About American Express Starwood Preferred Guest

**Apply For The American Express Starwood Preferred Guest Card Here**

Card Highlights

American Express Starwood Preferred Guest is a Credit Card

With a credit card, you can carry a balance and accrue interest if necessary. Note this is not advised by me. The points game does not work well, if you are carrying a balance and accruing interest. See #4 in Let’s Get Started To Earning Free Travel.

Card Rewards

Earn Marriott/SPG Points with the card as a member of the Marriott/SPG Loyalty program. Learn about the program here.

Sign-up Bonus

Earn 75,000 bonus Points after you use your new Card to make $3,000 in purchases within the first 3 months. APPLY FOR THE CARD HERE. Before you apply, make sure your ability to get the sign-up bonus is not limited by American Express lifetime language or the 5 card rule or the other factors language.

Annual Fee

$0 Introductory Annual Fee the first year, then $95

Earn Points on Spending

1. Earn 6 Points per $1 spent at Marriott Resorts (including Ritz Carlton Resorts) and SPG Resorts

2. Earn 2 Points for every dollar you spend on all your other purchases.

No Foreign Transaction Fees

Pay no foreign transaction fees when you use your card on purchases made outside the United States.

Free Night Award

Receive 1 Free Night Award every year after your Card account anniversary. Award can be used for one night (redemption level at or under 35,000 points) at a participating hotel.

Marriott/SPG Elite Status

Receive complimentary Silver Elite status with your Card. Earn Gold Elite status after spending $35,000 or more in eligible purchases on your Card in a calendar year. Also, coming in 2019, you will receive 15 elite night credits toward your next Elite membership level but if you have another Marriott/SPG card with this benefit, you will receive only 15 nights with just one of the cards.

You can read about Elite Status here.

Free In-room Premium Internet

You can receive free in-room, premium Internet access while staying with Marriott/SPG Participating Hotels.

Purchase Protection

Purchase Protection protects eligible purchases made with the Card in the event they are accidentally damaged or stolen for up to 90 days from the date of purchase.