Dec 13, 2015, 4:14 pm
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What are the current offers?
Is there a business version of this card?
Can I apply for this card and earn the bonus after doing so previously?
Once I meet the card's initial spending requirement, how soon will I receive my signup bonus points?
If I cancel my card after the annual free-night cert has posted, will I lose the cert?
See concurrent discussion in the wikis at
Marriott Credit Card Offers & Associated Benefits (2016) and
Chase Free Night Certificate
Is there a business version of this card?
Can I apply for this card and earn the bonus after doing so previously?
Once I meet the card's initial spending requirement, how soon will I receive my signup bonus points?
If I cancel my card after the annual free-night cert has posted, will I lose the cert?
See concurrent discussion in the wikis at
Marriott Credit Card Offers & Associated Benefits (2016) and
Chase Free Night Certificate
Marriott Rewards Premier Visa Signature card [2017 and earlier]
Dec 20, 2011, 2:06 pm
#706
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Palm Beach/ New England
Programs: AA EXP 3MM, DL GM, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 4,383
Just got off the phone with Chase. I had upgraded to the new Premier card from the old Signature card earlier this year, and after getting the new card, I closed the old card.
Final bill from Signature card had some interesting text:
"Bonus points from Marriott Hotel purchases ... 2820
Points earned this statement from purchases.. 1601
Points transferred to Marriott ...................... 0
Points unavailable for redemption .................. 4421"
Chase customer service representative: "Oh yes, this happens all the time."
Apparently if you close (any Chase Marriott) card account, you will not receive your final period (or periods) of points.
Final bill from Signature card had some interesting text:
"Bonus points from Marriott Hotel purchases ... 2820
Points earned this statement from purchases.. 1601
Points transferred to Marriott ...................... 0
Points unavailable for redemption .................. 4421"
Chase customer service representative: "Oh yes, this happens all the time."
Apparently if you close (any Chase Marriott) card account, you will not receive your final period (or periods) of points.
Dec 20, 2011, 5:16 pm
#707
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Newton Centre, MA, USA
Programs: DL 2MM Gold, AA Plat Pro; Hilton Lifetime Diamond, Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium (via SPG), IHG Plat
Posts: 2,192
Just got off the phone with Chase. I had upgraded to the new Premier card from the old Signature card earlier this year, and after getting the new card, I closed the old card.
Final bill from Signature card had some interesting text:
"Bonus points from Marriott Hotel purchases ... 2820
Points earned this statement from purchases.. 1601
Points transferred to Marriott ...................... 0
Points unavailable for redemption .................. 4421"
Chase customer service representative: "Oh yes, this happens all the time."
Apparently if you close (any Chase Marriott) card account, you will not receive your final period (or periods) of points.
Final bill from Signature card had some interesting text:
"Bonus points from Marriott Hotel purchases ... 2820
Points earned this statement from purchases.. 1601
Points transferred to Marriott ...................... 0
Points unavailable for redemption .................. 4421"
Chase customer service representative: "Oh yes, this happens all the time."
Apparently if you close (any Chase Marriott) card account, you will not receive your final period (or periods) of points.
Dec 20, 2011, 5:32 pm
#708
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Winter Garden, FL
Programs: Delta DM-3MM United Gold-MM Marriott Lifetime Titanium Hertz President's Circle
Posts: 13,498
Doesn't seem fair if you upgraded (rather than simply closing the account).
Bruce
Bruce
Dec 20, 2011, 5:50 pm
#709
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: 11,728
But I do agree, if someone were to truly upgrade their account to the Premier card, then that would seem to be a bit unfair.
Feb 6, 2012, 5:33 pm
#710
Suspended
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 8,720
I'm going to be in a city where there is a Category 5 property located and my annual anniversary date whereby the Cat 5 cert is deposited into my account is a few days after my scheduled stay.
Has anyone been able to speed up the deposit of this award?
I now know that MR Customer Service can extend this award for 6 months -- neve knew this until reading it here and confirming that with C/S - but I have the opposite problem!
Anybody have any success with the problem I have presented above?
Thanks,
NJ
Has anyone been able to speed up the deposit of this award?
I now know that MR Customer Service can extend this award for 6 months -- neve knew this until reading it here and confirming that with C/S - but I have the opposite problem!
Anybody have any success with the problem I have presented above?
Thanks,
NJ
Feb 18, 2012, 12:41 am
#711
Join Date: May 2001
Location: San Francisco/Bangkok
Programs: Alaska 75K United 1K
Posts: 1,415
Marriott Chase VISA card questions
If you get a Marriott Credit Card and then cancel before the annual fee
do they take back the points you got when you opened the card?
Thanks in advance
do they take back the points you got when you opened the card?
Thanks in advance
Feb 18, 2012, 6:27 am
#712
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: IAD
Programs: UA 1K, Marriott Rewards - LTPP
Posts: 4,240
No they don't. By keeping it though you get a 1 night certificate good at a cat 1-5 and 15 elite nights (assuming you have the Premier card). For $85 a lot of us consider that a good deal.
Feb 18, 2012, 2:30 pm
#714
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: River Forest, IL
Posts: 328
Yes- the Marriott is one I will always keep- the free night is worth more than the fee and it has been easy for me to get to gold with the 15 night boost.
Feb 19, 2012, 7:30 pm
#715
Join Date: May 2011
Location: LAX
Programs: AA PLAT, Marriot Plat, SPG Plat, Hilton Gold
Posts: 280
Yes the fee is less than a night stay at a Cat 4 and it is good value compared to Hilton card.
Feb 20, 2012, 11:00 am
#716
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: home = LAX
Posts: 25,939
By no "net" annual fee, I mean the value of guarnateed perks you get with the card (in this case, a category 1-5 free nigh certificate each year you pay the annual fee) is likely to be at least equal in value to the annual fee, no matter what hotel you end up using it at.
And if you can't use one free night a year, I don't understand why you got the Marriott card in the first place.
Feb 20, 2012, 11:08 am
#717
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: MSP
Programs: DL DM, Marriott Plat, National Exec Elite
Posts: 1,357
i just used my free cat 1-5 and saved 400 from the lowest rate at the cat5 in miami.
well worth the 85 dollars
well worth the 85 dollars
Feb 20, 2012, 7:05 pm
#718
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: USA
Programs: UA Platinum, Marriott Silver
Posts: 124
I agree it is a great value. The free night, but also the 15 elite nights which get me much closer to Gold. I also took advantage of the 70000 bonus sign up.
Feb 21, 2012, 12:32 am
#719
Join Date: Feb 2005
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Titanium (former PP), Hilton Silver, UA Silver, AS Member, Hertz 5*
Posts: 3,906
The spending also earns extra elite nights. You get an extra elite night for every $3000 charged to the Marriott credit cards. The Premier Visa is the way to go (with the annual certificate and 15 nights elite credit as mentioned by others).
Chase keeps a running total of how close you are to the next elite night, and this is carried forward to the new year. I got one night credited in early February, and I had not spent $3,000 on my Premier Visa in the roughly 5 weeks of 2012.
My experience tells me that if you are $2400 towards the next elite night with the Premier Visa at the end of the year that you will only need another $600 in spending in the following year to get another elite night posted.
Chase keeps a running total of how close you are to the next elite night, and this is carried forward to the new year. I got one night credited in early February, and I had not spent $3,000 on my Premier Visa in the roughly 5 weeks of 2012.
My experience tells me that if you are $2400 towards the next elite night with the Premier Visa at the end of the year that you will only need another $600 in spending in the following year to get another elite night posted.