The Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) American Express card is one of my favorite credit cards because of the many great uses for SPG points. For a limited time, American Express has increased the sign up bonus on both the personal and business versions of this card to 35,000 points. The normal sign up bonus is […]

Last week SPG and Marriott merged into one huge hotel company. Although there are plenty of future unknowns regarding the merger and what that will mean specifically for SPG points right now you can merge your SPG and Marriott accounts to increase immediate flexibility and status. Bottom line this means that members of Starwood Preferred […]

Did you know that you could be earning valuable SPG Starwood Starpoints on every Uber ride you take? If not, this post will show you how to sign up  and what you need to do to start earning–trust me, it’s easy! Why do you want to take advantage of this offer? SPG points are one of […]

This is Part 9 of a multi-part series detailing my trip to Hong Kong and Cambodia, flying First Class and attempting to stay within a $350 budget for ALL expenses. If you haven’t read the first 8 parts yet, please check them out: Part One: I am going to Hong Kong and Cambodia this week–How I put this […]

Through March 31, Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) is offering an increased sign-up bonus on their both their business and personal co-branded American Express Cards. Normally the sign up bonus is 25,000 points, and sometimes increases to 30,000 points. 35,000 points is a great deal and is worthy of serious consideration. Let me explain why.  

On the heels of the big news about the merger between Marriott and Starwood Hotels, which will create the largest hotel chain in the world, comes news of a Hyatt status match offer. News of the Marriott and Starwood merger has worried many loyal SPG members (and maybe some Marriott loyalists)–and Hyatt appears to be […]