Chase has come out with an interesting new offer on the Marriott Boundless Card. New applicants receive a $150 statement after the first purchase on the card as well as an additional 100,000 points after spending $3,000 on the card with the first 3 months.
There’s also a concurrent offer for the no annual fee Bonvoy Bold card that gives 60K points and a 50K free night certificate after spending $2k that some folks may find more appealing.
The Offer & Key Card Details
| Card Offer and Details |
|---|
100,000 points + $150 statement credit ⓘ Friend-Referral Earn 100K points after spending $3,000 on eligible purchases within the first 3 months and a $150 statement credit after making one purchase$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 |
Are You Eligible For A Marriott 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) |
Quick Thoughts
Chase has rolled out an interesting spectrum of welcome offers on the Boundless card over the last few year couple of years using a combination of points, free night certificates, statement credits and/or gift cards
Based on the current Reasonable Redemption Value for Marriott points of 0.7 cents each, 100,000 Bonvoy points are worth ~$700, adding the statement credit leads to a total value of ~$850 less the first year annual fee.
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On Marriot website the link (https://www.marriott.com/credit-cards/chase-credit-cards.mi) shows Boundless with 3 free nights and letting to apply. Curious if the 3 free nights will be given or the new offer of 100K + $150.
You’ll get the offer shown, so if you apply for the 3 nights version, that’s the one that you’ll get. That was the previous main public offer, but it’s still showing in some places.
Inside “The Offer & Key Card Details” section, your offer states “Earn100K free night certificates…”, this should read “Earn 100K points…”.
Do you think this new offer is better than the recent offer for (3) 50k free night certificates?
It is neither better nor worse. It is all in how you like to use your points and travel.
If you know of a specific hotel that you’re probably going to be staying at in the next year and it usually goes for around 50K points, or if you know that you’ll be traveling abroad in the next where you can often get much better award pricing that in the US, then the 50K cert offer is probably better. For what it’s worth, I’d hold out for the (5) 50K cert offer that comes around at least once a year rather than the go for the (3) 50K cert offer.
However, if you have no immediate plans to stay at a Marriot, or you typically like to use your Marriott points for high-end properties that go for well above 50K-65K per night (the highest end properties now top out at 120K -150K per night, and most high-end properties in the luxury category typically go for at least 100K per night) then this is the better offer as it will allow you to travel the way you like and not limit you to lower-end properties or force you to possibly use your certs for poor value.
This game is all completely subjective. Think about how offers would work for you personally.