Feb 20, 2016, 8:52 am
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Please read this Wiki before posting questions in the thread.
This thread is a continuation of the pre-2016 discussion.
Note: Referrals are NOT allowed in this thread. Instead, see Credit card referral offers (post only in this thread, read Wikipost first)
The 5/24 rule for Chase, where 5 or more new accounts in 24 months can result in an application denial, appears to apply to Marriott personal cards but not the Business version of the Marriott card. For up to date information, please consult the wiki at Applying for Chase Credit Cards, 2017 onward .
PERSONAL CARD
What are the current offers?
Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Visa card
Five free night Certificates for up to 50,000 points per night after making $5000 in purchases within 3 months of opening the card. $95 annual fee, not waived the first year. Certificates are valid for one year from date of issuance. 6x at Marriott, 2x on travel and everything else. There's also a host of other benefits with the Boundless.. please see the Chase link for details.
BUSINESS CARDS
Bonvoy Premiere Plus
__https://creditcards.chase.com/marriott/cardmember/premier_plus_business_benefits
Offers one free night award (up to 35K points) upon renewal and an additional free night with spend up to $60K in a year. 6x per $1 on Marriott spend, 4x on gas, restaurants, shipping and internet/cable/phone; 2x everything else
Bonvoy Business Card
__https://creditcards.chase.com/marriott/cardmember/rewards_benefits_
1x regular spend, 3x Marriott spend
Which offers are better?There is no universally correct answer. Relevant considerations include these:
- Are you currently points-rich or cash poor? If you have 1 million Marriott points already, paying $85 for another 10K probably doesn't make sense.
- What does your typical award redemption look like? Specifically, what yield (cents per point) do you normally get at the properties where you do award stays? Unless you're getting almost a penny a point--paying an $85 fee to buy an extra 10K points is not a good value proposition. (Adjust accordingly if you're considering paying the $99 fee for a business card with 80K bonus.)
- Will the extra 10K put you over the top for a planned award? If getting another 10K will make the difference between having & not having enough points for an award you expect to book in the near future, taking the points generally makes sense. (Keep in mind that Marriott has added a cash & points award option for stays of 2+ nights, so you won't necessarily need the same number of points as in the past for a given award stay.)
I'm afraid to use a blind application page that doesn't list the signup bonus previously available on a now-expired landing page. How can I trust the links in the wiki?
How? The same way you'd trust the advice you're reading right now. If that makes you uneasy, OK -- but don't post in the thread asking for further reassurance. It'll be fine. Really.
Can I apply for this card and earn the bonus after doing so previously?
See the wiki and related discussion in Applying for Chase Credit Cards.
Once I meet the card's initial spending requirement, how soon will I receive my signup bonus points?
Bonus points typically accrue at the close of the billing period in which you incur the corresponding charges. Points should appear in your hotel/airline account within a few days thereafter.
NOTE: If you complete your required spending in the last 7-10 days of the statement period, the bonus may not post until the following month's statement, even if the regular per-dollar points post on the first statement. This is normal behavior for Chase and is not worth a phone call.
If I hold both personal and business Marriott cards, will I receive a 15-night credit toward status for each?
When will the Elite Night Credit for spend on the card (1 night for each $3K) appear in my account?
According to this discussion, it can take anywhere from one week to almost two months after the close of the applicable statement. There are also reports that the night posts approximately ten days after the calendar month that the $3k is reached, regardless of the statement closing date. So in this instance, if you need that night to reach status by the end of the year, the spend would need to be met by the end of November in order for the night to post in December.
How do I make a booking using a free-night cert?
Can I exchange a soon-to-expire free-night cert for points? Extend its expiration? What if the cert has already expired?
If I cancel my card after the annual free-night cert has posted, will I lose the cert?
See the wiki at Chase Free Night Certificate
Are there bonuses for signing up for the Marriott Rewards program itself?
Yes. There are two publicly available offers for new members to the Marriott Rewards program itself:
- Earn 2000 points for each paid, points-earning stay within 365 days of signup, up to 10k total, available as a referral from existing members: 2014 Member Refer a Member Sign-Up Bonus
- Or, earn a Category 1-5 free night after your second paid stay within 120-150 days of signup: Cat 1-5 Free Night Offer
Chase Marriott Credit Card Offers ARCHIVED (2016-2019)
Apr 22, 2018, 5:34 pm
#631
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I haven't seen anything about a $200 statement credit when upgrading. I only saw the FAQ on the official Chase page referring to a points offer that would be introduced on May 3.
Apr 22, 2018, 6:03 pm
#632
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On the new $95 AF personal card coming in early May, it's not mentioned at all, so it may not be there.
Apr 22, 2018, 7:18 pm
#633
Join Date: Jan 2015
Programs: Marriott Titanium and LTP, Hilton Gold, United Silver
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How will the cat 1-5 be redeemable after August 1?
Apr 22, 2018, 7:27 pm
#634
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I presume that it'll change to a "max 25k per night" certificate (which is what cat 5 is currently), as that is what is advertised for the existing $85 card on the new web page that presents both the new and existing Chase Marriott cards.
Apr 22, 2018, 8:25 pm
#635
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Apr 22, 2018, 8:31 pm
#636
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Correct. For more detailed answer, see the wiki at Official announcement – See how our three loyalty programs will become one in August
Apr 23, 2018, 1:03 pm
#637
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Temecula, Ca.
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Platinum Elite, SPG Platinum
Posts: 273
Did they say that our existing Marriott Visa with the $3,000 spending bonus is gone? Are they deleting that card or just adding new ones?
Apr 23, 2018, 1:42 pm
#638
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Miami, FL
Programs: UA 1MM, AA Plat, Marriott LT Titanium, Hyatt Glob, IHG ♢ Amb, Hilton ♢, Hertz Pres
Posts: 6,017
You also have very little choice in Mexico or the Caribbean... in fact, only 2 places.
On the other hand the new SPG base Amex card and the new Marriott Premier + card allow for 35k redemptions which is a ~$200-$250 value. Makes those cards worthy of paying af for.
Apr 23, 2018, 4:07 pm
#639
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The differences are more likely to happen at the levels that disappear. Ie, there are currently 20000 point hotels (current cat 4), but the new options are only 17k and 25k, so which way will those 20k hotels move?
Of course, in early 2019, when the normal annual re-categorization round happens, more might change. And depending on how this "low season" / "high season" stuff in 2019 works, the same hotel might work with a 25k certificate part of the year but not other parts of the year. But that's in 2019.
Apr 23, 2018, 6:06 pm
#640
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: SJC/SFO
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So the Cat 4 free night won't allow you to stay in NYC, Paris, or Dubai at all: https://members.marriott.com/tophotels/
You also have very little choice in Mexico or the Caribbean... in fact, only 2 places.
You also have very little choice in Mexico or the Caribbean... in fact, only 2 places.
For NYC, Paris, or Dubai, there is no old cet-5 hotels in this list. For Caribbean, one down from 30k and one go up. It's a draw. Of course, for now.
Last edited by khlay; Apr 23, 2018 at 9:04 pm
Apr 23, 2018, 8:57 pm
#641
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Leave Dubai aside for the moment. When was the last time you could use a cat-5 cert (current regime) for NYC or Paris? FTers have murdered countless electrons over the years grousing—fairly, for the most part—about the ever-growing uselessness of the Chase anniversary certs.
Apr 24, 2018, 7:24 am
#642
Join Date: Jan 2015
Programs: Marriott Titanium and LTP, Hilton Gold, United Silver
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We don't know what's to going to happen here. Marriott has not explained this yet. But remember, the new categories are a renumbering, to keep the number of categories "sane", given that if they had added all the Ritz tiers to the current Marriott categories they would have ended up with over a dozen combined; they didn't want to have over a dozen categories, so they "redistributed" them). Since the 25k level exists in both the old and new category charts, how do you know that (at least for the rest of 2018) hotels that are currently 25k won't simply stay at 25k, with their category number changing?
The differences are more likely to happen at the levels that disappear. Ie, there are currently 20000 point hotels (current cat 4), but the new options are only 17k and 25k, so which way will those 20k hotels move?
Of course, in early 2019, when the normal annual re-categorization round happens, more might change. And depending on how this "low season" / "high season" stuff in 2019 works, the same hotel might work with a 25k certificate part of the year but not other parts of the year. But that's in 2019.
The differences are more likely to happen at the levels that disappear. Ie, there are currently 20000 point hotels (current cat 4), but the new options are only 17k and 25k, so which way will those 20k hotels move?
Of course, in early 2019, when the normal annual re-categorization round happens, more might change. And depending on how this "low season" / "high season" stuff in 2019 works, the same hotel might work with a 25k certificate part of the year but not other parts of the year. But that's in 2019.
Apr 24, 2018, 8:24 am
#643
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Marriott Rewards Credit Cards
All current cards get 25K point nights, the new Premier Plus and the two current SPG cards get 35K nights.
All current cards get 25K point nights, the new Premier Plus and the two current SPG cards get 35K nights.
Apr 24, 2018, 8:30 am
#644
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Apr 24, 2018, 8:55 am
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