The Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card from American Express is continually one of the best-reviewed cards from this issuer and card owners are most likely to rate highly on customer satisfaction surveys. The card offers excellent incentives and a low interest rate.
New cardmembers of the Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card from American Express can receive welcome bonus of 10,000 Starpoints after their first purchase and another 15,000 Starpoints after spending $5,000 in the first 6 months. However welcome bonus offer is not available to applicants who have had this product within the last 12 months. Points can be redeemed at more than 1,100 hotels and resorts in nearly 100 countries and over 350 airlines with SPG Flights.
The normal rewards program for the Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card from American Express is fairly straightforward; offering Starpoints on the following types of purchases.
- Earn up to five Starpoints® for each dollar of eligible purchases at participating SPG hotels and resorts – that’s 2 Starpoints for using the Card in addition to the Starpoints you earn as an SPG member.
- Earn one Starpoint for all other purchases
- Get 5,000 bonus Starpoints after you transfer 20,000 Starpoints to a frequent flyer program with more than 30 airlines
Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) is the rewards program associated with the Starwood network of hotel brands. The participating hotels include Sheraton, Westin, W Hotels, Four Points by Sheraton, Element, Meridien, Aloft, The Luxury Collection, and St Regis, for a collection of 1,100 hotels in nearly 100 countries. The points members earn can be redeemed for hotel stays, upgrades, flights from over 350 airlines with SPG Flights without blackout dates. At many of the hotels, you can redeem Starpoints for the hotel’s amenities and luxuries designed for guests, often unique to each location.
The Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card from American Express offers a decent variable purchase APR currently 15.24% – 19.24%. There is an annual fee of $65 associated with this card like most American Express cards, however there is a $0 introductory annual fee for the first year, then the annual fee of $65 commences.
With an excellent rewards program and big perks from American Express, many customers choose this card as their number one credit card. Terms and Restrictions apply. For more information or to fill out an application, visit the secure Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card from American Express application page.
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Updated May 13, 2013 and originally published June 8, 2011. If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to the RSS feed or receive daily emails. Follow @flexo on Twitter and visit our Facebook page for more updates.
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Thanks for the review of this card, flexo – I’ve been looking into applying for this to start building hotel points, but I think i’ve got tot many cards right now. I dont want to get confused on terms, milestones, etc and end up getting charged a fee.
Having a number of cards can make it difficult to keep track… and no current card seems to offer the total package.
that is one of the biggest problems it seems. every issuer wants to differentiate themselves from every other issuer, so they offer some “unique” niche, hoping to draw in customers. if someone could just release that killer card which has a little bit of everything that people want, i would think that would draw the most business.
this is by far my most preferred credit card. The ease of accumulating their generous points is amazing. I spend decemeber 31 every year in NYC using free hotel stay at Time Square from points i accumulate from this card. I will recommend it to anyone without reservations.
$15,000 in purchases in the first 6 months is steep. Probably better to wait for a better deal from them.
Thank you for the review, Flexo. I think I’ll look into this for travel points.
I travel a ton for work, and so do my peers. Everyone, and I mean *everyone*, uses this card.