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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]
Feb 2, 2010, 2:22 pm
#931
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: ORD
Programs: UA 1K, Marriott Platinum, Avis PC
Posts: 47
Can spouse also get SPG Bonus?
I'm thinking about signing up for the SPG Amex card with the 10K + 15K at $15K spend in 6 months special. If I sign up and then we get our 15K spend, can I then also sign my wife up and get another 10K + 15K with her card as well?
I see that SPG allows you to transfer points between accounts in the same house hold, so I'm hoping we can pool our points together then and both get a bonus. I'd assume we both have to pay the annual fees, but then maybe after the first year we'd cancel one of the cards.
I searched on this but couldn't find a hit, although I figured it would have been asked?
Thanks!
I see that SPG allows you to transfer points between accounts in the same house hold, so I'm hoping we can pool our points together then and both get a bonus. I'd assume we both have to pay the annual fees, but then maybe after the first year we'd cancel one of the cards.
I searched on this but couldn't find a hit, although I figured it would have been asked?
Thanks!
Feb 2, 2010, 2:55 pm
#932
formerly known as daveland
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: NY, NY, USA
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Marriott LTP, Delta Platinum, Hilton Honors Diamond, Wyndham Diamond
Posts: 2,969
Yes, she can get her own card in her name (with her SS#) and get the bonus on her account as well. She'll need to use her own SPG # as you indicated.
Last edited by MilesTalk; Feb 9, 2010 at 4:21 pm Reason: sp
Feb 9, 2010, 3:23 pm
#933
formerly DNPierson1
Join Date: Sep 2008
Programs: AA EXP, UA 1K
Posts: 135
Does anyone have a link to the 10k signup + 15k bonus for the biz SPG Amex? Could have swore I saw that somewhere recently...
Feb 9, 2010, 4:17 pm
#934
Join Date: May 2009
Location: USA
Programs: UAL 1MM, Marriott Plat, Hyatt Globalist, AA 3MM
Posts: 831
Feb 9, 2010, 4:30 pm
#935
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: GVA (Greater Vancouver Area)
Programs: DREAD Gold; UA 1.035MM; Bonvoy Au-197; PCC Elite+; CCC Elite+; MSC C-12; CWC Au-197; WoH Dis
Posts: 52,134
Bottom right of the page:
http://www.starwoodhotels.com/preferredguest/index.html
http://www.starwoodhotels.com/preferredguest/index.html
Feb 11, 2010, 3:21 pm
#936
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2000
Posts: 17,418
I currently have a SPG AMEX card, and a companion card for my wife. In the past, I'm pretty certain that I also have had a biz card, and I believe my wife has had different SPG cards in her own name.
My recollection is that you can only earn an SPG AMEX signup bonus once. Is that still correct? And is there any "statute of limitations" -- like if you haven't had a certain card in, say, three years? Also, is there a way to check whether you've already received a bonus for a certain type of card before you apply? With the issuers tightening up on credit, I don't want to "waste" an application.
Sorry if this has been recently addressed -- I haven't read all 63 pages and a
"search" didn't lead to the results.
Just trying to generate a few extra SPG miles -- and signup bonuses definitely would help!
My recollection is that you can only earn an SPG AMEX signup bonus once. Is that still correct? And is there any "statute of limitations" -- like if you haven't had a certain card in, say, three years? Also, is there a way to check whether you've already received a bonus for a certain type of card before you apply? With the issuers tightening up on credit, I don't want to "waste" an application.
Sorry if this has been recently addressed -- I haven't read all 63 pages and a
"search" didn't lead to the results.
Just trying to generate a few extra SPG miles -- and signup bonuses definitely would help!
Feb 11, 2010, 4:29 pm
#937
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: NYC
Programs: AA LT PLT, SPG Gold
Posts: 2,564
I currently have a SPG AMEX card, and a companion card for my wife. In the past, I'm pretty certain that I also have had a biz card, and I believe my wife has had different SPG cards in her own name.
My recollection is that you can only earn an SPG AMEX signup bonus once. Is that still correct? And is there any "statute of limitations" -- like if you haven't had a certain card in, say, three years? Also, is there a way to check whether you've already received a bonus for a certain type of card before you apply? With the issuers tightening up on credit, I don't want to "waste" an application.
Sorry if this has been recently addressed -- I haven't read all 63 pages and a
"search" didn't lead to the results.
Just trying to generate a few extra SPG miles -- and signup bonuses definitely would help!
My recollection is that you can only earn an SPG AMEX signup bonus once. Is that still correct? And is there any "statute of limitations" -- like if you haven't had a certain card in, say, three years? Also, is there a way to check whether you've already received a bonus for a certain type of card before you apply? With the issuers tightening up on credit, I don't want to "waste" an application.
Sorry if this has been recently addressed -- I haven't read all 63 pages and a
"search" didn't lead to the results.
Just trying to generate a few extra SPG miles -- and signup bonuses definitely would help!
Feb 11, 2010, 4:48 pm
#938
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Upper Sternistan
Posts: 10,034
I'm thinking about signing up for the SPG Amex card with the 10K + 15K at $15K spend in 6 months special. If I sign up and then we get our 15K spend, can I then also sign my wife up and get another 10K + 15K with her card as well?
I see that SPG allows you to transfer points between accounts in the same house hold, so I'm hoping we can pool our points together then and both get a bonus. I'd assume we both have to pay the annual fees, but then maybe after the first year we'd cancel one of the cards.
I searched on this but couldn't find a hit, although I figured it would have been asked?
Thanks!
I see that SPG allows you to transfer points between accounts in the same house hold, so I'm hoping we can pool our points together then and both get a bonus. I'd assume we both have to pay the annual fees, but then maybe after the first year we'd cancel one of the cards.
I searched on this but couldn't find a hit, although I figured it would have been asked?
Thanks!
If you'd like a referral from me for the first card, of course, I'd be happy to oblige.
Feb 11, 2010, 7:46 pm
#939
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2000
Posts: 17,418
And, before you apply, can you check with AMEX to see if you've ever received the bonus?
Feb 11, 2010, 9:40 pm
#940
formerly known as daveland
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: NY, NY, USA
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Marriott LTP, Delta Platinum, Hilton Honors Diamond, Wyndham Diamond
Posts: 2,969
If you had the old SPG personal Amex (that said Platinum on it) you should be able to get the current one with its signup bonus as it technically (in their systems) is a new card. No guarantees, but decent bet. Other than that, once per lifetime per flavor (business and personal).
Feb 11, 2010, 10:07 pm
#941
Join Date: Nov 2007
Programs: Marriott Bonvoy Platinum, Hilton Honors Diamond, Delta Gold
Posts: 4,347
I have an SPG biz card that I signed up for during a time that there was no additional 15k bonus points for $15k of spend, so I only got the 10k bonus points for opening the card. Would I be able to get 15k bonus points for spend if I signed up for a new biz card, or that's lost to me forever now?
Feb 17, 2010, 1:34 pm
#942
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 308
The biz card does not offer the 15k bonus for 15k spend in 6 months. Only the personal card. Check out the t&c on the app page.
Feb 17, 2010, 11:41 pm
#943
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: SAN
Programs: AA EXP 4 MM, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 884
Feb 18, 2010, 11:18 am
#944
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2000
Posts: 17,418
If you had the old SPG personal Amex (that said Platinum on it) you should be able to get the current one with its signup bonus as it technically (in their systems) is a new card. No guarantees, but decent bet. Other than that, once per lifetime per flavor (business and personal).
Feb 18, 2010, 5:49 pm
#945
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: MCI
Programs: Mega Bus Plaid; Southwest Airlines Ruby and Bates Motel Platinum
Posts: 246
New SPG Amex Question
I am planning on applying for the SPG AMEX and eventually I would like to add my wife with a subsequen account so we can get the maximum bonus. My question is should I add her to carry an additional card on my account initially so I can maximize spending opportunities and if I do will that prevent her from getting a card down the road? Thanks.