{"id":11471,"date":"2014-06-02T00:01:18","date_gmt":"2014-06-02T07:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/?p=11471"},"modified":"2014-06-02T00:01:18","modified_gmt":"2014-06-02T07:01:18","slug":"starwood-american-express-30000-point-sign-bonus-offer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/2014\/06\/02\/starwood-american-express-30000-point-sign-bonus-offer\/","title":{"rendered":"Starwood American Express 30,000 Point Sign-Up Bonus Offer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I use my Starwood Preferred Guest American Express (SPG Amex) credit card almost every day. My choice of hotel loyalty chain is Starwood and I\u2019m a 50 night Platinum member as well. Almost all of my hotel reviews are Starwood branded hotels and I absolutely love their loyalty program.<\/p>\n<p>Back in March, I wrote <a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/2014\/03\/07\/use-starwood-american-express-card-manufactured-spending\/\" target=\"_blank\">Why You Should Use Your Starwood American Express Card for Manufactured Spending<\/a>. It\u2019s simply the best overall 1x card.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, American Express is offering 30,000 Starpoints if you spend $5,000 within the first six months. After your first purchase, you will receive 10,000 Starpoints. The remaining 20,000 Starpoints will be credited to your account after you spend $5,000 within the first 6 months. There is also no annual fee for the first year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/files\/2014\/06\/spgbonus.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11472\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/files\/2014\/06\/spgbonus.jpg\" alt=\"spgbonus\" width=\"214\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2014\/06\/spgbonus.jpg 214w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2014\/06\/spgbonus-192x300.jpg 192w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2014\/06\/spgbonus-200x311.jpg 200w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2014\/06\/spgbonus-150x233.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t advertise credit cards much (or at all) on Points Summary, but here are the public offers:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www262.americanexpress.com\/dapply\/web\/applycard\/us\/personal-card\/api\/spg\/starwood-preferred-guest-credit-card\/spg-075\" target=\"_blank\">American Express Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card (Personal)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www262.americanexpress.com\/dapply\/web\/applycard\/us\/business-card\/api\/spg\/starwood-preferred-guest-business-credit-card\/spg-071\" target=\"_blank\">American Express Starwood Preferred Guest Business Credit Card<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This offer is good until June 30, 2014.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to support me, I can refer you to this same offer via e-mail and I would get 5,000 Starpoints. Just leave a comment (fill out your e-mail address) and I will send you a link to sign-up for this offer. I appreciate your support and generosity!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I use my Starwood Preferred Guest American Express (SPG Amex) credit card almost every day. 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