starwood amex

[Troopers]

I just "upgraded" my Amex Blue to Amex Platinum. As an Amex Platinum card holder, I get SPG Gold. I will probably switch my hotel loyalties from Marriott to Starwood since it seems the starpoints accrue faster and are of higher value.

Side note, does anyone know if the 3:1 starpoints for every dollar spent at hotels also applies to timeshares?

Maybe this warrants a new thread, but anyone have "techniques" to maximize starpoints and benefits as a Amex Platinum holder?

Thanks.

 

[DeniseM]

There are people on the Starwood board on flyertalk.com who have made a science out of working their AMEX card - that is the best place for that kind of info. However, many of them are business travelers and so they have some advantages, because they travel so frequently.

We are not business travelers, but we use our AMEX for absolutely every purchase we make - groceries, utilities, medical expenses, insurance, you name it. We earn a ton of points with just our every day bills and purchases. I just bought a new car, and even though I didn't need financing, I put as much as they would let me on the card just for the points. Of course, to make this work, you have to faithfully pay off the entire balance on time every month.

 

[Troopers]

Thanks DeniseM. I too charge as much as possible on my Amex. I'll check out flyertalk.com.