September 26, 2015

SPG Amex Rebranded

As part of the ongoing Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) rebrand, American Express started sending out rebranded credit cards.  They've been going out for a month or so and I received mine a couple weeks ago.  The card is also EMV (chip) enabled.

New SPG (EMV capable) with Citi Prestige overlay

I'm a big fan of the purple and really like the look of the card.  I've held this one for 11+ years and don't see it disappearing from my wallet anytime soon.  So glad the card has finally been updated to match the look and feel of the website, print material, and on property branding.

The annual fee of the card is now $95 (up from $65) but still worth paying from my perspective.  There are a few new benefits for the extra $30 most notably the fact that the card no longer charges foreign transaction fees.  That's a big change as I've historically left this card at home when traveling internationally to avoid the 2.7% foreign transaction fee.  Kudos to Amex for updating the product (both look and feel and benefits).

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