Help a newbie!
Sep 10, 2018 | 2:39 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2013
Programs: Southwest, United, Hilton
Posts: 7
Help a newbie!
Advice for a newbie please
All,
Hoping for some help from experienced Marriott customers. I am looking to acquire 400k points for future complimentary stays, and looking for the best strategy to do this. I am looking to do with without staying at a Marriott, if possible, and with as little dollars as possible. Here is what I have so far:
Apply for the SPG AMX card and / or SPG Business AMX card.
o Regular Card has a 75k bonus points offer
o Business Card has a 100k bonus points offer
o Both waive the annual fee for the first year
o Am I eligible to apply for both, and receive bonus points for both?
Apply for the Marriott Premier card
o 75k bonus points offer
o $95 fee
Chase Ultimate Rewards
o 50k bonus points offer are these points transferable to Marriott?
o Annual fee waived first year
Thoughts? Anything I am missing? Do any of these cards run promotions that have higher bonus point offers?
All,
Hoping for some help from experienced Marriott customers. I am looking to acquire 400k points for future complimentary stays, and looking for the best strategy to do this. I am looking to do with without staying at a Marriott, if possible, and with as little dollars as possible. Here is what I have so far:
Apply for the SPG AMX card and / or SPG Business AMX card.
o Regular Card has a 75k bonus points offer
o Business Card has a 100k bonus points offer
o Both waive the annual fee for the first year
o Am I eligible to apply for both, and receive bonus points for both?
Apply for the Marriott Premier card
o 75k bonus points offer
o $95 fee
Chase Ultimate Rewards
o 50k bonus points offer are these points transferable to Marriott?
o Annual fee waived first year
Thoughts? Anything I am missing? Do any of these cards run promotions that have higher bonus point offers?
Sep 10, 2018 | 2:52 pm
#2
Moderator, Marriott Bonvoy & FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: McKinney, TX, USA
Programs: United Silver; AA Plat/2MM; Marriott LT Titanium; Hilton Gold
Posts: 11,776
I'm not a CC expert, but I think you can hold quite a few different CCs, but Chase is always changing their rules. So not sure how many different sign-up bonuses you can get. And now I think Amex may be getting in on limiting sign-ups as well.
With Chase UR, points can be transferred to Marriott, but it may depend on the type of card you have. I have the old Chase Sapphire card and I can't transfer to Marriott through it. But I also have the Ink Business card and I can transfer through it. I'd suggest checking out the Chase forum: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/chas...e-rewards-722/ to see what the latest is on getting signups and Marriott transfers.
With Chase UR, points can be transferred to Marriott, but it may depend on the type of card you have. I have the old Chase Sapphire card and I can't transfer to Marriott through it. But I also have the Ink Business card and I can transfer through it. I'd suggest checking out the Chase forum: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/chas...e-rewards-722/ to see what the latest is on getting signups and Marriott transfers.