American Express SPG Promo: Stay 15 Nights – Get 5,000 Bonus Points

The Offer

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1. Register for this exclusive offer
2. Book and stay 15 or more eligible nights from October 18 through December 18, 2016.
3. Earn a one-time bonus of 5,000 Starpoints® after you book and pay with any American Express® Card.

The Fine Print

• Registration and Earning: Members must register for this offer online with a valid SPG® account number at spg.com/5000reasons by December 18, 2016, midnight Eastern Time (ET).
• Card Members who have registered for this offer are eligible to receive a one-time 5,000 Starpoint bonus for fifteen (15) or more consumed, eligible stays between October 18 and December 18, 2016 (the “promotion period”).
• Card Members must book and pay using any American Express® Credit or Charge Card.
• Bookings made prior to the promotion period are eligible for this offer, but only eligible stays consumed during the promotion period will receive a one-time bonus. Registered members may earn a maximum of 5,000 bonus Starpoints® during the promotion period with a one room max. This bonus is eligible at participating SPG properties.
• Bonus Starpoints will post to the registered member’s account within 2–4 weeks after the last qualifying stay posts.
• Eligible Stays: An Eligible Stay is defined as one or more consecutive nights paying an Eligible Rate at a participating SPG property regardless of the number of check-ins or checkouts that occur and post to the member’s Starwood Preferred Guest® account. Eligible Stays with at least fifteen nights in the promotion period will receive a bonus. An Eligible Rate is any rate that is eligible to earn Starpoints in the Starwood Preferred Guest program. A description of SPG-participating hotels and resorts and of Eligible Stays and Eligible Rates can be found at spg.com under Terms & Conditions of the SPG program. See Section 1.4 b iii for the complete definition of Eligible Rates.

Our Verdict

Fine print says 15 or more eligible stays, actual promo says 15 or more eligible nights. Either way that’s a lot given that you have less than two months to compete it, basically means you’d need to be staying at a SPG property 1/4 of the time during the promotion. Even worse if it requires 15 stays instead of nights.

Hat tip to PMM