The Offer
Update: There is another offer with the same bonus, but with an additional 5,000 points for adding an authorized user. It requires $3,000 in spend instead of $2,000 though. Link here.
- Apply for the Chase Marriott Premier card and receive the following bonuses (must have status with Marriott and be logged in):
- a $150 statement credit after your first purchase
- 40,000 bonus points after you spend $2,000 or more in the first three months
Card Details
- Annual fee of $85 waived first year
- Card earns at the following rates:
- 5x points per $1 spent at Marriott & Ritz Carlton locations
- 2x points per $1 spent on airline tickets purchased directly with the Airline, at car rental agencies and at restaurants
- 1x points per $1 spent on all other purchases
- Anniversary bonus of a free night certificate for a category 1-5 property.
- 15 credits towards Elite membership after approval and every year after account anniversary
- 1 elite credit for every $3,000 spent
- This product is available to you if you do not have this card and have not received a new cardmember bonus for this card in the past 24 months
Our Verdict
This offer doesn’t look like it has the extra 7,500 points for adding an authorized user, but maybe I missed it. There is also currently another offer for 87,500 points (7,500 being from the authorized user) but the annual fee is not waived. So it’s really a matter of if you prefer a extra 47,500 points or $235. You’d need to value Marriott points at 0.495¢ or more for the 87,500 offer to be better than this. In the past they have also offered a bonus for 55,000 Marriott + $200 Marriott gift card with the annual fee waived, I think that’s probably a better deal than this but who knows when/if it’ll come back.
Two things worth remembering, we’re speculating that the Chase 5/24 rule will come into effect next month on co-branded cards and you should also read these 22 things you should know about Chase credit cards.
Hat tip to bluexcskis on /r/churning
