The Last Day for the SPG Credit Card Limited Time Offer
Posted by Rick Monday, August 22, 2011, No Comments
This is it — the last day to take advantage of the increased sign-up bonus with lower minimum spend offer for the Starwood Preferred Guest credit card.
This has been my go-to card for most of the 11 years that I’ve been in the miles and points game. I value each point earned at a minimum 2.5 cents and have redeemed for values as high as 11 to 12 cents per point when using the Starwood Cash and Points hotel redemption option.
You will receive 10,000 points on your first purchase and 20,000 more if you spend $4500 on the card in the first 90 days.
The last time we saw a limited time offer was July of 2010. They don’t run these often. So if your scores are right and inquiries low enough, pick up this winning card today.
Amex is Catching Up with Promo Codes
I got this email from reader George this weekend suggesting things are changing with Bump the Bonus and American Express:
“AMEX membership rewards department is getting smarter, a lot smarter. I just called in to verify that certain promotion codes for my new AMEX Platinum card (for whopping bonuses) were in place from registering the last few weeks. The representative said they’ve put in new software that tracks each card against the promotion code to verify eligibility. That means that if you didn’t receive a postcard with XXXX, then no way in hell will they honor XXXX if you call it in. They also track promos based on geography.
“Evidently, too many people have been using the targeted codes and AMEX is killing all the non-targeted sign-ups. ALL MY BONUS CODES, which were “ok” when I called them in, are now invalid. That’s about 250k MR points gone.
Code 5721 – Argentina only
Code 5894 – AMEX gold only
Code 5985 — AMEX gold only
Code 3882 – expired
Code 5748, 5542, 5891 – MUST be targeted
It’s a race, and I’m losing this week…..!
– George”
Thanks George, I think, for the info.
So let’s get some other reader confirmation in the comments section.
Starwood 30,000 Point Offer ENDS TODAY
