Originally Posted by
justcome
Did Amex recently change the Brilliant welcome bonus eligibility? It now shows:
Welcome offer not available to applicants who (i) have or have had The Ritz-Carlton® Credit Card from J.P. Morgan, the J.P. Morgan Ritz-Carlton Rewards® Credit Card, the Marriott Bonvoy Bountiful™ Credit Card from Chase, the Marriott Bonvoy Boundless® Credit Card from Chase, the Marriott Rewards® Premier Plus Credit Card from Chase, the Marriott Bonvoy® Premier Credit Card from Chase, the Marriott Rewards® Premier Credit Card from Chase, the Marriott Bonvoy® Credit Card from Chase, the Marriott Rewards® Credit Card from Chase, the Marriott Bonvoy Bold® Credit Card from Chase, the Marriott Bonvoy® Premier Plus Business Credit Card from Chase, the Marriott Rewards® Premier Plus Business Credit Card from Chase, the Marriott Bonvoy Business® Credit Card from Chase, or the Marriott Rewards Business® Credit Card from Chase in the last 30 days, (ii) have acquired the Marriott Bonvoy Bountiful™ Credit Card from Chase, the Marriott Bonvoy Boundless® Credit Card from Chase, the Marriott Bonvoy Bold® Credit Card from Chase in the last 90 days, or (iii) received a new Card Member bonus or upgrade offer for the Marriott Bonvoy Bountiful™ Credit Card from Chase, the Marriott Bonvoy Boundless® Credit Card from Chase, or the Marriott Bonvoy Bold® Credit Card from Chase in the last 24 months.
I believe a couple months ago, the (i) 30 days requirement only included Ritz-Carlton, but now pretty much any previous Marriot card disqualifies it? As shown here:
https://thepointsguy.com/credit-card...-bonvoy-cards/
Wow. I think that's new. If this is accurate, getting the Brilliant first is now sadly the play and getting the Boundless second is the better option. Very annoying with 5/24.
Best Bonvoy setup remains 1 Brilliant, 1 Business, + Multiple Ritz Carlton Cards imo. I guess the most feasible path:
1) Get Brilliant and Business in year 0 with SUBs live
2) Get Boundless in year 0 with no SUB (high opportunity cost for sure)
3) Product change Boundless in year 1 to Ritz Carlton card
4) Apply for Boundless in year 2 with SUB
5) Repeat steps 3 and 4 as many times as possible
Very annoying because you are burning 2 of your 5/24 slots (one without a SUB and one on an Amex SUB) and need to stay within 5/24 to farm the Ritz cards. Probably not worth it given the fact that Bonvoy/JPM can change the card whenever they want on a whim.