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 19, 2019, 4:51 pm
#3661
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: La Jolla, CA
Programs: Marriott Ambassador, Lifetime Titanium, Delta Plat, Hilton Diamond , Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,615
* And note the Statement advises me to check SPG.COM - which won't even exist soon.
Jan 19, 2019, 6:22 pm
#3662
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,954
However, I really would expect to see this fixed first on cards that earn Membership Rewards, and then copied over to the co-branded cards.
Jan 19, 2019, 8:04 pm
#3663
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
If you have an active SPG Business card please let me know if your SPG points are detailed on your January 2019 statement.
For the first time ever, my Statement that closed a few days ago is blank in the upper right hand corner where the points are typically listed and there is no detail at the bottom of the statement.
I just called CS and after 10 minutes on hold the agent told me that her supervisor informed her that going forward “for security purposes “ points will not be listed on our Business statements anymore.
This sounds like pure unadulterated BS IMHO but she insisted the information is accurate.
Please let me know if you see your points on your SPG statement.
The only reason I am still using my SPG Biz card anyways is a combo of a) laziness, inertia and habit b) the fact that I have so many autopay accounts set up c) my high (over 50K) credit limit d) Amex roped me in with 40000 bonus point offer for spend a few months ago.
But if this is true it will push me to Ink.
Appreciate any data you can provide.
For the first time ever, my Statement that closed a few days ago is blank in the upper right hand corner where the points are typically listed and there is no detail at the bottom of the statement.
I just called CS and after 10 minutes on hold the agent told me that her supervisor informed her that going forward “for security purposes “ points will not be listed on our Business statements anymore.
This sounds like pure unadulterated BS IMHO but she insisted the information is accurate.
Please let me know if you see your points on your SPG statement.
The only reason I am still using my SPG Biz card anyways is a combo of a) laziness, inertia and habit b) the fact that I have so many autopay accounts set up c) my high (over 50K) credit limit d) Amex roped me in with 40000 bonus point offer for spend a few months ago.
But if this is true it will push me to Ink.
Appreciate any data you can provide.
This is the first statement since 2005 that hasn't shown the points earned in the current period.
Jan 19, 2019, 8:41 pm
#3664
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 an SPG Amex Luxury Personal card which closed on 1/16 and points were not shown. I added up the SPG/Marriott charges and the restaurant charges to ensure what posted to my Marriott account was correct. It was.
This is the first statement since 2005 that hasn't shown the points earned in the current period.
This is the first statement since 2005 that hasn't shown the points earned in the current period.
Jan 19, 2019, 9:13 pm
#3665
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: SJC/SFO
Programs: WN A+ CP, UA 1MM/*A Gold, Mar LT Tit, IHG Plat, HH Dia
Posts: 6,284
The recent January statement for my SPG Luxury (personal) card didn't show points. I had an upgrade bonus awarded during the billing cycle, though. We'll see if points are reported again on next month's statement.
Jan 19, 2019, 9:32 pm
#3666
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: La Jolla, CA
Programs: Marriott Ambassador, Lifetime Titanium, Delta Plat, Hilton Diamond , Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,615
I have no opinion on the accuracy of the agent's explanation, but it is plausible. For a long while some business owners have complained that American Express's system make it easy for employees to see the owner's rewards balance, and from that to estimate aggregate spending. An effective remedy would not only remove this information from paper/PDF statements, but also from employee logins.
However, I really would expect to see this fixed first on cards that earn Membership Rewards, and then copied over to the co-branded cards.
However, I really would expect to see this fixed first on cards that earn Membership Rewards, and then copied over to the co-branded cards.
Hmmmm interesting
She put me on hold for a very long time and when she came back she was quite adamant.
The part that doesn’t make sense to me is that the Marriott activity doesn’t include explanations— there are separate entries for regular earning points, hotels etc without any explicit breakdown.
Jan 20, 2019, 1:37 am
#3667
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: LGA/JFK/EWR
Programs: UA 1K1.75MM, Hyatt Globalist, abandoned Marriott LTT (RIP SPG), Hertz PC
Posts: 21,169
It does all make sense though with Marriott's macro goal of reducing transparency across the board, so...
Jan 20, 2019, 3:27 am
#3668
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
)For the US card, the points are calculated as follows:
(Total spend) X 2 + (Marriott spend) X 4
For the Cdn card, the points are calculated like this:
(Non-Marriott spend) X 2 + (Marriott spend) X 5
(The Cdn card only gives 5 points/$ vs the 6 pts/$ on the US card for Marriott spend.)
Jan 20, 2019, 9:07 am
#3669
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: EDI/GLA
Programs: DL 2 MM Unobtainum | UA 1.1MM Gold | MR Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 2,270
Is it just me or did AMEX remove the ability to refer people for the SPG AMEX Cards? I have two colleagues who are interested in signing up and wanted to earn the referral bonuses but I can't find the link that actually refers the SPG cards just the Delta cards within my account.
Jan 20, 2019, 2:10 pm
#3670
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
Is it just me or did AMEX remove the ability to refer people for the SPG AMEX Cards? I have two colleagues who are interested in signing up and wanted to earn the referral bonuses but I can't find the link that actually refers the SPG cards just the Delta cards within my account.
Here is what it says: You can earn: 20,000 bonus points for each approved referral – up to 55,000 bonus points per calendar year.
Each friend can earn: 75,000 bonus points after they use their new Card to make $3,000 in purchases within the first 3 months of Card Membership. Offer ends 10/31/2019. Your friend will also be able to choose from a variety of American Express Personal and Business Card Offers. You can receive your referral bonus no matter what Card your friend is approved for.
Jan 20, 2019, 2:13 pm
#3671
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,954
Start here:
https://www.americanexpress.com/refernav/
After you login, note that you can scroll right/left to choose the card that you wish to refer.
https://www.americanexpress.com/refernav/
After you login, note that you can scroll right/left to choose the card that you wish to refer.
Jan 20, 2019, 2:41 pm
#3672
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: La Jolla, CA
Programs: Marriott Ambassador, Lifetime Titanium, Delta Plat, Hilton Diamond , Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,615
I have both the Cdn and US Amex cards, and the points are calculated differently. (I did mention that I'm a nerd with spreadsheets and I keep track everything, right? I'm Marriott IT's worst nightmare. )
For the US card, the points are calculated as follows:
(Total spend) X 2 + (Marriott spend) X 4
For the Cdn card, the points are calculated like this:
(Non-Marriott spend) X 2 + (Marriott spend) X 5
(The Cdn card only gives 5 points/$ vs the 6 pts/$ on the US card for Marriott spend.)
)For the US card, the points are calculated as follows:
(Total spend) X 2 + (Marriott spend) X 4
For the Cdn card, the points are calculated like this:
(Non-Marriott spend) X 2 + (Marriott spend) X 5
(The Cdn card only gives 5 points/$ vs the 6 pts/$ on the US card for Marriott spend.)
Sorry- I meant that without the Amex breakdown- Marriott activity just lists numbers.
Jan 20, 2019, 7:29 pm
#3673
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: EDI/GLA
Programs: DL 2 MM Unobtainum | UA 1.1MM Gold | MR Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 2,270
Start here:
https://www.americanexpress.com/refernav/
After you login, note that you can scroll right/left to choose the card that you wish to refer.
https://www.americanexpress.com/refernav/
After you login, note that you can scroll right/left to choose the card that you wish to refer.
Jan 23, 2019, 7:52 am
#3674
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Boston, MA
Programs: SPG Plat, PC Plat, AA ExPlat, LT Gold
Posts: 1,898
Has anyone gotten their 15 elite night credits yet? Still have yet to see mine post.
Jan 23, 2019, 7:57 am
#3675
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
FYI - this card will become the "Marriott Bonvoy American Express" card in February. Also,
"In addition, starting February 24, 2019, Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card Members whose accounts were opened before January 23, 2019 will be eligible to earn up to 100,000 bonus Marriott Bonvoy points. Once registered, eligible Card Members can earn 25,000 bonus points for every $25,000 in eligible purchases on the Card, for up to 100,000 points through the end of the year. Eligible Card Members will receive more information about this offer, including the relevant terms and how to register their Card soon."
So for each $25,000 in spending, customers earn at least 75,000 Marriott points.
"In addition, starting February 24, 2019, Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card Members whose accounts were opened before January 23, 2019 will be eligible to earn up to 100,000 bonus Marriott Bonvoy points. Once registered, eligible Card Members can earn 25,000 bonus points for every $25,000 in eligible purchases on the Card, for up to 100,000 points through the end of the year. Eligible Card Members will receive more information about this offer, including the relevant terms and how to register their Card soon."
So for each $25,000 in spending, customers earn at least 75,000 Marriott points.