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The Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card from American Express was last reviewed on 13th September 2009
Summary - We recommend the Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card from American Express not just to the Starwood Preferred Guest members, but also to those who would like to earn frequent flyer miles with this card. Find out how this works.
Key Features of Starwood Preferred Guest Program - The Starwood Preferred Guest program has the least restrictive award redemption policy. There are no blackout dates, unlike most other hotel reward programs. Starwood Preferred Guest also allow members to exchange points for air miles (see chart below that was taken from Starwood's site). You even get an additional 5,000 points if you transfer 20,000 points into air miles. Hence, many Starwood credit cardholders simply use this card for air miles. If all you do is spend $20,000 on your card (without spending a single cent at starwood hotels), you can convert your 20,000 points into frequent flyer points. With Starwood topping it up with 5,000 points, that means you you can get a free airline ticket for a economy class roundtrip within the continental US with most airlines.
If you do not want to exchange points for air miles, you can use your starwood points for for flights if you book with Starwood. This program is called starflights. With starflights, you need a fixed amount of points to redeem for an airline ticket with value within a certain range. As most credit card reward program do not offer this feature, it becomes even more valuable.
Verdict - The Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card from American Express will help the Starwood Preferred Guest program member earn faster reward points. For the savvy frequent traveler, this is a great card for accumulating air miles as well.
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Best hotel reward program
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