AmEx Bonvoy Brilliant Luxury Card [General Discussion Thread]
Jul 3, 2022, 9:37 pm
#1846
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: SF Bay Area
Programs: None - previously UA
Posts: 4,861
Especially with the $300 stay credit changing to monthly $25 restaurant credits.
Jul 5, 2022, 5:56 am
#1848
Join Date: May 2022
Posts: 2,255
Definitely worth doing now, maybe not other times. Upgrade now and within the next 2 months use the $300 credit for a Marriott stay. Then starting in October you will get $25 monthly restaurant credit. You will get $525 in statement credits, plus 50k points for an extra $355 in annual fees. Sounds like a no brainer to me
Jul 5, 2022, 5:31 pm
#1849
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Danville, CA, USA;
Programs: UA 1MM, WN CP, Marriott LT Plat, Hilton Gold, IC Plat
Posts: 15,717
I would not take the offer if it potentially invokes the "one bonus per lifetime" rule. I'd rather have potentially 125k + free nights/credits in the future (from a new Bonvoy Brilliant card) than 50k now. But that's just me, others might prefer the points and credits now, particularly if you can use the Clear/GE credits during the next 12 months. I have many other cards that provide them.
Jul 7, 2022, 1:55 pm
#1850
Join Date: May 2011
Location: NYC (LGA, JFK), CT
Programs: Delta Platinum, American Gold, JetBlue Mosaic 4, Marriott Platinum, Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Diamond,
Posts: 4,893
Does anyone know exactly when the Marriott credit restarts every year?
The terms say every "cardmember year." My annual fee is due mid July. I was surprised that a Marriott charge I made last weekend triggered a new $300 fee (I received a credit for what I thought was the current cardmember year last fall)
The terms say every "cardmember year." My annual fee is due mid July. I was surprised that a Marriott charge I made last weekend triggered a new $300 fee (I received a credit for what I thought was the current cardmember year last fall)
Jul 7, 2022, 2:14 pm
#1851
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 625
Does anyone know exactly when the Marriott credit restarts every year?
The terms say every "cardmember year." My annual fee is due mid July. I was surprised that a Marriott charge I made last weekend triggered a new $300 fee (I received a credit for what I thought was the current cardmember year last fall)
The terms say every "cardmember year." My annual fee is due mid July. I was surprised that a Marriott charge I made last weekend triggered a new $300 fee (I received a credit for what I thought was the current cardmember year last fall)
Jul 8, 2022, 11:00 pm
#1852
fomerly known as LandingGear (not Landing Gear)
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 833
Jul 10, 2022, 9:36 am
#1854
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: San Francisco
Programs: AA EXP; Marriott BonVoy Titanium Elite, Marriott LT Plat.
Posts: 1,717
Werty7777 Your post is untrue. AMEX CS confirmed that with the termination of the $300 hotel credit in September, the new program begins a "new day" to earn yet another $300 credit to your account over the course of a year (Sept-2023). Thus, folks can "double-dip" to get a $600 credit to their account within a year.
Jul 10, 2022, 10:13 am
#1855
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 161
Werty7777 Your post is untrue. AMEX CS confirmed that with the termination of the $300 hotel credit in September, the new program begins a "new day" to earn yet another $300 credit to your account over the course of a year (Sept-2023). Thus, folks can "double-dip" to get a $600 credit to their account within a year.
Jul 12, 2022, 6:36 pm
#1856
Join Date: Sep 2020
Location: NYC
Programs: UA 1K, *A Gold, Marriott Titanium (LT Gold), Hilton Gold, National EE, Hertz PC
Posts: 15
Does anyone know exactly when the Marriott credit restarts every year?
The terms say every "cardmember year." My annual fee is due mid July. I was surprised that a Marriott charge I made last weekend triggered a new $300 fee (I received a credit for what I thought was the current cardmember year last fall)
The terms say every "cardmember year." My annual fee is due mid July. I was surprised that a Marriott charge I made last weekend triggered a new $300 fee (I received a credit for what I thought was the current cardmember year last fall)
Jul 20, 2022, 12:55 pm
#1857
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: 718
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Platinum, IHG Diamond
Posts: 967
Jul 21, 2022, 10:09 pm
#1859
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: SFO
Programs: AC SE, AA EXP MM, UA Gold MM, Hyatt Glob, Marriott Titanium, HH Dia, IHG Plat
Posts: 4,777
$300 Credit: Re-usable If Hotel Refunds an Invalid Charge?
I didn't receive my $30 Titanium breakfast credit at a Westin, which is now issuing me a refund. I'd previously maxed out my $300 Brilliant annual credit, but now should have $30 remaining. Will I need to contact Amex to have them apply it to a new Marriott charge?
Thanks....
Thanks....
Jul 22, 2022, 9:21 am
#1860
Join Date: May 2022
Posts: 2,255
I didn't receive my $30 Titanium breakfast credit at a Westin, which is now issuing me a refund. I'd previously maxed out my $300 Brilliant annual credit, but now should have $30 remaining. Will I need to contact Amex to have them apply it to a new Marriott charge?
Thanks....
Thanks....