If you are a road warrior or have a lot of stays planned for the rest of this year, here is your chance to earn 5,000 bonus Starpoints.

Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) and American Express (AMEX) are running a promotion where you can earn 5,000 bonus Starpoints if you book and pay for your stays with any American Express card. To earn the bonus points you must pay for 15 eligible stays and this promotion is valid for stays between October 18 and December 18,2016.

You must register online at spg.com/5000reasons by December 18, 2016 to participate in this promotion. Stays booked before October 18, 2016 will qualify for under this offer as long as they are completed with the promotion duration and paid for by an AMEX card. The bonus Starpoints will be credited to your SPG account with in 2-4 weeks of your last qualifying stay.

All Starwood properties worldwide are participating in this promotion and you can use any American Express card to pay for your stays. Though keep in mind that any stay completed in Marriott and Ritz-Carlton properties will not qualify under this offer. You can read the detailed terms and conditions here.

Apart from AMEX Centurion which is a by-invitation card, AMEX currently offers 8 types of cards in the Indian market and the good news is that you could either of them for your SPG stays.

Bottomline:

15 paid stays over a period of 2 months is a high barrier and does mean that you need to be on the road quite a lot. Of course, if you are a Starwood loyalist and have a lot of upcoming stays then you could gain from this promotion. If you are wondering what 5,000  Starpoints can get you, take a look at our top picks where you can redeem your Starpoints for great value.

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