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Re: Starwood AMEX Master Thread
« Reply #1120 on: February 27, 2014, 01:18:23 AM »
Not sure what you mean
is this your first SPG card? if so, then you're fine.

If not, then the T & C state that this 30K offer is only applicable to new accounts (IIRC, => 12+ mos since last ownership...)
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Re: Starwood AMEX Master Thread
« Reply #1121 on: February 27, 2014, 01:29:46 AM »
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Re: Starwood AMEX Master Thread
« Reply #1122 on: February 27, 2014, 07:28:14 AM »
Are we sure that amex doesn't match anymore?

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Re: Starwood AMEX Master Thread
« Reply #1123 on: February 27, 2014, 10:08:44 AM »
is this your first SPG card? if so, then you're fine.

If not, then the T & C state that this 30K offer is only applicable to new accounts (IIRC, => 12+ mos since last ownership...)
Thanks yes this would be my first card

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Re: Starwood AMEX Master Thread
« Reply #1124 on: February 28, 2014, 10:02:48 AM »
Do SPG points post after putting charges on your AMEX or ONLY after you've paid the charges?

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Re: Starwood AMEX Master Thread
« Reply #1125 on: February 28, 2014, 10:03:37 AM »
Do SPG points post after putting charges on your AMEX or ONLY after you've paid the charges?
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Re: Starwood AMEX Master Thread
« Reply #1126 on: February 28, 2014, 12:27:32 PM »
Do SPG points post after putting charges on your AMEX or ONLY after you've paid the charges?
Depends which points.
Spending points posts a day or tow after statement close, bonus points post a day or two after you did what you are supposed to do to get these bonus points.
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Re: Starwood AMEX Master Thread
« Reply #1127 on: March 02, 2014, 07:04:27 PM »
New spg category changes as posted on DD Main Site: https://lacek.hs.llnwd.net/e1/starwood/2014categorychange/2014CategoryChanges.pdf

(Fascinating that not a single hotel in the entire state of OHIO went up or down in any category.)
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Re: Starwood AMEX Master Thread
« Reply #1128 on: March 02, 2014, 07:08:15 PM »
not a single hotel in the entire state of OHIO went up or down in any category.)
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Re: Starwood AMEX Master Thread
« Reply #1129 on: March 02, 2014, 07:13:25 PM »
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Considering that there were many more USA hotels on the list that went up this year than went down, that's a good thing that OH had no change...
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Re: Starwood AMEX Master Thread
« Reply #1130 on: March 02, 2014, 07:14:24 PM »
New spg category changes as posted on DD Main Site: https://lacek.hs.llnwd.net/e1/starwood/2014categorychange/2014CategoryChanges.pdf

(Fascinating that not a single hotel in the entire state of OHIO went up or down in any category.)
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Re: Starwood AMEX Master Thread
« Reply #1131 on: March 02, 2014, 07:23:43 PM »
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Thanks - I missed that one.
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Re: Starwood AMEX Master Thread
« Reply #1132 on: March 03, 2014, 12:16:20 AM »
It doesn't hurt your credit if you transfer the CL to a different Amex card before you close it. Closing  aCC without loosing the CL DOES NOT HURT YOUR CREDIT.
how are you sooo sure? Have you been in the game more then 10 years?

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Re: Starwood AMEX Master Thread
« Reply #1133 on: March 03, 2014, 01:09:51 PM »
Can SPG points be transferred to SW in order to be eligible for the companion pass? If so how and what's the ratio? TIA
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Re: Starwood AMEX Master Thread
« Reply #1134 on: March 03, 2014, 01:15:13 PM »
Can SPG points be transferred to SW in order to be eligible for the companion pass? If so how and what's the ratio? TIA

They will not count towards companion pass

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Re: Starwood AMEX Master Thread
« Reply #1135 on: March 03, 2014, 01:16:02 PM »
Can SPG points be transferred to SW in order to be eligible for the companion pass? If so how and what's the ratio? TIA
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Re: Starwood AMEX Master Thread
« Reply #1136 on: March 03, 2014, 04:22:25 PM »
not even SPG to UR to Hyatt to SW?
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Re: Starwood AMEX Master Thread
« Reply #1137 on: March 05, 2014, 05:25:02 PM »
I had a 30K offer in my SPG account last week and now its gone is there any way to get it from them. I called and they said that the current deal is 25K

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Re: Starwood AMEX Master Thread
« Reply #1138 on: March 05, 2014, 08:27:57 PM »
you can get gold status i believe. But you can also just call and ask and often spg will give you gold status
anyone have any luck with getting good status just by calling? And what r the benefits of gold?

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Re: Starwood AMEX Master Thread
« Reply #1139 on: March 05, 2014, 08:38:56 PM »
anyone have any luck with getting good status just by calling? And what r the benefits of gold?
I got Gold via the actual 10-stay/25 night requirements, however, I highly recommend achieving SPG Gold/Plat.
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