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American Express has come out with a new offer on its Bonvoy Business card that could be quite valuable for someone who’s able to maximize the use of free night certificates at properties that ordinarily cost 50K points per night. The new offer gives 3 free night certificates worth up to 50,000 points each after spending $6,000 on the card within the first 6 months.
The Offer & Key Card Details
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3 Free Night Awards, valued at up to 50K points each ⓘ Affiliate Three 50k free night certificates after $6K spend in the first 6 months. Redemption level up to 50,000 Marriott Bonvoy(R) points for each bonus Free Night Award, at hotels participating in Marriott Bonvoy(R). Resort fees & terms apply. (Rates & Fees)$125 Annual Fee Recent better offer: 5x50K free night certificates after $8K in spend (expired 10/16/24) Earning rate: 6x at Marriott Bonvoy properties ✦ 4x at restaurants worldwide, U.S. gas stations, wireless telephone services purchased from U.S. suppliers and on U.S. purchases for shipping ✦ 2x on all other eligible purchases. Terms Apply. (Rates & Fees) Card Info: Amex Credit Card issued by Amex. This card has no foreign currency conversion fees. Big spend bonus: Earn an additional 35k free night certificate (can be topped-up with up to 15k additional points, subject to resort fees) after you spend $60K on purchases in a calendar year Noteworthy perks: Complimentary Marriott Gold elite status ✦ 15 Elite Night Credits each calendar year ✦ 35k Free Night Award every year after card renewal (subject to resort fees) ✦ Complimentary premium Internet access at Marriott properties ✦ Terms Apply (Rates & Fees) See also: Marriott Bonvoy Complete Guide |
Quick Thoughts
The FM Team typically prefers points over free night certificates. However, Marriott has some great properties at the 50K level. It wouldn’t be hard to get several hundred dollars in value with redemptions of those certificates, which might make this offer a great deal if you’d otherwise going to use points at those properties. They’ve also become easier to use at the high-end since Marriott began allowing members to top them off with up to 15,000 points (per award). Now, they can effectively be used towards properties up to 65,000 points.
The previous offer on this card was 75,000 points, but that was only on $3,000 in spend. This offer doubles the spend and the points, but ties those points into less-flexible certificates. It’s worth noting that the consumer Chase Bonvoy Boundless card has the exact same welcome offer of 3 free night certificates, but for only $3,000 minimum spend.
I’d probably not jump on this offer without a plan for how to use the certificates since they expire in a year. However, if you do know where you’ll use those certs, this could be a solid deal.
Before applying, take a look at our Marriott credit card eligibility matrix below to find out whether or not you are eligible for a new cardmember bonus. See also our Marriott Bonvoy Complete Guide for more details on the credit cards and eligibility.
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Do we know if it really takes 8-12 weeks to get the free night certs?
I wish Marriott would loosen up on the restriction for having multiple Marriott CCs. You can have multiple Hilton CC and I have 3 different IHG CCs.
I wish amex would improve MR to bonvoy transfer rate to 1:1.5(what is was pre merger) or 1:2 as it is with hilton.
Even a periodic 50% transfer bonus like Chase is running right now would be good! Historical bonuses show AMEX is usually 30% or less which really limits the value in transferring to Marriott.
Not really a Marriott thing, but more an agreement between Chase and AmEx. The rules sort of force you to pick a horse and stay with it. However, if you pick AmEx, you can get 3 different SUBs within a fairly short time (the Biz Bonvoy, the Brilliant, and the Bevy). With Chase, you only have two (the Boundless or Bold and the Bountiful).