Starwood Card Rated #1 Miles Card

SPG addicts are also known as Starwood Preferred Guest luxury specialists. That is what I like to call myself anyway. This has been named the #1 Airline Credit Card to own for a few years now from the members of FlyerTalk Community. This hotel chain credit card has also been named the Best Affinity Credit Card at the 19th Annual Freddie Awards which is voted on by frequent travelers. Why is a hotel chain credit card the #1 Airline Card? Because Starwood Preferred Guest American Express Card gives you 1 point per dollar spent then you can convert those Starwood points into miles on a 1:1 basis. Most hotel programs do not value their points as equal to miles or even half the amount. The Starwood credit card is free for the first year but normally if you call to cancel after the anniversary date they may waive the fee. If not, you can always cancel and apply again to avoid the fee and earn extra points.

New Changes to Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card

They finally changed the Starwood American Express card with exciting new benefits frequent travelers have demanded. You can now earn double Starpoints at Starwood hotels and resorts (even the Planet Hollywood Casino in Las Vegas). The design has changed to be cooler and more hip. The best new features are the 10,000 miles you get with your first purchase.

Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card

Earn 10,000 Starpoints® with your first purchase* - enough for up to 3 free nights at a Category 1 or 2 hotels* Plus - earn an additional 15,000 Starpoints when you spend $15,000 in 6 months* Use Starpoints for free nights and upgrades at participating Starwood hotels and resorts in 95 countries Transfer Starpoints® — almost always on a 1:1 basis — to the frequent flyer programs of over 30 major airlines* Earn one Starpoint® for every dollar of eligible spending and double Starpoints® at participating Starwood properties and retail outlets* NO Annual Fee; The first year of Cardmembership is fee free, with an annual fee of just $45 per year thereafter

Apply Now The Starwood Preferred Guest AMEX Card is the best hotel rewards credit card to have if you plan on transfering Starpoints into miles! *See Card Terms & Conditions

New Starwood Promotions for 2009-

Check your emails from the Starwood Preferred Guest program regularly because they run some really good promotions you must log in and sign up for to earn big bonuses.

If you are not a Starwood Preferred Guest Member you better join up now. Their points add up to more than any other hotels points when transferred to miles. Right now they are offering a promotion for everyone that gives you 500 bonus Starpoints each night and 5,000 bonus Starpoints every 10th night (with no limits to your earning potential). Start earning on every eligible night at more than 890 participating Starwood hotels and resorts between January 7 and April 30, 2009. All you have to do is goto SPG.com/nights to sign up. Yes, this even works at the Planet Hollywood Casino in Vegas!

Additional Hotel Credit Card offers:

American Express Card Options

Visa Black Card for high income

HHilton Honors Platinum Card

Priority Club Visa

Starwood Business AMEX Card

Starwood offers many Hotel, Motel stay and Air Travel rewards similar to TripRewards, GoldPoints, GoldPoints Plus and other exciting packages but on a better ratio.  You can now earn better points with Starwood than ever before now that Hilton HHonors program has now increased their point per stay redemption for 2010.

If you are bored with the usual hotel points or feel that you have to use up too many Starwood points to turn them into a free stay you may consider some new offerings. Loyalty points from Starwood now feature nights out with celebrities or swimming with white sharks. --Reported in the Wall Street Journal.