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Jun 13, 2023 | 2:58 pm

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Adelphos

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Quote:

Originally Posted by eponymous_coward

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)

Contrast with the Boundless:

https://secure05ea.chase.com/web/oao/application/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.)

It's so confusing with all of the Bs

I was focusing on the no-fee Bold, not the mid-range Bountiful.

I believe I can get both
1) A Bold or Bountiful sign-up bonus
2) And an AMEX Bevy bonus

If I apply for the Amex and Chase cards at the same time, but no one has tested that - I will next month.

After that I am basically done with Marriott sign up bonuses, so that's not really my concern. My bigger concern (as I voiced in the OP) is how the annual free nights are impacted by upgrading and downgrading

Last edited by Adelphos; Jun 13, 2023 at 3:09 pm Reason: Corrected some info on the Bold

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