Last Reviewed: 1/5/2012
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The Starwood Prefereed Guest (SPG) Loyalty program enables its members to earn Starpoints for stays at Starwood properties which can then be redeemed for a variety of benefits, including free hotel stays (of course!), flights, and more.
Last Reviewed: 10/9/2011
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Sometimes choosing can be tough, like the time the Dark Knight had to choose whether to rescue his girlfriend or Harvey Dent. However, in the case of the Chase Marriott and Chase Marriot Premier credit cards, the choice is clear: you should always apply for the Premier version.
Last Reviewed: 11/10/2010
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The Chase Marriott Rewards Premier Visa Signature card (for short, let’s call it the Chase Marriott Visa card) is a regular top three finisher in the hotel reward cards category based on the PlasticIQ Ranking Engine. The Amex Starwood Card and the Hilton Honors Amex Card also routinely appear near the top of the list.
Last Updated: 11/7/2011
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The American Express Starwood Preferred Guest Card (aka the “Starwood Card”) often occupies the top spot in our PlasticIQ Ranking Engine for cards offering bonus points for hotel spend.
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For those of you contemplating getting a hotel loyalty credit card in order to eventually pursue some tropical booty surfing at a distant resort, PlasticIQ takes you one step closer to your dream by helping you answer the question: “So how much are Marriott Rewards Points really worth?” (for the impatient types, we have determined the value to be $0.0088 per point, but strongly encourage you to read the remainder of the post to understand why.)
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There are three levels of Amex Rewards—Membership Rewards Express, Membership Rewards (which is what this article is focused on), and Membership Rewards First. We have blogged separately about the Express program in our post What is the value of American Express Membership Rewards Express Program Points?
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According to the Best Western website, there are more than 4,000 Best Western hotels in over 80 countries. It’s rumored that John Wayne filmed an action scene in each and every one of them.
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The Starwood brand encompasses the following 9 brands: Sheraton, Four Points, the W, Aloft, The Luxury Collection, Le Meridien, Westin Hotels, Element, and St. Regis.
There are actually 2 tiers of the American Express Membership Rewards Program—the MR tier (this is the “full” program) and the Express Tier (which is identical to the MR tier except that you can’t transfer points to other frequent flyer/hotel programs). The Express Rewards program typically applies to AMEX cards that don’t charge annual fees, such as Blue From American Express.
Since the Express Program offers fewer redemption options than the full MR tier, you might feel like you’re getting hit below the belt (and it turns out to be true!) as the value of the points earned in the Express program is worth less than the same number of points earned through the MR program.
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What is the value of Citi’s Thankyou Points Rewards Program
The Thankyou points network is Citibank’s primary rewards vehicle for its credit card portfolio (and points can also be earned just by opening accounts with Citi).
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