AmEx Bonvoy Brilliant Luxury Card [General Discussion Thread]
Mar 27, 2019, 2:20 pm
#766
Join Date: Aug 2004
Programs: Continental OnePass
Posts: 856
I just got this card and I had a question regarding the $5k spend to get 100,000 points and the $300 Marriott credit. Specifically, do I have to actually spend $5,300 to get the 100,000 points if $300 of that is given back to me for the Marriott credit?
Mar 27, 2019, 5:53 pm
#767
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 225
Coincidentally, I just upgraded my card and asked the rep today. He didn’t know, so he put me on hold and came back saying, yes. So, that’s what I’ll do. Cheers.
Mar 27, 2019, 5:55 pm
#768
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 161
Nope, 5K is all you need. I did in in Aug/Sep last year with just over 5k total spend and got the 300 back in addition to an 60 dollar Amex offer. I believe it's mentioned twice in this thread.
Mar 28, 2019, 7:28 am
#770
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 14
I received an offer to upgrade to the Bonvoy Brilliant card for 100K points if I spend $5K in 3 months. The offer expires at the end of April. However, my credit card anniversary is in the next 2 weeks, so I'm wondering if it makes sense to upgrade before or after. Perhaps someone can provide some insight on the following:
- Will I have to wait another year to get my 35K free night anniversary certificate if I upgrade now? In other words, does upgrading reset the clock when it comes to the anniversary date?
- What happens if I pay the $95 fee before I upgrade the card? Will the annual fee count against the Bonvoy Brilliant $450 fee (so I'd only owe $355)?
Apr 2, 2019, 8:56 pm
#773
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 12
Does anyone know if the $300 statement credit gets triggered if i book through Virtuoso for a Marriott property? I cannot seem to find it on this thread. The T&C state booking via the Marriott website but wondering if other people have datapoints to contradict this.
Apr 2, 2019, 9:02 pm
#774
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: SNA
Programs: AA EXP, UA 1K (until it expires then never again), *wood Plat, Marriott Gold
Posts: 9,239
I upgraded in Feb, hit the 5k two weeks ago and on the Amex site it shows the 100K (in the points earned YTD) but not yet in my Bonvoy account though my cycle isn’t until later this month so would seem that they post after your billing cycle when earned.
Apr 3, 2019, 4:54 am
#775
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: 11,727
I just noticed that in the Amex Offers & Benefits, I now see the following 2 offers:
- Spend $200 or more at a Marriott Bonvoy hotel, get $40 back
- Spend $500 or more at a Bulgari hotel, get $100 back
Apr 3, 2019, 6:45 am
#776
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Boston, MA
Programs: SPG Plat, PC Plat, AA ExPlat, LT Gold
Posts: 1,897
I just noticed that in the Amex Offers & Benefits, I now see the following 2 offers:
- Spend $200 or more at a Marriott Bonvoy hotel, get $40 back
- Spend $500 or more at a Bulgari hotel, get $100 back
Apr 3, 2019, 7:44 am
#777
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: 11,727
I believe the last time Amex had this type of offer late last year/earlier this year, it had the same T&Cs, but I didn't have any issues getting the $40 (or whatever it was) back. I think that is probably just saying the hotel needs to participate with Marriott's Bonvoy program with 99+% of all Marriott hotels do.
Apr 3, 2019, 10:06 am
#778
Join Date: Feb 2019
Programs: DL Plat, ANA SFC, Bonvoy Ambassador (former SPG 75), Shangri-La Diamond
Posts: 28
Got the new card today. I requested a replacement for damaged cards on Amex's website. The card feels like crap. No heft at all for a metal card. Worse than the PRG, plastics on both sides and metal in the middle.
Anyone knows if there is a non-contactless version of this metal card? Probably would feel better in the hand than this. DK if Amex offers it but if they do I will probably go for it.
Can't post a photo because I don't have 5 posts here on flyertalk.. Oh well
EDIT: After playing around with it I feel more like it is a layer of thin plastic coating in the front. But still feels plastic to the touch, and much lighter than PRG or Plat that Amex offers.
Anyone knows if there is a non-contactless version of this metal card? Probably would feel better in the hand than this. DK if Amex offers it but if they do I will probably go for it.
Can't post a photo because I don't have 5 posts here on flyertalk.. Oh well
EDIT: After playing around with it I feel more like it is a layer of thin plastic coating in the front. But still feels plastic to the touch, and much lighter than PRG or Plat that Amex offers.
Last edited by deathwatch; Apr 3, 2019 at 10:26 am Reason: updates
Apr 3, 2019, 1:22 pm
#779
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: HNL
Programs: UA GS4MM, MR LT Plat, Hilton Gold
Posts: 6,447
Apr 3, 2019, 1:27 pm
#780
Join Date: Feb 2019
Programs: DL Plat, ANA SFC, Bonvoy Ambassador (former SPG 75), Shangri-La Diamond
Posts: 28
I mean why would anyone care what their car feels like when driving? Why would anyone pay a premium for anything? The cheapest one will always do.
I just thought this is the cheapest feeling metal card I have ever gotten. If you don't care fine but do you really have to reply to me? I am pretty sure there is a thread on flyertalk talking about the 2 versions of amex plat.
I just thought this is the cheapest feeling metal card I have ever gotten. If you don't care fine but do you really have to reply to me? I am pretty sure there is a thread on flyertalk talking about the 2 versions of amex plat.