When we think of major travel credit cards, we're usually pretty focused on the concrete benefits of the card -- how many points you earn per dollar spent, how you can redeem those points, etc. And using those metrics the Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card from American Express is awesome. It's the first "major" credit…
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What an awesome evening with your mom! I go to the US Open every year (never through hospitality stuff; just as a fan) and it is interesting to see the event through your lens. Food and beverage can easily cost $30 so factor that in with your $165 tickets! I went earlier in the day to watch the Bryan bros (big fan here) and the 5 set Cilic match after. Great matches!
Can average Joes like us get invited by spg amex to their pavilion? Or is it something speciaI and exclusive
honestly have never seen it in the grounds... the only thing I would have loved to have seen is the meet and greet with Billie! What a pioneer!
Indeed, it was probably the most exciting/spectacular match of the whole tournament.
Who were you rooting for?
If you ever get a further chance to give them feedback on their card would you point out that, if they made it free of foreign transaction fees, then it would get a lot more use from a lot more people.
I've never understood why credit cards affiliated with global hotel brands have FT fees....it just doesn't make sense (unless you assume the card user is foolish enough to use the card abroad....in which case it makes a lot of sense for the card issuer).
I would say cash and points is only sometimes a good deal. Especially so since the devaluation. But often you can find a regular rate for less than the cash portion, which makes it a pretty poor deal in that case. I saw a few of these on starpicks this week. And not earning points on the cash portion makes it worse.