All Ritz-Carlton Rewards Card offers [Consolidated]
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#331
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Pacific NW
Programs: AS Million Mile Flyer, Marriott Life Time Titanium
Posts: 5,482
To clairify I had to cancel my marriott card because I have too many accounts open to get the rc. But if you do not have this problem you could get both. The reason I was so happy was because the ape said if you had to marriott card you would not get the points which was not correct in my case so I was able to get the 70k added to my existing rewards account
Would like to do the same for my wife's acconut. Any idea if this will be offered again or a work around to still use it? Also everyone be sure to cancel before the annual fee kicks in, definitely not worth it to me.
Would like to do the same for my wife's acconut. Any idea if this will be offered again or a work around to still use it? Also everyone be sure to cancel before the annual fee kicks in, definitely not worth it to me.

#332
Suspended
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: USA
Programs: All major programs
Posts: 1,403
AFAIK, nobody is switching to RC card. Most are just getting it for the points etc.

#333
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Pacific NW
Programs: AS Million Mile Flyer, Marriott Life Time Titanium
Posts: 5,482

#334
Join Date: Aug 2012
Programs: LH M&M FTL, JMP Palladium (Chase UR), Amex Plat (MR), Marriott Gold
Posts: 25
So far I like the Ritz card. I stay at Ritz a fair bit, I like the upgrade-at-reservation, I like Marriott Gold (I do not travel enough to get it on my own). The incidentals refund cuts the eventual cost in half. And it looks pretty tight.

#335
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Pacific NW
Programs: AS Million Mile Flyer, Marriott Life Time Titanium
Posts: 5,482
that is perfectly good explanation. People should be careful i "churning" cc's the more you do the more "visible" you to people that want your credit !!

#336
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Austin Texas
Programs: "But, I'm a GLOBALIST guest...."
Posts: 2,835

#338
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Programs: DL, AA, UA, SPG Gold, HH Gold, IHG Platinum, Marriott Silver
Posts: 471
Gah, can't believe I missed this!


#339
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: 787
Programs: Too many to list
Posts: 1,285
Just the lounge card and $200 airline credit makes it worth keeping even with $400 fee.

#340
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 1,173
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I'm glad people got points for both...originally I read they had current marriott card holders as not eligible, but since my wife had neither and they had no such language in the RC T&C I signed her up for it first. So glad I did, not only did she get 70k for first purchase, but the waived annual fee, and $200 for airline incidentals. We used the loungecard at DFW already (our home airport), and they have one at LAS and HNL which are 2 of our vacation spots. She is already Marriott Plat and I doubt I will spend $300-$500 a night to stay at RC (even with a suite upgrade). I might try and buy 1 night and couple it with a few nights points stay (they might allow us to keep the upgraded room through our stay)
Even if we never stay at RC, it was a no brainer, great card.
Now we wait until she gets targeted for Marriott card or the signup comes back up to 70k for it.
Even if we never stay at RC, it was a no brainer, great card.
Now we wait until she gets targeted for Marriott card or the signup comes back up to 70k for it.
Last edited by wise2u; Sep 4, 12 at 10:21 pm Reason: extra thought

#341
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 1,612
I'm talking off the top of my head but (if you were able to get in on this deal) might be a good transition card. Around July 2011 a lot of people got the Amex Plat with the 100k signup bonus. If you canceled that card when the fee renewal came up, you could sign up for this card with no annual fee and still get the incidentals credit and lounge access. (Benefits not quite to the Amex Plat level but pretty decent.) When this card comes up for renewal you can cancel it and go back to the Plat -- as I understand it, if you haven't hard the Plat card for 12 months you can get the signup bonus again. So it will "tide you over" between Plat cards for a while with decent (though not identical) benefits.

#342
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Brooklyn, NY, United States
Programs: AA, BA, UA, Spirit, Delta, PC Plat, SPG Gold, HHonors Diamond, Club Carlson Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 1,735
I'm talking off the top of my head but (if you were able to get in on this deal) might be a good transition card. Around July 2011 a lot of people got the Amex Plat with the 100k signup bonus. If you canceled that card when the fee renewal came up, you could sign up for this card with no annual fee and still get the incidentals credit and lounge access. (Benefits not quite to the Amex Plat level but pretty decent.) When this card comes up for renewal you can cancel it and go back to the Plat -- as I understand it, if you haven't hard the Plat card for 12 months you can get the signup bonus again. So it will "tide you over" between Plat cards for a while with decent (though not identical) benefits.

#343
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 35
Apply Ritz and Marriott Same Time?
Guys, I need help here. I have been a Frequent Flyer miles advocate since that saves me a lot of money for international traveling. I never got interested in RC or Marriott points as I am flexible on hotel choices.
But next year I am doing quite some traveling, want to get free hotel stay in Hong Kong and ShangHai. Here's my question:
1) Can I use Ritz Carlton points to redeem Marriott hotel? Is it the same number of points regardless of RC or Marriott?
2) I am looking at probably just 2 night stay - 1 hotel room of 4* to 5*. How many points do i need? Assuming it's June and July period at Hong Kong and ShangHai.
3) Someone mentioned about applying both RC and Marriott cards at the same time and getting 70K + 50K = 120K points. Is that doable? Assuming they don't expire, what other best-bang-for-buck redemptions can I do with all these hotel points besides hotel reservation?
Many Thanks
Sean
But next year I am doing quite some traveling, want to get free hotel stay in Hong Kong and ShangHai. Here's my question:
1) Can I use Ritz Carlton points to redeem Marriott hotel? Is it the same number of points regardless of RC or Marriott?
2) I am looking at probably just 2 night stay - 1 hotel room of 4* to 5*. How many points do i need? Assuming it's June and July period at Hong Kong and ShangHai.
3) Someone mentioned about applying both RC and Marriott cards at the same time and getting 70K + 50K = 120K points. Is that doable? Assuming they don't expire, what other best-bang-for-buck redemptions can I do with all these hotel points besides hotel reservation?
Many Thanks
Sean

#344
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Brooklyn, NY, United States
Programs: AA, BA, UA, Spirit, Delta, PC Plat, SPG Gold, HHonors Diamond, Club Carlson Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 1,735
Guys, I need help here. I have been a Frequent Flyer miles advocate since that saves me a lot of money for international traveling. I never got interested in RC or Marriott points as I am flexible on hotel choices.
But next year I am doing quite some traveling, want to get free hotel stay in Hong Kong and ShangHai. Here's my question:
1) Can I use Ritz Carlton points to redeem Marriott hotel? Is it the same number of points regardless of RC or Marriott?
2) I am looking at probably just 2 night stay - 1 hotel room of 4* to 5*. How many points do i need? Assuming it's June and July period at Hong Kong and ShangHai.
3) Someone mentioned about applying both RC and Marriott cards at the same time and getting 70K + 50K = 120K points. Is that doable? Assuming they don't expire, what other best-bang-for-buck redemptions can I do with all these hotel points besides hotel reservation?
Many Thanks
Sean
But next year I am doing quite some traveling, want to get free hotel stay in Hong Kong and ShangHai. Here's my question:
1) Can I use Ritz Carlton points to redeem Marriott hotel? Is it the same number of points regardless of RC or Marriott?
2) I am looking at probably just 2 night stay - 1 hotel room of 4* to 5*. How many points do i need? Assuming it's June and July period at Hong Kong and ShangHai.
3) Someone mentioned about applying both RC and Marriott cards at the same time and getting 70K + 50K = 120K points. Is that doable? Assuming they don't expire, what other best-bang-for-buck redemptions can I do with all these hotel points besides hotel reservation?
Many Thanks
Sean
2. Just go to Marriott.com and check redemption levels.
3. While it might be doable if you aren't heavily loaded with Chase cards yet, I wouldn't risk it. And no, nothing good besides hotel reservations.

#345
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 35
1. Yes and yes if I correctly understand your second question. Be aware that Marriott hotels have categories while RC have their own tiers.
2. Just go to Marriott.com and check redemption levels.
3. While it might be doable if you aren't heavily loaded with Chase cards yet, I wouldn't risk it. And no, nothing good besides hotel reservations.
2. Just go to Marriott.com and check redemption levels.
3. While it might be doable if you aren't heavily loaded with Chase cards yet, I wouldn't risk it. And no, nothing good besides hotel reservations.
