May 5, 2018, 4:18 am
Cancel Marriott Chase now or wait and "upgrade" card in May?
Apr 25, 2018, 6:28 am
#16
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: DFW/PHL
Programs: US CP, UA *G; SPG Plat, Hilton Gold; Natl Exec, Hertz PC
Posts: 623
7 You will earn 1 Elite night credit for each $3,000 in Net Purchases. (“Net Purchases” are purchases of goods and services made by you or any authorized user on your account minus any returns or refunds, and do not include balance transfers, cash advances, cash-like charges such as travelers checks, foreign currency, and money orders, any checks that access your account, overdraft advances, interest, unauthorized or fraudulent charges, or fees of any kind, including an annual fee, if applicable.) We have the right to determine which purchases qualify for this offer. We reserve the right to change or end this offer at any time. There is no limit to the number of Elite nights that you can earn. Please allow 6-8 weeks for Elite nights to be credited to your Marriott Rewards account from the last day of each calendar month you qualify. To qualify for the Elite nights, your account must be open and not in default at the time of processing and fulfillment. Chase is not responsible for offer fulfillment or the provision of or failure to provide the stated benefits and services.
Apr 25, 2018, 6:33 am
#17
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Thailand
Programs: Marriott LT Titanium; IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 1,150
I know on these Marriott merger posts that 90% of the discussion seems to be about people reading things differently. So I will add my opinion here. The FAQ states this:
I read this as specifically stating that the Premier Plus card and the Premier card are different products. I read it this way because they will be offering points to upgrade the Premier to the Premier Plus. If they were the same product, then an upgrade would not be needed or encouraged by Chase.
So I guess we will just have to wait to see the Terms and Conditions on May 3. Personally, I am very interested to see the terms of the upgrade offers referred to on the main landing page on this link. As I mentioned, it sounds like Chase wants people to voluntarily upgrade to the new Premier Plus. Depending on the upgrade options, it might be better to upgrade rather than opening the new card in order to avoid a new account counting towards 5/24.
I read this as specifically stating that the Premier Plus card and the Premier card are different products. I read it this way because they will be offering points to upgrade the Premier to the Premier Plus. If they were the same product, then an upgrade would not be needed or encouraged by Chase.
So I guess we will just have to wait to see the Terms and Conditions on May 3. Personally, I am very interested to see the terms of the upgrade offers referred to on the main landing page on this link. As I mentioned, it sounds like Chase wants people to voluntarily upgrade to the new Premier Plus. Depending on the upgrade options, it might be better to upgrade rather than opening the new card in order to avoid a new account counting towards 5/24.
You basically cant have both which is curious as I now have both of the IHG cards
Apr 25, 2018, 12:23 pm
#18
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Temecula, Ca.
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Platinum Elite, SPG Platinum
Posts: 273
So the Marriott Rewards Premier Card is the one to choose. For me at least. It will still have the ELITE NIGHT CREDIT: You will earn 1 Elite night credit for each $3,000 in Net Purchases.
Very glad they kept this option.
Very glad they kept this option.
Apr 25, 2018, 3:04 pm
#19
Join Date: Apr 2004
Programs: AA plt 2 mm, Marriott LTT, HH dia
Posts: 1,215
The question is whether you have to wait 2 years from the last bonus on the Premier card to open the Premier Plus. I don't know the answer to that right now. So if you got the bonus on the Premier over 2 years ago, then you should be able to close it and apply for the Premier Plus.
Apr 26, 2018, 11:17 pm
#20
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: SNA
Programs: M/R AMBASSADOR/LT/TIT/UASILVER/AAGOLD
Posts: 469
For those trying to qualify for SNA’s, the elite night credit for 3K spend will get you there faster.
Apr 27, 2018, 7:54 am
#21
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: ORD
Programs: UA Silver, Marriott Platinum/LT Platinum, Hilton Gold
Posts: 5,594
Very interesting. I am assuming that if I keep my existing card I will continue to receive that benefit, but as you noted, there is no mention of this with the new card. 100K points for the new card may not be as important to folks who need additional nights to hit their annual status level.
Edit to add: Just saw this in the ad, missed it earlier.
PATH TO GOLD STATUS when you spend $35,000 each account year
Under the $3000 rule, and with the 15 free nights, that kind of seems like the "path to Gold". Wonder if they keep the benefit but there's a cap on it. Either number of nights you can earn, or that cc nights can only be used to get to Gold status, not higher.
Apr 27, 2018, 11:42 am
#22
Join Date: May 2016
Location: ATL
Programs: DL GM, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 1,240
As someone who's currently valuing nights over points, I think it's more advantageous for me to keep the older card with the $3000 elite night credits that I don't see in the terms of the new card. I do wonder if the new free night award will be point based (redeem for nights up to 35,000 points) instead of category based (compared to the Cat 1-5 certs which for instance can't be used on a Cat 6 pointsaver, even though it'd only be 25,000 points).
Apr 27, 2018, 3:08 pm
#23
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Temecula, Ca.
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Platinum Elite, SPG Platinum
Posts: 273
As someone who's currently valuing nights over points, I think it's more advantageous for me to keep the older card with the $3000 elite night credits that I don't see in the terms of the new card. I do wonder if the new free night award will be point based (redeem for nights up to 35,000 points) instead of category based (compared to the Cat 1-5 certs which for instance can't be used on a Cat 6 pointsaver, even though it'd only be 25,000 points).
MARRIOTT REWARDS® PREMIER
CREDIT CARD
ANNIVERSARY FREE NIGHT STAY E-CERTIFICATE: Please allow 6 to 8 weeks from your account anniversary date for your Anniversary Free Night Stay E-Certificate to be automatically deposited into your Marriott Rewards Account. Anniversary Free Night Stay E-Certificate is valid for hotels in categories 1-5.ELITE NIGHT CREDIT: You will earn 1 Elite night credit for each $3,000 in Net Purchases.
Apr 28, 2018, 9:39 am
#24
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: home = LAX
Posts: 25,933
As someone who's currently valuing nights over points, I think it's more advantageous for me to keep the older card with the $3000 elite night credits that I don't see in the terms of the new card. I do wonder if the new free night award will be point based (redeem for nights up to 35,000 points) instead of category based (compared to the Cat 1-5 certs which for instance can't be used on a Cat 6 pointsaver, even though it'd only be 25,000 points).
Apr 28, 2018, 11:31 pm
#25
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 151
Shelved my Marriott card. Was using it for almost everything. Now that points aren't important for LT status, I'm using my SPG card for only Marriott/SPG transactions until 1 Aug.
Apr 28, 2018, 11:47 pm
#26
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Los Angeles, CA; Philadelphia, PA
Programs: OZ Diamond
Posts: 6,134
Are most of you holding out for the "upgrade" offer before deciding what to do?
LAX
LAX
Apr 29, 2018, 12:25 am
#27
Join Date: Apr 2004
Programs: AA plt 2 mm, Marriott LTT, HH dia
Posts: 1,215
Apr 29, 2018, 10:48 am
#28
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: home = LAX
Posts: 25,933
Points aren't important any more for any LT status you couldn't possibly achieve by the end of this year.
Ie, points will stop being important for LT status at the end of 2018.
Meanwhile, the current Marriott card gives you nights too, at an extra elite night for every $3000 of purchases.
Apr 30, 2018, 12:03 pm
#30
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 99
Anyone hear of any updates on the card? It gets released on Friday and surprised they haven't spilled the beans on the upgrade bonus yet.