Comments on: Starwood Preferred Guest American Express Card Review

By: DR

DR — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:15:27 +0000

DaddyD, you're not missing anything. For some spending $15k in 6 months is very realistic, and for others it's not. Frankly, I think this is a great travel rewards card whether you earn all of the bonus Starpoints or not, but there are certainly other great travel cards worth considering, such as the Chase Sapphire card.

By: DaddyD

DaddyD — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:10:17 +0000

Yeah, just got this one in the mail. Seemed attractive at first, especially the “25,000 Starpoints bonus,” which you call “one of the absolutely best features” of the card.
But, Dude, as you duly note, to earn an additional 15,000 Starpoints, you have to “spend $15,000 in 6 months.”
Really, now, does that seem realistic for most people? What am I missing here?

By: Fontaine

Fontaine — Sat, 16 May 2009 20:31:44 +0000

Great review. I’ve been watching this card and want to pick one up. I have an AMEX Gold card with 80k rewards points. Any ideas or strategies for combining them somehow so I’m not starting at zero?