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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)
#736
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 2,203
Applied for and approved for the 75K offer. I am a bit behind with planning. I have 9 nights of foreign Marriott stays starting a week from Monday. Any experience as to how long it actually takes to get the card? (My Chase screen shows the new card number, but the Chase rep says it takes 7-10 days for Marriott to process it, before Chase can mail it. That doesn't quite make sense to me since I have an actual card number.) Bottom line is that I'd like to have it before the 21st!
#737
Join Date: Sep 2018
Posts: 150
Applied for and approved for the 75K offer. I am a bit behind with planning. I have 9 nights of foreign Marriott stays starting a week from Monday. Any experience as to how long it actually takes to get the card? (My Chase screen shows the new card number, but the Chase rep says it takes 7-10 days for Marriott to process it, before Chase can mail it. That doesn't quite make sense to me since I have an actual card number.) Bottom line is that I'd like to have it before the 21st!
Maybe you can have somebody get it from the mail and give you the info over the telephone so you can put it in your mobile wallet on your phone... and change your credit card when you check out. Just don't forget to activate the card.
Either way... good luck....I value marriott points and its a good card.6x is worth trying to work into the deal.
#738
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 2,203
Sorry to say that the co-branded cards tend to take longest and express requesting delivery has not helped (for the cobranded cards). The Marriott card was no exception, when I got mine. I had the same experience with an AA and and my wife did with Delta. I think I waited 13 days for my Marriott card even though I had an approval from the gate. I sure hope you have better luck.
Maybe you can have somebody get it from the mail and give you the info over the telephone so you can put it in your mobile wallet on your phone... and change your credit card when you check out. Just don't forget to activate the card.
Either way... good luck....I value marriott points and its a good card.6x is worth trying to work into the deal.
Maybe you can have somebody get it from the mail and give you the info over the telephone so you can put it in your mobile wallet on your phone... and change your credit card when you check out. Just don't forget to activate the card.
Either way... good luck....I value marriott points and its a good card.6x is worth trying to work into the deal.
#739
Join Date: Jan 2015
Programs: Marriott Titanium and LTP, Hilton Gold, United Silver
Posts: 786
When do the 15 elite night credits post now?
#740
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Truth or Consequences, NM
Programs: HH Diamond, Marriott Titanium, Hertz President's Circle, UA Silver, Mobile Passport Unobtanium
Posts: 6,194
#741
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: On strike
Posts: 8,135
Lots of chatter on the usual blogs (VFTW, OMAAT) about various changes to the CC offerings for Marriott. A big one for anyone considering an application for the Chase personal card: the bonus on the replacement card will reportedly be 100K, so you may want to hold off on applying for the current 75K offer.
Also, the Chase biz card offers end 2/13 as Amex takes over exclusive rights to Marriott biz cards. (And the card names are ridiculous, but that’s another story.) Current cardholders will not experience any change, at least in the near term.
Also, the Chase biz card offers end 2/13 as Amex takes over exclusive rights to Marriott biz cards. (And the card names are ridiculous, but that’s another story.) Current cardholders will not experience any change, at least in the near term.
#742
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,958
#743
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: home = LAX
Posts: 25,933
Lots of chatter on the usual blogs (VFTW, OMAAT) about various changes to the CC offerings for Marriott. A big one for anyone considering an application for the Chase personal card: the bonus on the replacement card will reportedly be 100K, so you may want to hold off on applying for the current 75K offer.
So probably a lot of people who qualify for the upgrade bonus wouldn't qualify for the from-scratch application signup bonus because of one of those complex signup bonus qualification rules.
But are people still getting the 75k upgrade offer anyway? Per DoC, the upgrade offer people are getting now is $200 cash, rather than Marriott points!
#744
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: EWR Ionosphere Club, LAX Clipper Club, Still Traveling Global, yearly BIS miles
Programs: EAL Silver Wings, I-Club, Flying Colonels DL, WorldPass PLat from the olde Meatball and PE SMARTbank
Posts: 1,988
#745
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 1,857
From Chase: "The bonus is not available to you if youare a current cardmember, or were a previous cardmember within the last 30 days, of The Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card from American Express". That's the only mention of the SPG personal.
#746
Suspended
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Bay Area
Programs: DL SM, UA MP.
Posts: 12,729
Lots of chatter on the usual blogs (VFTW, OMAAT) about various changes to the CC offerings for Marriott. A big one for anyone considering an application for the Chase personal card: the bonus on the replacement card will reportedly be 100K, so you may want to hold off on applying for the current 75K offer.
But higher required spend though.
You're getting 1/3 more miles for 2/3 more required spend.
#747
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 99
Has anyone had an issue with 6x points not posting for a Marriott Property? I had a stay at the Nines Portland Marriott Luxury Collection that Chase marketing is insisting is not a Marriott hotel. The customer service supervisor I am speaking to right now actually gave me a website to go to that will show whether a hotel will earn 6x points and the hotel name pops right up, although they claim it isn't for them.
Not sure why they don't just give me 2000 bonus Marriott points to cover the difference in my stay, but at this point I'm fighting it based on principal.
Not sure why they don't just give me 2000 bonus Marriott points to cover the difference in my stay, but at this point I'm fighting it based on principal.
#748
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: home = LAX
Posts: 25,933
Came here to post exactly this. Had a stay at a Marriott hotel and the 6x did not post on my statement. I’m going to call but first time this has happened to me in all my years owning this card (or a previous one). Was curious if this ever happened to anyone else.
It's probably most likely to happen at a hotel named "Blah Blah Hotel, a Whatever Collection Hotel by Marriott", where the "by Marriott" doesn't appear the way the hotel reports to credit cards. It's probably least likely to happen at a hotel named "Marriott SomeCity" or "Fairfield SomeSuburb".
#749
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 99
You need to explain what the actual name of the hotel was and how that name showed up on your credit card statement.
It's probably most likely to happen at a hotel named "Blah Blah Hotel, a Whatever Collection Hotel by Marriott", where the "by Marriott" doesn't appear the way the hotel reports to credit cards. It's probably least likely to happen at a hotel named "Marriott SomeCity" or "Fairfield SomeSuburb".
It's probably most likely to happen at a hotel named "Blah Blah Hotel, a Whatever Collection Hotel by Marriott", where the "by Marriott" doesn't appear the way the hotel reports to credit cards. It's probably least likely to happen at a hotel named "Marriott SomeCity" or "Fairfield SomeSuburb".