(EXPIRED) Earn +5 Marriott points at gas stations with targeted Amex Offer

If you have a Marriott credit card issued by Amex, check your Amex Offers as there’s a targeted offer giving +5 points per dollar at U.S. gas stations. That means you’ll earn 7x-9x depending on which type of card you get the offer on.

The Deal

• Earn +5 Marriott Bonvoy points per dollar at U.S. gas stations with a targeted Amex Offer.

Key Terms

• Expires December 31, 2023.
• Limit 5,000 bonus points.
• Offer valid for eligible purchases at gas station locations in the U.S. An “eligible purchase” means a purchase made with your enrolled Card at a U.S. gas station location by 12/31/2023.
• Offer excludes online purchases and marina fuel or any type of commercial fuel, including jet fuel purchases.
• “Gas station” means a merchant that is primarily in the business of selling gasoline to consumers.
• A gas station may sell other convenience items, but its primary business must be selling gasoline to consumers.
• The following are NOT considered gas stations: superstores, supermarkets, and warehouse clubs that sell gasoline.
• Not valid for corporate card transactions.
• Valid only on purchases made in US dollars.

Quick Thoughts

I got this offer on my Marriott Bonvoy Amex card (which was converted from the old SPG card) which means non-Marriott spend earns 2 points per dollar. The +5 therefore makes it a 7x card which is a decent return seeing as Marriott points aren’t as easy to rack up as points from many other hotel programs. Note that this is only valid on $1,000 of spend though due to the limit of 5,000 bonus points.

If you’re targeted for this offer on a Marriott Business Amex card, that’d be even better. That’s because the business card ordinarily earns 4x at U.S. gas stations, so this offer would make that 9x – an even more generous return than the 8x earned as standard on the Wyndham Rewards Earner Business card, although that would also depend on how you value Marriott and Wyndham points.

While many people won’t need to spend $1,000 on gas by the end of the year, bear in mind that many gas station chains sell gift cards in-store. It’d be worth doing a test purchase first to ensure it codes as a gas purchase, but that could be an easy way to lock in the bonus points from this offer.

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