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
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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 25, 2019, 6:09 am
#3841
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Miami/Ft. Lauderdale
Programs: AA 2MM Lifetime Platinum, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Gold
Posts: 1,349
Irritated me every time I pulled out my nearly-worn-out SPG card to think Marriott now runs their program. Just got done with the $100K spend bonus and have already sock drawered it - will surely cancel unless another spend promo hits. They really need to go back to 3x earning on everyday spend, or at the very least offer spend bonuses on gas, grocery and drug to make it worth carrying. Needs to at least match Hilton Ascend which gets 6x on g,g and d. Hilton points are worth around 0.4cpp and I value Marriott about 0.6-0.7cpp, so Marriott needs to offer ~3-4x on g,g and d to get any spend from me going forward. If anyone is putting any spend on this dumb card without a bonus offer, they need their noodle examined.
Jun 25, 2019, 1:14 pm
#3842
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 197
The exact same thing happened to me, but at a different property. I only earned 1x SPG points. American Express issued me a courtesy 2x Marriott points after a half dozen exchanges over several months, but that means they still owe me another 2x Marriott points. (2x SPG points = 6x Marriott points)
Jun 27, 2019, 2:05 pm
#3843
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 151
The exact same thing happened to me, but at a different property. I only earned 1x SPG points. American Express issued me a courtesy 2x Marriott points after a half dozen exchanges over several months, but that means they still owe me another 2x Marriott points. (2x SPG points = 6x Marriott points)
Jul 4, 2019, 3:06 am
#3844
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Europe
Programs: ex-SPG Platinum, Marriott LG, *G United
Posts: 245
My Canadian SPG Amex anniversary date is May 4, and I should be getting yearly 'Cat 5 free night certificate', but it is already July and still nothing (??) Is waiting 8-10 weeks typical? Where would I see this when it posts, under 'overview' of my marriott.com account? This is new this year for the Canadian spg/marriott amex.
Jul 10, 2019, 2:11 pm
#3845
Join Date: May 2007
Location: ORD, DEL
Programs: AA (Plt Pro; 1.5 MM)
Posts: 6,185
Just wondering if anybody here still sees any reason to put any spend on SPG/Bonvoy Amex card? I am about to cancel mine, but just wanted to check the general sentiment.
Jul 10, 2019, 2:23 pm
#3846
Join Date: May 2011
Location: NYC (LGA, JFK), CT
Programs: Delta Platinum, American Gold, JetBlue Mosaic 4, Marriott Platinum, Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Diamond,
Posts: 4,895
Unless you signed up for the 3x Marriott Points for $25,000 spend, there isn't a lot of reason to use the card. I put some spend on the Bonvoy Brilliant card (restaurant and Marriott spend), but not a lot.
Jul 10, 2019, 4:10 pm
#3847
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
My Canadian SPG Amex anniversary date is May 4, and I should be getting yearly 'Cat 5 free night certificate', but it is already July and still nothing (??) Is waiting 8-10 weeks typical? Where would I see this when it posts, under 'overview' of my marriott.com account? This is new this year for the Canadian spg/marriott amex.
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/marriott-marriott-bonvoy/1056056-canadian-spg-american-express-144.html#post30476697
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/marriott-marriott-bonvoy/1967041-canadian-marriott-bonvoy-american-express-card-general-discussion.html
Here is what I posted:
Reset date is Sept 26
Annual fee posted Oct 24
My free night cert posted Nov 27
Jul 10, 2019, 5:59 pm
#3848
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Danville, CA, USA;
Programs: UA 1MM, WN CP, Marriott LT Plat, Hilton Gold, IC Plat
Posts: 15,720
However if Amex declines to renew this promo then I expect we will cancel the card as 2 points/$1 spend is simply not competitive with the alternatives including 2% cashback card (I'd take $900 cash over 90k Marriott points any day)
Jul 11, 2019, 4:09 am
#3849
Join Date: Feb 2001
Programs: IHG Diamond, HH Diamond, BW Diamond Select, Accor Silver, Marriott Gold
Posts: 4,228
There isn't, but why would you cancel it? It's pretty easy to book a free night worth well over the annual card fee.
Aug 3, 2019, 3:52 pm
#3850
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
Since the merger, no new SPG American Express cards will be issued. The new Marriott Bonvoy American Express card discussion forum is AmEx Bonvoy Brilliant Luxury Card [General Discussion Thread]