[Expired] SPG Amex - 30,000 bonus Starpoints
Jul 27, 2011, 8:13 am
#121
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: ORF
Programs: Amex Plat, AA, BA Silver, Marriott Plat, Choice Gold, HHonors Gold, IHG Diamond
Posts: 3,749
Stupid question that I'm sure has been asked many times before: If I make a Starwood reservation with the SPG Amex and am an SPG Gold member, do I get usual 3x points as a SPG Gold Member and 4x SPG points for booking with the SPG Amex? Surely not, but I'm just curious.
Jul 27, 2011, 1:21 pm
#123
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 2,055
I have not tried one since yesterday, but the business application didn't work then. There was a note from AmEx yesterday afternoon on FrugalTravelGuy's blog that they were working on problems with the applications.
Jul 27, 2011, 4:27 pm
#124
Join Date: Mar 2006
Programs: UA Silver
Posts: 168
SPG/Amex institutional memory? Churn...
I last had this card in 2005. Any chance of churing this? Previous SPG/Amex threads did not have a lot of success stories about churning. But neither were there lots of stories about being denied a bonus.
Wondering if anyone has SPG success churning in general...
Wondering if anyone has SPG success churning in general...
Jul 27, 2011, 5:29 pm
#125
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Intermountain West
Programs: Too many to list
Posts: 12,088
Yes, it is churnable, for me anyway. I've gotten 3 upfront bonuses in the past 6 or 7 years for the personal card and a couple for the Business card. YMMV.
Jul 27, 2011, 5:33 pm
#126
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Intermountain West
Programs: Too many to list
Posts: 12,088
For more info, direct from Starwood Lurker, see this SPG thread: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/starw...tarpoints.html
Jul 27, 2011, 6:06 pm
#127
Join Date: May 2000
Location: HH Gold, Marriott Gold, PC Plat, Emirates Silver
Posts: 2,679
AMEX only one showing me love tonight.
Applied for CO business card: PENDING
Applied for Marriott personal card: PENDING
Now scared to apply for anything.....
Applied for SPG business card: APPROVED
Thanks AMEX.
Applied for CO business card: PENDING
Applied for Marriott personal card: PENDING
Now scared to apply for anything.....
Applied for SPG business card: APPROVED
Thanks AMEX.
Jul 27, 2011, 6:19 pm
#129
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: AL
Programs: All of the Above
Posts: 1,374
I got instant approval on the Personal, but Biz said to call. I called, and they said the system flagged it as possibly an accidental double app, but once they realized 1 app was for personal, 1 for Biz, they approved it.
Jul 27, 2011, 7:10 pm
#130
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 8
Checking in again. I had opened the SPG account under the 25K promo. Called in two times, and secured message to general inquiries when the 30k offer came out with a referral. Just secured message Amex again when the offer was open to all, but this time to social media with success. While they could not honor the lower spend requirement, they offered 10k points as a gesture of goodwill to be applied after the next statement period.
Jul 28, 2011, 12:54 pm
#131
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: BWI
Programs: DL Gold, AA, BA, CO, US
Posts: 201
Just tried to apply for this (personal) and the Chase Sapphire. Pending on both. 
I expected pending with Chase as I have 3 accounts with them already, 2 of them opened up in Feb/April of this year so I figure in a week I'll give them a call and do the whole credit line swap/close my old WN card with them deal.
I didn't expect to get a pending from Amex, in the past with my Delta Gold and the Platinum card both were instant approved, I swear I didn't even click submit before it was approved. Guess I'll have to play the waiting game and see what they say.
Update: Well that didn't take long! I just got an email from Amex saying I was approved for the SPG card. Woo hoo! Hopefully I'll get it in time before I leave for a trip to Italy so I can get that spending started. I hate paying foreign transaction fees but I have some hotels that I'll be paying for that I'll suffer the fees for to help me reach the $4500 spend. I just hope these places take Amex. Now to find out about Chase...
I expected pending with Chase as I have 3 accounts with them already, 2 of them opened up in Feb/April of this year so I figure in a week I'll give them a call and do the whole credit line swap/close my old WN card with them deal.I didn't expect to get a pending from Amex, in the past with my Delta Gold and the Platinum card both were instant approved, I swear I didn't even click submit before it was approved. Guess I'll have to play the waiting game and see what they say.
Update: Well that didn't take long! I just got an email from Amex saying I was approved for the SPG card. Woo hoo! Hopefully I'll get it in time before I leave for a trip to Italy so I can get that spending started. I hate paying foreign transaction fees but I have some hotels that I'll be paying for that I'll suffer the fees for to help me reach the $4500 spend. I just hope these places take Amex. Now to find out about Chase...
Last edited by kts262; Jul 28, 2011 at 1:26 pm
Jul 28, 2011, 2:36 pm
#132
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: DFW/DAL
Programs: AA 1MM Gold, Marriott Gold, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 1,524
Checking in again. I had opened the SPG account under the 25K promo. Called in two times, and secured message to general inquiries when the 30k offer came out with a referral. Just secured message Amex again when the offer was open to all, but this time to social media with success. While they could not honor the lower spend requirement, they offered 10k points as a gesture of goodwill to be applied after the next statement period.
Jul 28, 2011, 2:39 pm
#133
Company Representative - Starwood
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Austin, Texas
Programs: Marriott Employee Level
Posts: 31,593
Just as an FYI, the two issues most commonly reported appear to be fixed now. The submission button for the Business card application is now working and the lesser offer of 25K as opposed to 30K for referrals should not appear using this url to refer: https://www201.americanexpress.com/c...enCampId=20048
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
Last edited by Starwood Lurker; Jul 28, 2011 at 3:23 pm Reason: fix url
Jul 28, 2011, 2:46 pm
#134
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 2,055
Just as an FYI, the two issues most commonly reported appear to be fixed now. The submission button for the Business card application is now working and the lesser offer of 25K as opposed to 30K for referrals should not appear using this url to refer: https://www201.americanexpress.com/c...enCampId=20048
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
On the plus side, the Social Media team hooked me up with serious bonus SPG points for my troubles.
Jul 28, 2011, 2:48 pm
#135
Company Representative - Starwood
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Austin, Texas
Programs: Marriott Employee Level
Posts: 31,593
Thanks for the update, as well as helping to get these problems identified to those in charge. Hope I was not too snippy in previous posts about these problems. It was very frustrating going from department to department and getting no help or acknowledgement that there was an issue.
On the plus side, the Social Media team hooked me up with serious bonus SPG points for my troubles.
On the plus side, the Social Media team hooked me up with serious bonus SPG points for my troubles.
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]