Deal has expired and is now 65,000 Points + $100
The Offer
- American Express is offering the following sign up bonus on the SPG business card:
- 90,000 points after $5,000 in purchases within the first three months
- $100 statement credit after your first SPG or Marriott Rewards purchase on your card within your first six months
Card Details
- Welcome bonus offer not available to applicants who have or have had this product
- Welcome offer not available to applicants who (i) have or have had the Marriott Rewards® Premier Plus Business Credit Card from Chase or Marriott Rewards Business Credit Card from Chase in the last 30 days, (ii) have acquired The Marriott Rewards® Premier Plus Credit Card from Chase or The Marriott Rewards® Premier Credit Card from Chase in the last 90 days, or (iii) received a welcome offer in the last 24 months on The Marriott Rewards® Premier Plus Credit Card from Chase or The Marriott Rewards® Premier Credit Card from Chase.
- Annual fee of $95 is waived for the first year
- No foreign transaction fee
- Boingo internet access for up to four devices
- Card earns at the following rates:
- 6x points at SPG & Marriott hotels
- 4x points at U.S. Restaurants, U.S. Gas stations, wireless telephone services purchased directly from U.S. service providers and on U.S. Purchases for shipping
- 2x points on all other purchases
- Annual free night certificate on card anniversary, can be used on properties costing up to 35,000 points per night
- Silver elite status, gold elite status after $30,000 in spend (increases to 35,000 in spend from January 1st, 2019 onwards)
- 15 elite night credits
- Earn 2x points on all SPG purchases
- Earn 1x points on all other purchases
- Has reciporcal earning with Marriott/Ritz-Carlton
Our Verdict
Keep in mind the new restrictions that don’t let you earn the sign up bonus if you’ve signed up/received a sign up bonus on Chase Marriott cards recently. Since Marriott/SPG became one program the only bonus we’ve seen on this card has been 100,000 points. Previously we’ve seen an offering of 35,000 SPG points (105,000 Marriott points), that offer was actually a bit higher than that though as the card earned 1x SPG point (3x Marriott points) so that would be another 5,000 points with the $5,000 in spend required. Basically the best old offer works out to be 110,000 points vs this offer of 90,000 + $100. This offer also requires spend at a SPG/Marriott property.
I think this offer is better than the previous 100,000 offer we’ve seen since merge, but not as good as the 105,000/110,000 historical high. The offer you prefer will depend on how immediately you need the Marriott points, if you’ll make a Marriott/SPG purchase in the next 6 months and how much you value Marriott points in the first place. Personally I think this is a competitive offer, but nothing amazing. I won’t be adding it to our best credit card bonus page. There is also an offer for 65,000 points + $100 on the personal card, that offer is a lot worse. As always if you have any questions about American Express cards, read this post first as they are probably answered there.
