Can you earn 30 elite night credits for Bonvoy from credit cards?
Apr 12, 2020, 8:46 am
#91
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 41
Worked (quickly)
I had the SPG Business card but cancelled during the merger a couple of years ago. At the time it had really no benefits-- no free night, etc., and the retention department offered nothing when the annual fee was due.
Reapplied and approved Friday (knew I would not get the sign up bonus) and the 15 nights were added to my account this morning. Was surprised I received them so fast-- website indicated it could take 60 days (and Marriott's IT department has been terrible since the merger).
Reapplied and approved Friday (knew I would not get the sign up bonus) and the 15 nights were added to my account this morning. Was surprised I received them so fast-- website indicated it could take 60 days (and Marriott's IT department has been terrible since the merger).
Apr 12, 2020, 9:06 am
#92
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: BLI
Programs: Alaska Million Mile Flyer, Marriott Lifetime Titanium Elite
Posts: 3,195
This is just a return to what used to be policy when you owned more than one Marriott card from Chase, business and personal. Before the SPG merger, you could stack annual bonus nights from each card. Now, you simply can again.
Apr 12, 2020, 9:26 am
#93
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: BOS/EAP
Programs: UA 1K, MR LTT, HH Dia, Amex Plat
Posts: 32,092
In fact since Marriott stopped it there have been many more upgrades for me and pleasant lounge experiences.
Guess they are desperate right now.
Apr 26, 2020, 11:53 am
#94
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Saipan, MP 96950 USA (Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands = the CNMI)
Programs: UA Silver, Hilton Silver. Life: UA .57 MM, United & Admirals Clubs (spousal), Marriott Platinum
Posts: 15,067
Marriott Bonv°y Business AmEx, here we come!
Since the Chase Marriott Bonv°y Business Visa is no longer open to new applicants, this looks like a move to restore some business to AmEx, after so many of us cancelled our duplicate SPG >> Bonv°y personal AmEx cards.
Apr 26, 2020, 4:40 pm
#95
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: BLI
Programs: Alaska Million Mile Flyer, Marriott Lifetime Titanium Elite
Posts: 3,195
Perhaps. I have both the Chase business and personal Bonvoy VISA cards, as well as the Bonvoy American Express. The last one remains on the bubble because I don't really need/want a third free night certificate. But this ability to earn 15 nights from both a personal and business Bonvoy card again will ensure some keep both Chase VISA cards, too. (As a Lifetime Titanium, I'm okay regardless.)
Apr 26, 2020, 5:15 pm
#96
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2010
Programs: DL, OZ, AC, AS, AA, BA, Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott, IHG
Posts: 19,905
oh I understand. They put away with all the doubling & tripling down and rollover and 10 nights for meetings and so on and so forth .... for a very valid reason. Now they are rolling it back and I don't want to go back to lounges being unusable which is what we have seen when all of these nonsense rules were in place.
In fact since Marriott stopped it there have been many more upgrades for me and pleasant lounge experiences.
Guess they are desperate right now.
In fact since Marriott stopped it there have been many more upgrades for me and pleasant lounge experiences.
Guess they are desperate right now.
May 10, 2020, 8:01 am
#102
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: PHX
Posts: 4,787
I had the SPG Business card but cancelled during the merger a couple of years ago. At the time it had really no benefits-- no free night, etc., and the retention department offered nothing when the annual fee was due.
Reapplied and approved Friday (knew I would not get the sign up bonus) and the 15 nights were added to my account this morning. Was surprised I received them so fast-- website indicated it could take 60 days (and Marriott's IT department has been terrible since the merger).
Reapplied and approved Friday (knew I would not get the sign up bonus) and the 15 nights were added to my account this morning. Was surprised I received them so fast-- website indicated it could take 60 days (and Marriott's IT department has been terrible since the merger).
It was a tough choice to use a credit card slot when I am not eligible for the sign up bonus but this should get me to lifetime plat at or around the start of 2022. Just hope they don’t change the program.
