Originally Posted by
Adelphos
With three cards available to apply to, and one additional card available for upgrade, I figure we could use a dedicated thread for this.
I am under Chase 5/24 soon, and plan to apply for a Marriott card. I also currently hold the Amex Bonvoy Brilliant card.
Currently, the no-fee Chase Bold card offers a 100K sign up bonus, and the $95 fee Chase Boundless card offers a $125K sign up bonus. I see little difference between them, and I would continue to put my Marriott spend on Amex, so I the card choice itself doesn't mean much to me.
It's going to matter
a lot if you continue to hold the Brilliant card.
You are ineligible to get the SUB for the Bountiful while still holding a Brilliant.
https://frequentmiler.com/marriott-card-eligible/
(Basically you should be following the FM chart if you're questing for an RC card.)
https://creditcards.chase.com/travel...nvoy/bountiful
(open the offer and you'll see)
The new cardmember bonus is not available to you if (1) you currently have or had any of the following cards within the last 30 days, (2) you applied and were approved for any of the following cards within the last 90 days, or (3) you received a new cardmember bonus or upgrade bonus for any of the following cards within the last 24 months: Marriott Bonvoy®American Express®Card, Starwood Preferred Guest®Credit Card from American Express, Marriott Bonvoy Business®American Express®Card, Starwood Preferred Guest®Business Credit Card from American Express, Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant®American Express®Card, Starwood Preferred Guest®American Express Luxury Card, Marriott Bonvoy Bevy™American Express®Card.
Contrast with the Boundless:
https://secure05ea.chase.com/web/oao/application/card
The new cardmember bonus is not available to you if (1) you currently have or had any of the following cards within the last 30 days: Marriott Bonvoy® American Express® Card, The Starwood Preferred Guest®Credit Card from American Express; or if (2) you applied and were approved for any of the following cards within the last 90 days or (3) received a new cardmember bonus or upgrade bonus for any of the following cards within the last 24 months: Marriott Bonvoy Business® American Express® Card, Starwood Preferred Guest® Business Credit Card from American Express, Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant® American Express® Card, Starwood Preferred Guest® American Express Luxury Card, Marriott Bonvoy Bevy™ American Express®Card.
Basically the optimal path to an RC card starting from zero Chase
while holding a Brilliant is via the Boundless. (You can't downgrade to the $95 AMEX, but you could cancel it or downgrade to a Bevy... though I am not sure why you'd do that unless you were funneling a ton of Marriott stays through your card.)