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Earlier we reported that there are exciting new offers out on the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant and Marriott Bonvoy business cards. Today we are also seeing new increased offers on both of the Chase-issued Marriott credit cards: the Marriott Bonvoy Bold and Marriott Bonvoy Boundless. While these offers are a bit less exciting and might be less attractive because of the complex Marriott credit card rules, they are nonetheless very strong offers that are worth considering if you’re in the market for a Chase Marriott card.
The Offers & Key Card 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 |
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60K points + Free Night Certificate ⓘ Friend-Referral 60K points + 50K free night certificate after $2K in the first 3 months. Terms apply. No Annual Fee This card is subject to Chase's 5/24 rule (click here for details). Recent better offer: 50K points after $1K in the first 3 months and 50K points after 6 eligible paid nights at Bonvoy hotels. (expired 8/9/23) FM Mini Review: The best use for this card is probably to downgrade from the Ritz or Boundless card to avoid the annual fee. That way, you can always upgrade again when you need the annual free night or other perks Earning rate: ✦ 3X Marriott Bonvoy ✦ 2X grocery stores, rideshare, select food delivery, select streaming, and internet, cable and phone services ✦ 1X everywhere else Card Info: Visa Signature issued by Chase. This card has no foreign currency conversion fees. Noteworthy perks: Automatic Silver status ✦ 5 nights of elite credit each year See also: Marriott Bonvoy Complete Guide |
Quick Thoughts
I definitely find the offers on the Amex cards more interesting in terms of the value of the bonuses. Furthermore, while it is possible to get bonuses on both Amex cards (and therefore also collect annual elite nights for both a consumer and business card), opening a Chase Marriott card throws a wrench in one’s ability to get an additional Marriott card for a while (see our Marriott Bonvoy Complete Guide for more on the complex eligibility rules for Marriott credit cards).
That said, the bonuses on the Chase Marriott cards are also quite strong. I imagine most readers would be more interested in the Marriott Bonvoy Boundless card. As noted in the previous post, the 50K free night certificate should get you around $300 in value domestically if you’re able to use it wisely and 125,000 points are easily worth north of $700, so you should be able to get great value out of the bonus.
I’d be less excited about the Bold unless you’re merely opening it as a means to upgrade to the Ritz-Carlton Visa Infinite card down the road. Those who want the Ritz card will need to wait a year from opening one of these Chase Marriott cards to request a product change, but thus far the Ritz card has still been available for product change provided your Chase Marriott card has been open for a year or more. The Bold card doesn’t otherwise offer much ongoing value and neither is the welcome bonus very exciting compared to the other Marriott cards.
Overall, it is great to see the welcome bonus boom keep chugging along, though I am less enthusiastic about these offers than others.
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Does anyone know a way to refer someone for the 125k + FN for the Boundless? My referral link just has the 3FN certificates offer. Not nearly as good.
Does anyone know how long it takes for the free night certs from the sign up bonus to be in your account once you hit the spend?
Trying to plan a trip in December, wondering if it will be enough time for me to actually use the certs
Can I stack the 15 elite nights from Chase along with the 30 elite nights i get from amex’s personal and business card ? So can i have 45 free elite nights a year ? And my apologies if you have been asked this many times before lol
No, it’s 30 total: 15 from any business card (I think Chase has a legacy Marriott biz card) and 15 from any personal car.
Yes, Peter is correct about this. 15 total elite nights on the personal side no matter how many personal cards you have and 15 total elite nights on the business card side. Doesn’t matter which issuer.