Business people who like to stay at Starwood Hotels and Resorts might want to take a look at the Starwood Preferred Guest® Business Credit Card from American Express. This card's rewards program gives customers bonus Starpoints for each dollar that they spend at participating Starwood Hotels and Resort locations. card holders also have the chance to earn more Starpoints on eligible purchases when they enroll in the Starwood Preferred Guest program, plus they get one Starpoint for all other general purchases using the card.
When they first use the card to make a purchase, customers get bonus Starpoints from American Express. Starpoints do not expire as long as the card is active within a twelve month period.
Points can be redeemed for hotel stays at over 825 participating Starwood Hotel and Resort properties worldwide, air miles and other travel rewards. When a specified number of Starpoints are converted to miles, card holders will receive bonus miles, which can be redeemed with no blackout date restrictions with over 30 frequent flyer networks.
There is a low introductory rate for the first six months, and a low annual fee.
Business people will appreciate the free online management tools that allow them to track business expenses, create special reports and order additional cards at no additional fee.
The Starwood Business card is part of the American Express OPEN small business network, which gives discounts with participating merchants.
Additional American Express cardholder benefits include extended warranty coverage, and ID theft prevention.