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Old May 3, 2018 | 9:41 am
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Originally Posted by Shounak
I'm being offered 50,000 points after my first purchase. Is it worth it?
There's no easy answer to that. Depends on your stay patterns.

You could theoretically apply separately for the new card rather than converting and get a higher bonus, but it may come with minimum spend, and that's a new inquiry/new account on your credit report.
If you don't spend a lot on the card regularly 50,000 points sounds easy. If you are clearing a lot of spend, you have to weigh the loss of the travel insurance benefit and 1 elite night per $3,000 in spend moving across the card against the slightly higher earn rate on everyday purchases, 1 extra point per dollar on marriott purchases, and the certificate being good for up to 35K point redemption rather than a 25K one on the old card.

With my current patterns (0-20% travel per month, old lifetime plat/new lifetime premier plat, not moving much if any spend on the card right now) I'd convert for 50K points. This is an individual consideration though, I don't need to chase nights anymore to re-qualify for current status or to qualify for any higher lifetime tier.
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