10, 2018.
3.Earn your $125 statement credit.
HERE’S HOW:
1.Register your Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card from American Express by May 31, 2018.
2.Make $10,000 in eligible purchases using your Card by August 10, 2018.
3.Earn your $125 statement credit.