Originally Posted by
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Get a Marriott Rewards Premier VISA signature credit card and you will get 15 nights credit towards annual status and lifetime status. You will also get 15000 bonus points after your first purchase, a free night certificate at a Cat 1-4 hotel, and a 2 for 1 golf certificate. Then each year on your anniversary you will receive 15 nights toward elite status and a free night certificate at a Cat 1-4 hotel.
One slight correction is that the subsequent year certificate will be for a Cat 1-
5 hotel. Which adds quite a bit in terms of usefulness. ^