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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]
Jun 24, 2011, 3:03 am
#1321
Join Date: Dec 2005
Programs: UA Gold, AA EXP, Starwood Gold
Posts: 255
Opened Card in Jan 6 and met the $15k spending last week and statement closed 2 days ago. It was bonus 15k points in 6mos for $15k spending. When do bonus points will post? Anyone familiar?
Jun 24, 2011, 7:27 am
#1322
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Upper Sternistan
Posts: 10,041
They should have posted at the end of the qualifying statement period. If you didn't get them, I'd submit a message to them online inquiring.
Jun 24, 2011, 5:17 pm
#1323
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
Hilo Hattie
Circuit City
Dockers
Kmart
Mikasa
Sears Home Center
Sears Show Place
Tupperware
Jun 25, 2011, 1:58 am
#1324
Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: too far from the airport
Posts: 3,298
YMMV, but airmilesmart.com was a great web site to book travel expenses, but lately (in the last six months anyway), it's been hard to have transactions post and to claim the 500 *wood points. Mr. honu needed at least a couple of emails to redeem the last batch. Too bad, because in the past they were among the most reliable of all shopping portals (IME).
Jun 25, 2011, 2:53 am
#1325
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 13
I appreciate any help.
I'm enrolled in the platinum challenge (stay 15 nights in 90 days). I also opened up a SPG Amex card, which automatically provides 5 days credit. Does this reduce the number of days needed from 15 to 10?
Also, I'm staying at a SPG hotel for 70+ consecutive days, and I'm required to pay every two weeks. Will I need to check out prior to appealing for the platinum status, or will it be extended to me without having to worry about checking out after 10/15 days?
Thanks guys/girls.
I'm enrolled in the platinum challenge (stay 15 nights in 90 days). I also opened up a SPG Amex card, which automatically provides 5 days credit. Does this reduce the number of days needed from 15 to 10?
Also, I'm staying at a SPG hotel for 70+ consecutive days, and I'm required to pay every two weeks. Will I need to check out prior to appealing for the platinum status, or will it be extended to me without having to worry about checking out after 10/15 days?
Thanks guys/girls.
Jun 26, 2011, 9:01 am
#1326
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 208
The AMEX website states the card provides 5 nights credit. Does anyone know how many stays it covers?
I appreciate any help.
I'm enrolled in the platinum challenge (stay 15 nights in 90 days). I also opened up a SPG Amex card, which automatically provides 5 days credit. Does this reduce the number of days needed from 15 to 10?
Also, I'm staying at a SPG hotel for 70+ consecutive days, and I'm required to pay every two weeks. Will I need to check out prior to appealing for the platinum status, or will it be extended to me without having to worry about checking out after 10/15 days?
Thanks guys/girls.
I'm enrolled in the platinum challenge (stay 15 nights in 90 days). I also opened up a SPG Amex card, which automatically provides 5 days credit. Does this reduce the number of days needed from 15 to 10?
Also, I'm staying at a SPG hotel for 70+ consecutive days, and I'm required to pay every two weeks. Will I need to check out prior to appealing for the platinum status, or will it be extended to me without having to worry about checking out after 10/15 days?
Thanks guys/girls.
Jun 26, 2011, 9:03 am
#1327
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
Jun 26, 2011, 9:04 am
#1328
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Upper Sternistan
Posts: 10,041
If I can refer you . . .
Jun 27, 2011, 1:40 pm
#1329
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: LAX
Programs: Hyatt Glob
Posts: 369
SPG Gold w/ $30K Spend
I've read in here that you can achieve SPG Gold with $30K in annual spend. As those posts were a bit old (and credit card T&C's change fast!), can someone please confirm whether that is in fact still the case?
If that is still the case, does the Gold status become effective shortly thereafter, or do you have to wait until the following year?
If that is still the case, does the Gold status become effective shortly thereafter, or do you have to wait until the following year?
Jun 27, 2011, 1:51 pm
#1330
Company Representative - Starwood
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Austin, Texas
Programs: Marriott Employee Level
Posts: 31,593
I've read in here that you can achieve SPG Gold with $30K in annual spend. As those posts were a bit old (and credit card T&C's change fast!), can someone please confirm whether that is in fact still the case?
If that is still the case, does the Gold status become effective shortly thereafter, or do you have to wait until the following year?
If that is still the case, does the Gold status become effective shortly thereafter, or do you have to wait until the following year?
Scroll down to: Reach the next level of SPG elite status faster; bullet point #2; click on 16 and it says:
"If during any calendar year, Eligible Spending on your Card account is $30,000 or more, you (the Basic Cardmember) will be enrolled for at least twelve months in the Gold Preferred level of the Starwood Preferred Guest® loyalty program (unless you are already enrolled in an equivalent or higher level). Starwood associates excluded. Please allow 12-16 weeks after your Eligible Spending equals or exceeds such amount for the applicable year for enrollment to become effective."
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
Jun 27, 2011, 2:06 pm
#1331
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: On strike
Posts: 8,135
I've read in here that you can achieve SPG Gold with $30K in annual spend. As those posts were a bit old (and credit card T&C's change fast!), can someone please confirm whether that is in fact still the case?
If that is still the case, does the Gold status become effective shortly thereafter, or do you have to wait until the following year?
If that is still the case, does the Gold status become effective shortly thereafter, or do you have to wait until the following year?
+[latest spend total] OPTIMAGLDUPGRD SPG AX BASE SPEND - CONSUMER (date)
However, SPG may take a few weeks to process the update to your account status; you can call and have them do it manually instead.
That said, there's not much benefit to being SPG Gold, other than the extra point/dollar earned on stays. As an SPG Amex cardholder & thus Preferred Plus, you already get the primary benefits: 4 pm checkout and room upgrades (officially to a better room in the same category, but many properties routinely upgrade to a higher category).
Jul 12, 2011, 3:53 pm
#1332
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: ATL
Programs: DL Gold, AA 1MM, Marriott PLT, Hilton Gold
Posts: 7
New poster, long time lurker here (Hi FTers!). Has anyone had trouble getting their 2 stay/5 night credit posted in their first year? I contacted AMEX via web/email and two reps so far have claimed the 2+5 is only good in your first and subsequent renewal year(s)... not in the initial year.
This seems to directly contradict the language on the AMEX site for the application: Upon opening your Card Account and, by February 15th of each subsequent calendar year it is open, you will receive from Starwood credit for 2 stays towards your Starwood Preferred Guest elite status and credit for 5 nights toward your Starwood Preferred Guest Elite status
Am I just unlucky with getting two misinformed AMEX reps, or is something more sinister afoot here? I first called SPG, who referred me to AMEX. Opened the account on 2/23, so it's had plenty o' time to post. Now they claim I don't earn this credit until 2/15/12
This seems to directly contradict the language on the AMEX site for the application: Upon opening your Card Account and, by February 15th of each subsequent calendar year it is open, you will receive from Starwood credit for 2 stays towards your Starwood Preferred Guest elite status and credit for 5 nights toward your Starwood Preferred Guest Elite status
Am I just unlucky with getting two misinformed AMEX reps, or is something more sinister afoot here? I first called SPG, who referred me to AMEX. Opened the account on 2/23, so it's had plenty o' time to post. Now they claim I don't earn this credit until 2/15/12
Last edited by ORDave; Jul 13, 2011 at 9:02 am
Jul 14, 2011, 6:13 pm
#1333
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold, Amex Platinum, BA Amex PP, SPG Gold
Posts: 127
UK SPG Amex question
Hi,
I currently hold a UK SPG Amex and I'm SPG Gold.
Could someone tell me if the SPG Platinum status threshold is 45 nights or 50 nights? The US Amex website refers for 45 nights, but I can't find the similar information on the UK Amex website.
Any help greatfully appreciated.
I currently hold a UK SPG Amex and I'm SPG Gold.
Could someone tell me if the SPG Platinum status threshold is 45 nights or 50 nights? The US Amex website refers for 45 nights, but I can't find the similar information on the UK Amex website.
Any help greatfully appreciated.
Jul 14, 2011, 6:20 pm
#1334
Company Representative - Starwood
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Austin, Texas
Programs: Marriott Employee Level
Posts: 31,593
Hi,
I currently hold a UK SPG Amex and I'm SPG Gold.
Could someone tell me if the SPG Platinum status threshold is 45 nights or 50 nights? The US Amex website refers for 45 nights, but I can't find the similar information on the UK Amex website.
Any help greatfully appreciated.
I currently hold a UK SPG Amex and I'm SPG Gold.
Could someone tell me if the SPG Platinum status threshold is 45 nights or 50 nights? The US Amex website refers for 45 nights, but I can't find the similar information on the UK Amex website.
Any help greatfully appreciated.
With the U.S. version of the SPG AMEX, you get 2 stays and 5 nights added to your stay/night total, so 45 nights (or 23 stays) would be correct if you hold that card.
That isn't a benefit of either the Canadian or UK SPG AMEX, however, so it will take 50 nights to reach Platinum (or 25 stays).
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
Jul 14, 2011, 6:21 pm
#1335
Moderator, Marriott Bonvoy & FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: McKinney, TX, USA
Programs: United Silver; AA Plat/2MM; Marriott LT Titanium; Hilton Gold
Posts: 11,727
The actual requirement is 50 nights (or 25 stays) to reach Plat status. If you get a US based SPG AmEx card, that card comes with 5 nights (and 2 stays) added to your yearly totals. Thus you now only need 45 nights (or 23 stays) to reach Plat status.
Also if you have two or more US based SPG branded AmEx cards, you can get the night/stay credits for up to 2 of them (i.e. 10 nights and 4 stays).
Also if you have two or more US based SPG branded AmEx cards, you can get the night/stay credits for up to 2 of them (i.e. 10 nights and 4 stays).