The Offer
Some people are reporting that they have been able to get targeted for a 30,000 point offer after $3,000 in spend within three months when opening a new SPG account. Here is what you need to do:
- Open a new SPG account
- At the end of the account opening, on the page with your new SPG account number you might see the 30,000 point offer. It should be below “download our app” and “check out our properties” boxes.
The Fine Print
- This might not work for everybody, tried it a couple of times and it worked once and didn’t work the other times. YMMV as the title suggests.
- Interest rates and fees might be different to the 25,000 point offer
Card details:
- No foreign transaction fee
- Boingo internet access for up to four devices
- Premium in room internet at all SPG hotels
- Earn 2x points on all SPG purchases
- Earn 1x points on all other purchases
- Annual fee of $95 is waived for the first year
Our Verdict
You can only get the sign up bonus on each American Express personal card once, 30,000 points is the highest bonus I’ve seen on this card so if you’re in need of SPG points then I’d probably jump on this offer. It’s also worth noting that Marriott has announced plans to acquire SPG, although you should really be burning your points before there is any impact due to that acquisition. If you applied for this card recently, ask American Express if they’ll match you to this offer and you’ll probably receive some courtesy points.
Hat tip to /r/churning user awval999
Too bad this isn’t for the business version. I closed mine over 12 months ago so I’m good for another bonus.
Looks like the minimum spend is down from $5K to $3K for more offers. Here is what I saw after logging in to spg.com
25,000 bonus Starpoints after you use your Card to make $3,000 in purchases within the first 3 monthsâ€
I wonder if Amex is going to match this offer..
Call and ask, American Express doesn’t match but they give you courtesy points usually.
Worked for me. Signed up my partner
i have a question about getting the bonus points. I had the spa personal card once but only got the basic 10k points because I didn’t complete the spending requirement in time (I know, a major mistake on my part, missed by $10). Is there a chance I will get the added bonus if I apply for the card again?
From memory you can, but I’m not even close to being 100% sure on this. Hopefully somebody with personal experience can chime in.
No, you won’t. I applied online for the card in 2012, got approved but was given a very low limit, so I called and asked the rep to “cancel” the application. They did and I didn’t even receive the card. I applied again in 2015 thinking I would be eligible since I had never received it, but AmEx denied me the bonus.