Current SPG Amex Bonus |
Other benefits include:
- No annual fee for the first year ($95 after but I think it's worth keeping)
- No foreign transaction fees
- Complimentary SPG Gold status if you put $30K in spend on the card in a calendar year
- Complimentary internet at over 1M locations around the world from Boingo (post coming on this)
- Complimentary premium internet at SPG hotels
- 5 nights and 2 stays towards SPG elite status
After the bonus, you'll have a minimum of 38,000 SPG points. What can you do with those points? Here's the SPG award chart:
SPG Award Chart |
You'll have enough points for 5 nights in a category 4 hotel (5th night are) or 2 nights in a category 6 hotel during low season. Category 6 hotels include several St. Regis and W properties. So there is a ton of value in redeeming points for hotel stays. In my opinion, this bonus is worth well north of $1,000 in hotel value. You can also leverage the points to travel to a number of airline partners in blocks of 20,000 where you'll receive a 25% bonus...meaning 25,000 points will be transferred to the airline of your choosing. This is a great option for topping off Alaska Airlines accounts to fly Emirates First Class.
If you would like to support the blog and would appreciate a referral bonus (offer is the same) please email me with your name and email address and I'll be happy to provide one. I highly recommend picking up the card with the bonus at this level. Who knows what is going to happen with Starwood...but either way, you'll have a haul of SPG points to use in a number of different ways.
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