I have Amex Plat and Amex spg. Which one should I use to pay Starwood hotel. (FYI - I'm platinum on spg)

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You guys get to use your personal?!

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@EY1 - I’ve used mine without any problem last 3 years

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Amex platinum gives you 5cp and you also get 3cpp with spg gold

I always use spg amex. I believe you get the most value

AMEX SPG. You get two points per dollar at starwood hotels

SPG points are worth close to 3 cents per point, so you would be better off using the SPG card in my view.

Where do you stay that you get 3 cents per point?
I have a hard time clearing 2.3 cents per point, which is the bare minimum for using the SPG Amex over the CSR.

Plat only gets 5x if you book through Amex Travel, otherwise you are way better off with the SPG, or even a PRG.

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