Originally Posted by
tda1986
I'm finally under 5/24 and want to pick up a Chase card before getting the new premium Hilton Amex. My wife and/or I already have everything we want from the Freedom and Sapphire lines, so I'm picking between the Marriott and United cards. I think I'd prefer the 80k signup bonus for Marriott over the 50k offer I recently got for the United card, since I'm an SPG fan and have a decent stash of UR points that I could use for United if needed. However, I might have an actual long-term use for the United card, given that ORD is my home airport. If I got one of these and then the new Hilton Amex, I won't be under 5/25 again until September. Any thoughts?
You don't have to choose!
Get the
business Marriott card for the same 80k points
anytime!
The business Marriott card is not subject to 5/24.
And
the business Marriott doesn't affect your 5/24 count either (since it's a business card). So you'll still under 5/24 again in September even if you get the business Marriott card between and then!
So get the United card first, and then a couple months later you'll still be able to get the business Marriott card. (You could do vice versa if you weren't doing a personal Amex in between, but because of the personal Amex that's why you need to United first and then business Marriott a little later.)
And then in September, if you wish, then you can do the personal Marriott card, for yet another 80k (if that's still the offer then). (Btw, the business Marriott card may get closed to new applications sometime later this year, and if so, that's another reason why it'd be better to apply for it first and then the personal Marriott card later.)