It depends if you want MR or SPG points.
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Didnt they nerf the SPG and change the promo to 2 free nights? 
I got in on the 25K thankfully
@fltireguy wrote:Didnt they nerf the SPG and change the promo to 2 free nights?
I got in on the 25K thankfully
It's back to a public 25k. Current spend requirement is $3k.
@wasCB14 wrote:
@fltireguy wrote:Didnt they nerf the SPG and change the promo to 2 free nights?
I got in on the 25K thankfully
It's back to a public 25k. Current spend requirement is $3k.
The SPG program, and these points earnings, seem like they would be at risk of going away forever with the Marriott merger set to subsume SPG in a year or two.
With the AMEX one-per-lifetime limit on bonus now, I'd take the SPG 25k points, if points are offered. Those could be transferred or used in SPG or Marriott stays (transfer 1:3 to Marriott for example, thus a 75,000 Marriott points bonus if you want that).
The EDP will continue, and with AMEX likely to continue promos, that card would more likely be available later, with a similar 30k bonus, compared to the SPG which seems like it may get nerfed in the future.
So SPG now and EDP later would be my suggestion.
full disclosure, I took the SPG 30,000 points offer in late 2015 when that came up with an expiration date. Then soon after hit an EDP In Cognito offer for 25k or 30k points and took that one as it was temporarily available. I am seeing more larger offers on AMEX cards when I launch In Cognito browser sessions, which makes me think they are extending these larger points bonuses, so they are more likely to be available when you are ready for them.
