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]
Jan 31, 2019, 6:49 pm
#3706
Join Date: May 2004
Location: DCA ZWU
Programs: AGR WOH
Posts: 1,785
Plus, it's a cool look. Weird that they commissioned a new design for a card that's not going to be offered to anyone...
Feb 1, 2019, 8:39 am
#3707
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,958
*We do not know if it will still be possible to obtain this card by downgrading from the $450 version.
Feb 3, 2019, 1:01 am
#3708
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: DTW
Programs: TK E+, WY, Radisson R
Posts: 2,360
This question should belong here, rather than at Chase or AmEx fora.
My understanding is current personal SPG AmEx, if you receive bonus now, you'll not be able to get sign on bonus for within next 24 months.
This is fine, but will I have to cancel my soon extinct Bonvoy AmEx card in order to sign up for Bonvoy Boundless?
Ideally I would like to keep both, however if I have to cancel one first then I'd rather not chance it.
My understanding is current personal SPG AmEx, if you receive bonus now, you'll not be able to get sign on bonus for within next 24 months.
This is fine, but will I have to cancel my soon extinct Bonvoy AmEx card in order to sign up for Bonvoy Boundless?
Ideally I would like to keep both, however if I have to cancel one first then I'd rather not chance it.
Feb 3, 2019, 5:17 am
#3709
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,958
Feb 3, 2019, 8:40 am
#3710
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: DTW
Programs: TK E+, WY, Radisson R
Posts: 2,360
Under the current rules you are eligible to apply for Chase Premier Plus if you hold the American Express SPG card, but not to receive a new account bonus.
Feb 12, 2019, 1:37 pm
#3711
Join Date: Feb 2016
Posts: 133
When do 15 bonus nights for SPG Amex (and other cards) post
I have both the SPG Amex & Chase Marriotts Rewards Plus cards. My understanding is I get 15 bonus nights for having either card (no stacking). When should these nights be applied? I just paid my annual fee for the SPG in January card after my first anniversary (which may have been in December, with the fee delayed until end of billing cycle). I don't see any bonus nights applied yet, and I'm not sure why. Any help?
Feb 12, 2019, 2:27 pm
#3712
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 60
I read somewhere that it will be end of February/beginning of March. I too, am patiently waiting for those nights to post. How I miss SPG that always promptly posted the bonus nights at the beginning of the year.
Feb 12, 2019, 3:43 pm
#3713
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
I have both the SPG Amex & Chase Marriotts Rewards Plus cards. My understanding is I get 15 bonus nights for having either card (no stacking). When should these nights be applied? I just paid my annual fee for the SPG in January card after my first anniversary (which may have been in December, with the fee delayed until end of billing cycle). I don't see any bonus nights applied yet, and I'm not sure why. Any help?
Feb 14, 2019, 11:03 pm
#3714
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Chicago
Programs: World of Hyatt Explorist; Bonvoy Platinum
Posts: 280
Apologies if this has been answered, but will current card holders be receiving a replacement “Bonvoy” Amex card at some point? When exactly? And is that the card with the redesigned appearance?
If the above is the case, shouldn’t this thread be renamed Bonvoy American Express?
If the above is the case, shouldn’t this thread be renamed Bonvoy American Express?
Feb 14, 2019, 11:42 pm
#3715
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2017
Programs: AS 75K, DL Silver, UA Platinum, Hilton Gold, Hyatt Discoverist, Marriott Platinum + LT Gold
Posts: 10,515
Apologies if this has been answered, but will current card holders be receiving a replacement “Bonvoy” Amex card at some point? When exactly? And is that the card with the redesigned appearance?
If the above is the case, shouldn’t this thread be renamed Bonvoy American Express?
If the above is the case, shouldn’t this thread be renamed Bonvoy American Express?
The AMEX app already reflects the new card design.
Feb 15, 2019, 6:56 am
#3716
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Central Texas
Posts: 14
Just got in on the Starwood Amex, but unsure of one thing
Apologies for being a newbie but I have looked all over for this answer before posting.
I just got the Starwood Amex the day before they stopped offering it. I was thinking that I was getting the good deal of 75k points that could then be redeemed at Starwood's rates. But now with the change, what used to be 12k points for Starwood (Category 5) is 35k points for Marriott, right? So, am I stupid or did those Starwood rooms just become 3x more expensive to book with points? Were you previously able to transfer 12k Starwood points to Marriott and get 36k points for that? And I assume there's no way to do that now?
I just got the Starwood Amex the day before they stopped offering it. I was thinking that I was getting the good deal of 75k points that could then be redeemed at Starwood's rates. But now with the change, what used to be 12k points for Starwood (Category 5) is 35k points for Marriott, right? So, am I stupid or did those Starwood rooms just become 3x more expensive to book with points? Were you previously able to transfer 12k Starwood points to Marriott and get 36k points for that? And I assume there's no way to do that now?
Feb 15, 2019, 8:00 am
#3717
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: South Florida
Programs: AA LTG (EXP), Hilton Silver (Dia), Marriott LTP (PP), SPG LTG (P) > MPG LTPP
Posts: 11,329
Apologies for being a newbie but I have looked all over for this answer before posting.
I just got the Starwood Amex the day before they stopped offering it. I was thinking that I was getting the good deal of 75k points that could then be redeemed at Starwood's rates. But now with the change, what used to be 12k points for Starwood (Category 5) is 35k points for Marriott, right? So, am I stupid or did those Starwood rooms just become 3x more expensive to book with points? Were you previously able to transfer 12k Starwood points to Marriott and get 36k points for that? And I assume there's no way to do that now?
I just got the Starwood Amex the day before they stopped offering it. I was thinking that I was getting the good deal of 75k points that could then be redeemed at Starwood's rates. But now with the change, what used to be 12k points for Starwood (Category 5) is 35k points for Marriott, right? So, am I stupid or did those Starwood rooms just become 3x more expensive to book with points? Were you previously able to transfer 12k Starwood points to Marriott and get 36k points for that? And I assume there's no way to do that now?
All SPG account points were converted to MR points in August. That's not to say all partner offers were updated then as well.
Feb 15, 2019, 8:08 am
#3718
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: SFO
Posts: 4,916
It is all Marriott points after Aug 18... (including credit card offers)
Feb 15, 2019, 8:13 am
#3719
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: DAY
Programs: Rapid Rewards, Skymiles, Hilton HHonors, SPG/Marriott Rewards
Posts: 4,952
AmEx never offered a 75,000 starpoint bonus. Typical bonus was 25,000 point with an occasional promotion to 35,000.
Feb 15, 2019, 9:04 am
#3720
Join Date: Jul 2001
Posts: 3,975
I'm pretty sure I saw that all cardholders would be getting new cards soon. The expiration date on my card is four years away.
ETA: Looks like I saw it in post #3687 of this thread, and I saw a blog post indicating it would happen in March.
ETA: Looks like I saw it in post #3687 of this thread, and I saw a blog post indicating it would happen in March.
Last edited by rove312; Feb 15, 2019 at 12:54 pm