[Expired] SPG Amex - 30,000 bonus Starpoints
Jun 7, 2011, 4:42 pm
#1
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[Expired] SPG Amex - 30,000 bonus Starpoints
Today I received an offer in the snail mail for the SPG Amex card with 30,000 points! I wonder if anyone else got it.
Details:
10,000 bonus points after first purchase
20,000 bonus points when you spend $4,500 in first 3 months
Annual fee of $65 waived for first year.
Other benefits appear the same:
- 3rd night free
- credit for 5 nights and 2 stays towards SPG status
It appears to be targeted and is better than the normal 25,000 points offered. I did a search in the forum and didn't see any previous posts. In case anyone is thinking about applying lately, make sure you check your mail!
No link though. The letter has an RSVP #.
Details:
10,000 bonus points after first purchase
20,000 bonus points when you spend $4,500 in first 3 months
Annual fee of $65 waived for first year.
Other benefits appear the same:
- 3rd night free
- credit for 5 nights and 2 stays towards SPG status
It appears to be targeted and is better than the normal 25,000 points offered. I did a search in the forum and didn't see any previous posts. In case anyone is thinking about applying lately, make sure you check your mail!
No link though. The letter has an RSVP #.
Jun 7, 2011, 4:47 pm
#2
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 701
Do you have any other AXP cards, specifically the SPG AXP? (past or present)
Your profile doesn't say you have SPG status, so it's probably not tied to your SPG activity.
Jun 7, 2011, 4:55 pm
#3
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No, never had the SPG card or status. I've had an old AXP for almost 10 years now and applied for the AMEX Gold card 2 months ago.
Jun 7, 2011, 5:59 pm
#9
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: IAH
Programs: SPG Plat, Hyatt Plat, HHonors Gold
Posts: 332
Well I just gave the AmEx application folks a call at 877-621-2639 just to see if I had been targeted; and they said that I was not targeted because this offer was sent out by Starwood, not American Express. Who knows if that's true or not, but I'll stand by to see what other find out in terms of links/codes.
Now I'm wavering between the Chase Sapphire Preferred, the Chase Ink Bold, and this Starwood AmEx. Oh the choices.
Now I'm wavering between the Chase Sapphire Preferred, the Chase Ink Bold, and this Starwood AmEx. Oh the choices.
Jun 7, 2011, 6:05 pm
#10
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The offer I got is for a personal card.
There is a POID listed on the letter... Is that the offer code? Phone number listed is 800-297-9008
POID: T952:0001
And I just noticed my SPG# is listed on the letter. I only have less than 1k points there with one stay a few years ago though.
There is a POID listed on the letter... Is that the offer code? Phone number listed is 800-297-9008
POID: T952:0001
And I just noticed my SPG# is listed on the letter. I only have less than 1k points there with one stay a few years ago though.
Jun 7, 2011, 6:59 pm
#11
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 2,055
If it has a 14-digit RSVP code you should be able to apply at:
https://www201.americanexpress.com/c...ct=6&page=home
[Or, you can give it to me and I'll try it out for you.
]
EDIT: I called SPG Customer Service for kicks and they claim not to be familiar with this offer and the POID was not their number. Guess I'll have to just sit by the mailbox.
https://www201.americanexpress.com/c...ct=6&page=home
[Or, you can give it to me and I'll try it out for you.
]EDIT: I called SPG Customer Service for kicks and they claim not to be familiar with this offer and the POID was not their number. Guess I'll have to just sit by the mailbox.
Last edited by IkeEsq; Jun 7, 2011 at 7:19 pm Reason: Addition
Jun 8, 2011, 8:51 am
#12
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Idaho Falls, ID
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Posts: 29
I called the number listed and they told me that they only have a 10,000 bonus for the first purchase and don't even have the 15,000 for the next 15,000 in spending. The CSR told me he had never heard of that offer. Bummer.
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Jun 8, 2011, 9:00 am
#13
Join Date: May 2002
Location: St Louis, MO
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Well I just gave the AmEx application folks a call at 877-621-2639 just to see if I had been targeted; and they said that I was not targeted because this offer was sent out by Starwood, not American Express. Who knows if that's true or not, but I'll stand by to see what other find out in terms of links/codes.
Now I'm wavering between the Chase Sapphire Preferred, the Chase Ink Bold, and this Starwood AmEx. Oh the choices.
Now I'm wavering between the Chase Sapphire Preferred, the Chase Ink Bold, and this Starwood AmEx. Oh the choices.
Jun 8, 2011, 9:39 am
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