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Update 2/6/24: This 5x 50k free night certificate offer on the Marriott Bonvoy Boundless card is now available via referral links. If you’d previously generated a referral link from your Marriott card, it’ll still show the lower 3x 50k free night certificate offer, so you’ll need to generate a new referral link to display the welcome offer giving the increased number of certificates. h/t Doctor of Credit
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We’ve periodically seen an offer to earn five Marriott free night certificates each valid for a night costing up to 50,000 points (though you could also top off with up to 15,000 additional points per night) after $5,000 in purchases in the first 3 months. That deal is back again and can be highly valuable if you can maximize the use of the certificates.
The Offer & Key Card Details
For more information and to find a link to apply, click the card information below to go to our dedication card page.
| Card Offer and Details |
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125K points ⓘ Non-Affiliate Limited Time Offer: Earn 125,000 bonus points after spending $5,000 on eligible purchases within the first 3 months.$95 Annual Fee This card is subject to Chase's 5/24 rule (click here for details). Recent better offer: 5 x 50K free night certificates after $5K in spend (expired 1/9/24) Earning rate: ✦ 6X Marriott Bonvoy ✦ 3X gas stations, grocery stores, and dining on up to $6K in combined purchases each year ✦ 2X everywhere else Card Info: Visa Signature issued by Chase. This card has no foreign currency conversion fees. Big spend bonus: Earn Gold status when you spend $35K each year ✦ 1 Elite Night Credit towards elite status for every $5K spent Noteworthy perks: ✦ Annual free night certificate for 1 night at a hotel redemption level up to 35K ✦ Automatic Silver status ✦ 15 nights of elite credit each year ✦ 1 Elite Night Credit for every $5K spent See also: Marriott Bonvoy Complete Guide |
Quick Thoughts
The Marriott Bonvoy Boundless card can easily be well worth the cost of its annual fee given the annual 35K free night certificate, which can be topped off with up to an additional 15,000 points. With increasing hotel prices, I have had a number of situations where a 35K certificate has gotten me a room selling for $300-$400 per night and even a bit more.
This offer, which we’ve seen a few times over the past couple of years, can be highly valuable given the fact that it comes with free night certificates that are each worth up to 50,000 points (and you can top them off with up to 15,000 additional points per night). At that level, it is very easy to find hotels that are otherwise charging more than $300 per night (and quite a bit more in some cases). That means you could get incredible value out of this welcome offer.
However, there are some factors that might dissuade some. For starters, the free night certificates are valid for a year from the date they are issued. Also, certificates are less flexible than points since you can’t split up a single certificate to book multiple nights, but even still this offer is pretty strong. Even if you only managed to use the certificates for nights that would otherwise cost a bit less than 50K, it should be easy to get well over $1,000 in value out of the welcome offer.
It’s worth double-checking the Marriott credit card eligibility matrix before applying to be sure that you are eligible for a specific Marriott credit card:
| Card You Want | |||||||
| Cards You've Had (Or Recently Applied For) | Chase Bonvoy Bold | Chase Bonvoy Boundless | Chase Bonvoy Bountiful | Amex Bonvoy Business | Amex Bonvoy Brilliant | Amex Bonvoy Bevy | |
| Chase | Ritz Carlton | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ⚠30 | |
| Bonvoy ($45 card) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Bonvoy Premier | ⚠24 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ||
| Bonvoy Bold | ✅ | ⚠90 ⚠24 | ⚠30 ⚠90 ⚠24 | ||||
| Bonvoy Boundless | ✅ | ||||||
| Bonvoy Bountiful | ✅ | ✅ | ⚠24 | ||||
| Bonvoy Business ($45 card) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ⚠30 | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Bonvoy Premier Plus Business | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ⚠90 ⚠24 | ⚠30 | ||
| Amex | Bonvoy | ⚠30 | ⚠30 ⚠90 ⚠24 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Bonvoy Business | ⚠90 ⚠24 | ⛔ | ✅ | ✅ | |||
| Bonvoy Bevy | ✅ | ✅ | ⛔ | ||||
| Bonvoy Brilliant | ✅ | ⛔ | ⛔ | ||||
| Eligibility Key | |
| ✅ | You are eligible for this card and welcome bonus |
| ⚠30 | Your are not eligible for a welcome bonus if you have had the card on the left within the past 30 days |
| ⚠24 | You will not be approved if you currently have or if you've received a welcome bonus in the past 24 months for the card on the left |
| ⚠90 ⚠24 | You are not eligible for a welcome bonus if you were approved for the card on the left within the past 90 days; or if you've received a welcome or upgrade bonus in the past 24 months. |
| ⚠30 ⚠90 ⚠24 | You are not eligible for a welcome bonus if you've had the card on the left within the past 30 days; or if you were approved for it within the past 90 days; or if you've received a welcome bonus or upgrade bonus for it in the past 24 months. |
| ⛔ | You are not eligible for a welcome bonus if you've ever had this card before (but the system seems to "forget" that you've had the card about 5 to 7 years after you cancel) |
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How long should it take to get the certs posted after spending is complete? I know T&C say up to 8 weeks but what is the reality?
Hello, I received these in my account right after the statement date.
Hi! I just reviewed the eligibility guidelines and I I just want to confirm this is true: If I have the AMEX Bonvoy Business, (for five years), I still will not be approved for the Chase Boundless personal card?
Not correct. You would only be ineligible for the welcome bonus if approved within past 90 days or received welcome bonus within past 24 months.
Thank you!
I currently have the bonvoy boundless chase card, and the amex bonvoy. If I wanted in on this deal, am I correct in understanding I’d need to cancel both cards, and wait 30 days to apply for the boundless again? Thoughts on doing this? I haven’t gotten a welcome bonus on either in the last 24 months.
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Do you know what the minimum credit limit is for this card? Chase will not extend my credit but will allow me to move credit around
$5K. If you search the “Pricing and Terms” you’ll find:
Thank you
Is this a targeted or public offer? Chase website shows only 3 night certificates as signup bonus.
We have a link on our Best Offers page (just click on the card info under “The Offer & Key Card Details to go to our card page and find a link to the offer at the Chase website). It certainly seems to be publicly available.
Hasn’t this been out for awhile? Anybody who recently got 3 nights succeed with a match? I tried and failed a few weeks ago.
Has anyone gotten these certs extended recently? I tried last month and was shot down
How many times did you call?
I was able to get 2 certs extended for an additional year. Had to call twice as first agent said no. Second agent said no problem.
09/12 attempted with the Web chat person and was denied. Called in to the one 800 number and had to be transferred once but that person approved my extension. They said did you have something like a medical condition in this year? I said yes I did have one. that was it extended a year from the day I called in
Thanks Nick! Question (or rambling thought…you decide!):
Can (and should?) these certs be used on Marriott Homes & Villas bookings? If so and if that’s a good idea…I might go for this and see if I can use these for a family of 5 to stay around Rome / Naples / Amalfi Coast before/after some free cruises next May/June…! And I don’t have the Ritz card…so this would start my path to getting that one in a year too…but this would also put me at 4/24 until next June, and I do want to stay under 5/24, so the pressure is on if this is going to be my only new consumer card in the next 10 months or so… should I do it??? 😉
No. Marriott Homes & Villas are separate. When you use points for a Marriott Homes & Villas stay, you’re just getting essentially a fixed value of about 0.6cpp toward the cash price. Can’t use certificates for that.
Ah gotcha thanks. Good to know! So I’ll probably keep holding out for a more worthy candidate for that 4/24 final slot 🙂
Question on expiration of certificates.
We got approved on August 20th. 90 days would be November 18th. Our statement end date is November 16th. If we made the final spend on November 17th, we wouldn’t get the certificates until the statement closes on December 16th right? And then they wouldn’t expire until at least 12/16/24, is that right?
Yes, that sounds right.
Thanks!
Disagree with above (if the dates are critical for you). The certs can be issued as soon as a week or so following spend completion (even before your next statement closes).
Thanks for heads up! I would prefer they be into December but I’ll make due if earlier.
I haven’t cut spending that close before. As long as I make the transaction by the 90th day, it should be fine right? I.e. goes by transaction date, not day it posts?
Personally wouldn’t wait until the very last day, but, yes, *should* be fine in that case.
Did your certificates post? How long did it take after meeting spending requirement?
We left $200 in spend after 6 weeks and they gave them to us then so waiting didn’t work like we wanted it to. We used all 5 though and got great value