Update: Bonus is now only $200 in statement credits.
Update: Frequent Miler has been told the current deal will end tonight. That also lines up with when the Canadian bonus will change so I’d recommend getting the personal bonus today if you haven’t gotten it before. Make sure to use incognito mode to try and get the 30,000 point offer (and keep trying if it doesn’t show).
Marriott just announced details regarding the merger with SPG. We’ve already shared details regarding the new Chase & American Express cards. Earlier today we also shared rumored details of what will happen to the current SPG credit cards American Express offer. Those rumored details have been mostly confirmed here.
One of the biggest differences is the sign up bonus, currently you can get 25,000 SPG points after $3,000 in spend within the first three months (you can also get 30,000 SPG points after $3,000 via incognito mode on the personal card). The rumor stated that the sign up would be changed to a $200 in statement credits. My source has stated that the sign up bonus will change within two weeks, but possibly even by tonight. This is an extremely reliable source, so I doubt this information is incorrect.
It’s possible this will only be a temporary change, we’ve seen different American Express SPG bonuses over time. Personally if I was eligible for the American Express SPG bonuses I’d definitely be signing up for the 30,000 personal offer if I could get it to trigger. The 25,000 point offers are a more difficult choice, but I’d still prefer 25,000 SPG points over $200 in statement credits. Obviously there is some risk involved as we have seen these offers as high as 35,000 points, but hopefully most readers jumped on those opportunities as they became available.
Small update: It’s also worth remembering that the person version of these cards will not be accepting applications in the future as Chase secured the rights to issue these ‘basic’ cards. Existing cardholders will keep their cards though, so it’s possible American Express will launch a big bonus to try and lock cardholders in. Personally I don’t see that happening as I believe they will want to push people towards their new premium card but something to keep in mind. I assume the SPG business card American Express issues will be the same card they currently issue, in that case I’d wait for a 35,000 bonus on that card.
Another update: The $200 statement credit offer is coming to both the personal & business version.
Applied for Amex spg card for my wife before I saw this post. Didn’t try for 30k, but she got 25k points. Definitely better than now $200 offer.
I should applied for myself too. But I have got 3 new cards in last 6 months including 100k Marriott, Chase Freedom and 75k Amex Delta Platinum.
Doctor you were so right as always.
I’ll be able to complete the min requirement for current cards by end of May. Would it be worth applying by for this spg with $200 as it is going away?
No, I’d wait for a better off as SPG/amex has said one is coming and card won’t be discontinued until early next year I think.
So glad I was able to get the 30000 offer on Monday. American Express just updated the website for the new statement credit bonus…
Now showing statement credit for both cards. The change took place at exactly 00:00 PST.
https://imgur.com/a/old60ZR
DOC’s latest comment on SPG Biz spurred me to go for it. It was such a close call. Thanks a ton, DOC!
$200 offer is now showing up on the SPG website on the enrollment page.
https://www.starwoodhotels.com/preferredguest/account/enroll/index.html
Earn up to $200 in Statement Credits†
APPLY FOR THE SPG® CREDIT CARD FROM AMERICAN EXPRESS
* $100 statement credit after you make $1,000 in purchases on your new Card within the first 3 months of Card Membership†
* $100 statement credit after your first eligible purchase on the Card at a participating SPG® or Marriott Rewards® hotel within your first 6 months†
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25k offer still up on Amex, took it after 2 hours of trying to pull up 30k with no success.
This spurred me to get this for my wife. Insta-approval but only for 25k points. Couldn’t get the 30k to load regardless of the ways I pulled up the offer.
Push these to Marriott = 75k points. That’s 7-10 cheapo Marriott rooms @ $100 each, so a nice $700-1000 bonus on this and my employees seem to like the Marriotts, so they thank you as well.
I wouldn’t be surprised if this website has saved my business at least $5k over the past couple of years.
Mucho thanks, DoC!
Debating on the SPG Business. Seems incognito for the personal is gone, so I may not pull the trigger on 25k. For the business, sitting at 25k and won’t count towards 5/24, should I pull the trigger? Is this a card that will be changing as I read Amex has the business card rights.
My wife just canceled her Amex SPG card last week when it came up for renewal (bad timing!). If we could convince Amex to re-open it, do you think that would that count as a “new” card for Chase’s 5/24? Also, exactly when would she receive the free night certificate and would she have to renew the card again and pay another annual fee next year, or would she get the certificate based on having renewed the card and paid the annual fee this year?
Looks like the hammer has dropped. Previously working application link now redirects to: https://www.spgpromos.com/amexcomingsoon/
This still works: https://www.americanexpress.com/us/credit-cards/card/starwood-preferred-guest/
The landing page says 25k, but takes you to an app that says: “Earn up to $200 in statement credits†
Earn a $100 statement credit after you make $1,000 in purchases on the Card within your first 3 months of Card Membership. Plus, earn an additional $100 statement credit after your first purchase on the Card at a participating SPG® or Marriott Rewards® hotel within your first 6 months of Card Membership.†”
+ 1
Could not get the 30K to open. Should’ve applied yesterday. Still applied and approved for the personal card. Thanks for the heads up !
Amex usually doesn’t show up in credit bureaus until two months after correct?
Asking due to still under 5/24, thanks
Is the 30k link no longer working for anyone?
AFAIK Not this evening.
I can’t get it to show across Chrome Safari Firefox in incognito modes and with a VPN. still debating whether to do it or not. at 4/24 right now and was gonna go for the Ink Preferred 100k…
I’ve been trying for a while for Player 2, no luck.
Used to be 2 months but now it seems closer to after one statement or so.