Tag Archive: Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG)

AmEx Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant Credit Card Review (2025.5 Update: 155k Offer)

physixfan 2025-03-13 2025-05-23 73 Comments

Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant American Express Card (Formerly Starwood Preferred Guest American Express Luxury Card) Review 2025.5 Update: The higher offer is expired. The current offer is only 155k. 2025.3 Update: The 185k offer comes back. 2024.8 Update: The 185k offer comes back. Application Link AmEx Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant Benefits 155k offer: earn 100,000 Marriott points after making $6,000 in purchases within…
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AmEx

American Express (AmEx), Hotel Credit Card, Marriott Bonvoy, No Foreign Transaction Fee, Premium Credit Card, Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG)

AmEx Marriott Bonvoy Business Credit Card Review (2024.10 Update: 3FN Offer)

physixfan 2024-09-12 2024-10-17 55 Comments

Marriott Bonvoy Business American Express Card (Formerly Starwood Preferred Guest Business Credit Card from American Express) Review 2024.10 Update: The 5FN offer is expired. Currently there’s only 3FN offer. 2024.9 Update: The 5FN offer comes back. 2024.5 Update: The 5FN offer comes back. Application Link AmEx Marriott Bonvoy Business Benefits 3FN offer: earn 3 Free Night (FN) Awards (with a redemption level…
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AmEx Business Card

American Express (AmEx), Hotel Credit Card, Marriott Bonvoy, No Foreign Transaction Fee, Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG)

AmEx Marriott Bonvoy Credit Card Review (2019.8 Update: Still Available via Product Change)

physixfan 2019-02-13 2022-09-22 61 Comments

Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card (Formerly The Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express) Review 2019.8 Update: This card is still available via product change. 2019.2 Update: AmEx SPG is rebranded as AmEx Marriott Bonvoy for current card holders (it does not accept new applications). Application Link This card is no longer available to apply, but you can get it by…
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AmEx

American Express (AmEx), Hotel Credit Card, Marriott Bonvoy, No Foreign Transaction Fee, Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG)

Summary of Marriott & SPG Co-branded Credit Cards Bonus Limits

physixfan 2018-08-26 2019-07-17 12 Comments

Starting from Aug 26, 2018, AmEx and Chase work together to limit the bonuses on their Marriott & SPG co-branded credit cards. Now AmEx SPG cards can affect the eligibility of Chase Marriott credit cards, and vice versa. Here’s a summary of the limits. Chase Co-branded Credit Cards Chase cards have their own limits: Chase 5/24 rule: Chase Marriott Premier…
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AmEx Summaries, Chase Summaries

American Express (AmEx), Chase, Marriott Bonvoy, Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG)

What’s the latest with the Marriott + SPG Merger?

TheYoosh 2018-08-24 2019-07-17 3 Comments

As you may be aware, Marriott and Starwood Hotels merged their IT systems and points on August 18, 2018 (five days ago). This was a huge deal in the points and miles world because Starwood points were being converted into Marriott points, accounts were being merged, there was a travel package bonanza, lots of IT issues, and brand new credit…
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News

Marriott Bonvoy, Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG)

[Rumor] SPG & Marriott merger update: no more free breakfast for Gold member?

DEVGRU 2018-04-09 2019-07-17 5 Comments

Well this was developing FAST! A couple of days ago we shared the news that the SPG website will go down on August 1st. Back then we were wondering why Marriott and SPG had not made any official announcement, particularly given how close we were to the purported deadline. Now, two pieces of new information just emerged and may shed…
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News

Marriott Bonvoy, Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG)

[RUMOR] SPG Website Going Down on August 1st?

DEVGRU 2018-03-29 2018-03-29 13 Comments

As SPG and Marriott will have finished the highly anticipated merger by the end of this year, we could expect some news more often. Here is one rumor that just got out … This morning (and Thursday night in China), user brain1992 on Flyertea (China’s leading frequent flyer forum equivalent to FlyerTalk), showed a screenshot of his chat history with someone…
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Chatter

Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG)

Hotel Review: Senior Suite at Tambo del Inka, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Valle Sagrado

DEVGRU 2018-01-04 2018-01-04 46 Comments

Upon finishing up our stay on Easter Island, we flew to Lima via Santiago de Chile. The next morning we flew to Cusco on LATAM (previously known as LAN Peru) for our upcoming trip to Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley. Since LIM-CUZ is wholly in Peru, I used only 4,500 Avios(per person) for a one-way redemption. Since the one-way…
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Trip Reports

Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG)

Transfer Hotel Points to AA and Get a 25% Bonus! Possible to Transfer SPG to AA at a 1:2 Ratio~ (Expired)

physixfan 2017-04-28 2019-07-17 34 Comments

This post is a collection of hotel points -> AA miles promotions. Similar hotel points -> UA miles promotions are collected here.

Limited Time Deals

American Airlines (AA), Marriott Bonvoy, Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG)

How to get and redeem Free Nights Certificates in different brands hotels

boboo 2017-04-10 2019-07-17 1 Comment

This is a free night summary, mainly focusing on how to get and redeem free night with the different hotel brands. If there is a mistake, please help correct me. 1. Introduction The two tables listed below are pretty comprehensive. Sign-up Bonus Free Night Comparison Table: Annual Free Night Comparison Table: Note: Chase Fairmont Credit Card listed below is discontinued 2. IHG 2.1….
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Hotel Overviews

Hilton Honors, IHG One Rewards, Marriott Bonvoy, Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG), World of Hyatt

A Complete Guide to the Marriott Travel Packages — The best way to redeem your SPG/Marriott points!

jldh8866 2017-04-06 2019-07-17 42 Comments

Marriott Travel Packages is the best way to redeem your SPG/Marriott points. In this post, I will introduce how to make the best out of SPG/Marriott through Marriott Travel Packages. Why choose the Marriott Travel Packages? As a hotel fan, I have not been redeeming Marriott and SPG points for hotels for over a year. Why? I have been saving points…
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Marriott Bonvoy

Marriott Bonvoy, Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG)

A Guide to the Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) Program

TheYoosh 2017-03-31 2019-07-17 5 Comments

Hey all, Today I’m going to write about the Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) Program. We’ll go through the ins and outs of the program. Buckle up and enjoy the ride! 1. Overview First the basics: Starwood has 1,300+ properties across the world. They range from mid to upper tier properties and have excellent hotels. Starwood was acquired by Marriott hotels…
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Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG)

How to get SPG/Marriott Platinum Status for $1200

TheYoosh 2017-03-09 2019-07-17 8 Comments

Hello, World! I’m a new blogger on US Credit Card Guide. My username is one of my favorite nicknames: The Yoosh. I’m a big fan of the travel/hotel/points world and my posts will be focused on helping you earn and maximize those points and benefits. How To Get SPG/Marriott Platinum Ok, so today I’m going to show you how to…
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Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG)

Will Amex SPG Card Be Discontinued after Nov.15?

ThunderFat 2017-02-27 2017-02-28 8 Comments

Since Starwood has been acquired by Marriott last year, many people have had concerns about things like what the current Amex SPG card will be after complete merge or when the SPG card will no longer be available. So far, neither Marriott nor Starwood has made any official statement on the future of this card, but we do know it…
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Chatter

Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG)

Why I think Anbang will eventually buy SPG and it will be a good thing to us…

physixfan 2016-03-18 2016-03-28 23 Comments

Maybe Americans don’t know about the Chinese company Anbang at all. Neither do I several days ago, but some of my friends have some interesting information and insights about it. First of all, we shouldn’t treat Anbang as a usual insurance company. It is so special because its actually bosses, Chen Xiaolu and Wu Xiaohui, are “the Second Generation of…
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Chatter

Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG)