Starwood AMEX Master Thread

[mochjas]

Already spent and since it comes I wanted to know.
Plat card has the fee which for the life of me I can't come to terms with regardless of the airline credit and lounge access, I don't really fly that often.

you can cancel
The card and keep the status for a year and not pay the AF. Also the points you get are worth far more than the AF if you want to keep the card for a year.

[stooges44]

Have you checked out other status possibilities with that level of spend? Jetblue Mosaic @ $50K, Marriott Platinum (and with it SPG and United Silver) @ $75K  come to mind.

Seems like you need to the ritz card for that which also has a huge fee?

[yelped]

Have you checked out other status possibilities with that level of spend? Jetblue Mosaic @ $50K, Marriott Platinum (and with it SPG and United Silver) @ $75K  come to mind.

Wish SPG had that. Spend $30k for Gold, $75k for Platinum. At least you get points worth 3 times the amount for the same amount of spend.

[12HRS]

Not worth spending 75k on marriott card vs spending it on the spg card imo.

[GAM Z.]

Seems like you need to the ritz card for that which also has a huge fee?

But you have $300 in airline credit, so the AF is only around $150

[a good yeshiva bachur]

But you have $300 in airline credit, so the AF is only around $150

The travel credit is almost as bad as on the AMEX platt
(Horrible compared with the CSR)

[mmgfarb]

The travel credit is almost as bad as on the AMEX platt
(Horrible compared with the CSR)

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[stooges44]

Not worth spending 75k on marriott card vs spending it on the spg card imo.

Seems that's the consensus over here.

But you have $300 in airline credit, so the AF is only around $150

I don't travel often to make it worth it

[shapsam]

i just signed up for the spg business 35k, on the application i put in my spg number that i already received a bonus from a different business. will i get the bonus or should i change the spg number?

[David Smith]

i just signed up for the spg business 35k, on the application i put in my spg number that i already received a bonus from a different business. will i get the bonus or should i change the spg number?

In all likelihood you won't receive the bonus whether or not you change the SPG number.

[yelped]

In all likelihood you won't receive the bonus whether or not you change the SPG number.

Unless SSN is different (spouse's business etc).

[shapsam]

In all likelihood you won't receive the bonus whether or not you change the SPG number.

Its a different tax ID number. My question is just if a different business needs a different spg account to get the bonus?

[David Smith]

Its a different tax I'd number. My question is just if a different business needs a different spg account to get the bonus?

Different EIN doesn't make a difference if you used same SSN.

[a good yeshiva bachur]

Different EIN doesn't make a difference if you used same SSN.

Bonus is per SSN? Can't have 2 different businesses and get bonus for both with same SSN?

[yelped]

Bonus is per SSN? Can't have 2 different businesses and get bonus for both with same SSN?

No.

[israel11219]

any benefit of the consumer SPG card over the business version?

[farmbochur]

Gets targeted for a different set of Amex offers and spend promos. More of a difference rather than a benefit.

[ludmila]

any benefit of the consumer SPG card over the business version?

Business gives lounge access at Sheraton.

[precise]

any benefit of the consumer SPG card over the business version?

Business spend doesn't appear on your credit report

[davidmal]

What would be the key differences between the two? I'm wondering which i would gain the most from
any chance there's a sign up bonus coming anytime soon?

Sign up for both

This card and it’s bonus will disappear
Maybe in 2018