New Card Art for the US Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express
Aug 4, 2015, 6:31 am
#1
Company Representative - Starwood
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New Card Art for the US Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express
Hello everyone,
We posted in June that the new benefits for the US Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express will go live on August 11th. We’re now just one week away, and want to share some other related news. As part of the launch we are also introducing a brand new card design. Starting today, US Card Members can get a sneak peek by loading their Card to Apple Pay. Apple Pay today is supported on iPhone 6, Apple Watch, iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3. We look forward to hearing what you think!
To learn more about Apple Pay, click here: https://www.apple.com/apple-pay/
For more information regarding the new Card benefits, click here: spg.com/spgamex
We posted in June that the new benefits for the US Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express will go live on August 11th. We’re now just one week away, and want to share some other related news. As part of the launch we are also introducing a brand new card design. Starting today, US Card Members can get a sneak peek by loading their Card to Apple Pay. Apple Pay today is supported on iPhone 6, Apple Watch, iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3. We look forward to hearing what you think!
To learn more about Apple Pay, click here: https://www.apple.com/apple-pay/
For more information regarding the new Card benefits, click here: spg.com/spgamex
Aug 4, 2015, 7:28 am
#2
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So that's where the extra $30/year is going...
Aug 4, 2015, 9:21 am
#4
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Arizona
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Dear Lurker- I know you have heard it from many of us but SPG is behind on comparable benefits with Hilton and Marriott. I am now paying hard dollars for Hilton stays just because I have Diamond status. I understand on the flip side it makes your Platinum members a higher value to you and the Plat guest. I routinely spend $x,xxx. usd at Hilton properties on each visit now even though I have millions of spg points. I just had a choice between a St Regis and Waldorf and I could have stayed at St. Regis for free but went with Hilton and paid. You are welcome to query me directly where you obviously can see more from looking at my account how my stays have dramatically changed going from Platinum to Gold. Once again if I was a Platinum Road warrior I would be glad people like me are no longer Platinum but Starwood is a business and I think you are loosing high value customers.
Aug 4, 2015, 10:26 am
#5
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Seattle
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I like the one we have now better.....
Aug 4, 2015, 11:15 am
#6
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: SAN
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Looks good, hopefully the card material is high quality. Will see when it arrives in the mail (which apparently it will since I got a notification about a new card being sent).
Aug 4, 2015, 12:14 pm
#7
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: New York, NY
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Dear Lurker- I know you have heard it from many of us but SPG is behind on comparable benefits with Hilton and Marriott. I am now paying hard dollars for Hilton stays just because I have Diamond status. I understand on the flip side it makes your Platinum members a higher value to you and the Plat guest. I routinely spend $x,xxx. usd at Hilton properties on each visit now even though I have millions of spg points. I just had a choice between a St Regis and Waldorf and I could have stayed at St. Regis for free but went with Hilton and paid. You are welcome to query me directly where you obviously can see more from looking at my account how my stays have dramatically changed going from Platinum to Gold. Once again if I was a Platinum Road warrior I would be glad people like me are no longer Platinum but Starwood is a business and I think you are loosing high value customers.
Aug 4, 2015, 6:09 pm
#8
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Washington, DC, USA
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I don't see a chip. Please tell me that the card has a chip.
Update: the picture on the Amex website has the chip. Welcome to the 21st century!
Update: the picture on the Amex website has the chip. Welcome to the 21st century!
Last edited by EricH; Aug 4, 2015 at 6:17 pm
Aug 4, 2015, 11:04 pm
#9
Join Date: May 2015
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I like my current card just fine. Do I have to activate the new card?
Aug 5, 2015, 12:39 am
#10
Join Date: May 2009
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Mistaken dullness for simplicity, mistaken blandness for serenity, urgh, what an ugly card.
Aug 5, 2015, 3:12 am
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I do not want to change!
Aug 5, 2015, 3:23 am
#12
Join Date: Dec 2006
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New Card Art for the US Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express
Wish we had the benefits of the U.S. Card in the UK. Literally the only benefits are 1 point per £, gold status after £15,000 spend and a free weekend night at cat 1-4 after spending £25,000.
No double points for spend at SPG properties, no nights towards status and fees on foreign spending. Think it's about time for a UK card relaunch. Can any of the lurkers comment on this?
No double points for spend at SPG properties, no nights towards status and fees on foreign spending. Think it's about time for a UK card relaunch. Can any of the lurkers comment on this?
Aug 5, 2015, 7:29 am
#13
Join Date: Jul 2003
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New Card Art for the US Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express
Not a big fan of the new look unless it's a metal card like the CSP which could potentially be pretty cool looking in the purple color. I however doubt AMEX will issue it in metal so it is what it is. Not sure how they design these things because there just isn't much brand identity that shows up in the design IMHO. Anyway...it's a credit card and not a fashion accessory.
Aug 5, 2015, 8:52 am
#14
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Boston, MA
Programs: AA, SPG
Posts: 111
I'm just glad the stripe is still on the back unlike my Citi Prestige
Aug 5, 2015, 10:35 am
#15
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: PHX
Posts: 623
It looks like the pattern used on the SPG phone app when it first launches.
