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]
Aug 15, 2018, 4:22 pm
#3496
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: SC, AA MM, HH Silver
Posts: 741
I have gotten Gold Elite status for several years by spending $30,000 on the Amex. From what I can see that option will no longer exist after the merger. Is that correct?
Aug 15, 2018, 4:27 pm
#3497
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Miami/Ft. Lauderdale
Programs: AA 2MM Lifetime Platinum, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Gold
Posts: 1,349
I believe the Gold status from charging $30,000 annually to the SPG Amex card will exist post merger. But beginning in 2019 you need to spend $35,000. My favorite Gold amenity was the 4pm late checkout which will be a 2pm late checkout starting in 2019. Just one more reason why my SPG Amex has been retired to my sock drawer.
Aug 15, 2018, 4:29 pm
#3498
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: SC, AA MM, HH Silver
Posts: 741
Thank you, Neal.
Aug 17, 2018, 7:08 am
#3499
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 498
There's a promo where you get 6000 points for spending $2K and then another 4000 points after spending an additional $1K before the end of October.
Thing is, though, this promo is unclear about whether the points awarded will be SPG points (which won't exist starting tomorrow) or Marriott points (which makes this offer fairly meh at best). My guess is that AMEX intended for SPG points but didn't really coordinate the details with Marriott, and it will end up being Marriott points instead.
Thing is, though, this promo is unclear about whether the points awarded will be SPG points (which won't exist starting tomorrow) or Marriott points (which makes this offer fairly meh at best). My guess is that AMEX intended for SPG points but didn't really coordinate the details with Marriott, and it will end up being Marriott points instead.
Aug 17, 2018, 7:18 am
#3500
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,956
Aug 17, 2018, 8:17 am
#3501
Join Date: May 2000
Location: IAH
Programs: UA 1K 2.7MM, Marriott Titanium/LT Plat, IHG Spire
Posts: 3,317
Please disregard
Aug 17, 2018, 11:49 am
#3502
Join Date: May 2015
Location: LAX, BUR
Programs: AS,AA,JB, HH Gold, Starriott Titanium Elite, Hyatt Explorist, Global Entry
Posts: 1,933
How anyone is still confused of what kind of points you're earning on August 17 is unbelievable.
After months of discussion.
After months of discussion.
Aug 19, 2018, 6:20 am
#3503
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: LGA/JFK/EWR
Programs: UA 1K1.75MM, Hyatt Globalist, abandoned Marriott LTT (RIP SPG), Hertz PC
Posts: 21,170
Hey, at least my July purchases finally posted 
over to Marriott
over to Marriott
Aug 19, 2018, 6:31 am
#3504
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: BOS/EAP
Programs: UA 1K, MR LTT, HH Dia, Amex Plat
Posts: 32,055
There's a promo where you get 6000 points for spending $2K and then another 4000 points after spending an additional $1K before the end of October.
Thing is, though, this promo is unclear about whether the points awarded will be SPG points (which won't exist starting tomorrow) or Marriott points (which makes this offer fairly meh at best). My guess is that AMEX intended for SPG points but didn't really coordinate the details with Marriott, and it will end up being Marriott points instead.
Thing is, though, this promo is unclear about whether the points awarded will be SPG points (which won't exist starting tomorrow) or Marriott points (which makes this offer fairly meh at best). My guess is that AMEX intended for SPG points but didn't really coordinate the details with Marriott, and it will end up being Marriott points instead.
Aug 19, 2018, 4:16 pm
#3505
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: PHX
Programs: AS 75K; UA 1MM; Hyatt Globalist; Marriott LTP; Hilton Diamond (Aspire)
Posts: 56,460
SPG Credit Card Nights Deleted
So I have both the SPG Amex and Chase Marriott cards. I understand that next year earnings will be capped at 15 nights (with a possible exception for the Chase legacy card's 1 elite night credit per $3k in spend). I understood, however, that THIS YEAR we would be able to double up on those earnings.
But apparently not. My SPG Amex credit card elite qualifying nights have been deleted from my SPG account. Anyone else seeing this.?
But apparently not. My SPG Amex credit card elite qualifying nights have been deleted from my SPG account. Anyone else seeing this.?
Last edited by Kacee; Aug 19, 2018 at 4:38 pm Reason: typo
Aug 19, 2018, 4:45 pm
#3506
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: BOS/EAP
Programs: UA 1K, MR LTT, HH Dia, Amex Plat
Posts: 32,055
mine are there
Aug 20, 2018, 11:13 am
#3507
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: MEM
Programs: DL PM, AA Plat, SPG Plat, HH Diamond, WN Companion
Posts: 62
Mine are gone. As are several coworkers.
Aug 20, 2018, 1:13 pm
#3508
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Dallas, TX
Programs: Bonvoy Titanium, Hyatt Globalist, Hertz Gold
Posts: 1,388
Mine are gone as well.
Aug 20, 2018, 1:48 pm
#3509
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: SFO
Programs: UA 1MM, Marriott LTP, Hilton Gold, Hyatt Explorist, Hertz PC
Posts: 1,003
Mine are still there. Did you guys combine your accounts?
Aug 20, 2018, 1:48 pm
#3510
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: CHS
Programs: UA GS, Bonvoy Amabassador, Hertz PC
Posts: 2,589
My 2 stays and 5 nights I think are still there and I cancelled my amex card right after the merger announced you can't double up. Then I took the upgrade to the chase card.
In order to see i had to login to my spg account using my spg number because my email was the same for both Marriott and SPG, if I login using my email my results were all messed up, but logging in using my SPG number shows me my SPG balance etc.
In order to see i had to login to my spg account using my spg number because my email was the same for both Marriott and SPG, if I login using my email my results were all messed up, but logging in using my SPG number shows me my SPG balance etc.