As expected, Chase has released a new consumer Marriott Bonvoy credit card with no annual fee.
The Offer
- Earn 50,000 bonus points after you spend $2,000 on purchases in your first 3 months from your account opening with your Marriott Bonvoy Bold credit card.
Card Details
- No annual fee
- No foreign transaction fee
- Receive 15 Elite Night Credits each calendar year, qualifying you for Silver Elite status
- Card earns 3x points for every $1 spent at Marriott Bonvoy hotels
- Card earns 2x points for every $1 spent on other travel purchases (from airfare to taxis and trains)
- Card earns 1x point for every $1 you spend on all other purchases
- Points don’t expire as long as you make purchases on your credit card every 24 months
Card & Bonus Eligibility
Eligibility for this product: The product is not available to either:
- current cardmembers of the Marriott Bonvoy™ Premier credit card (also known as Marriott Rewards® Premier), Marriott Bonvoy Boundless™ credit card (also known as Marriott Rewards® Premier Plus), Marriott Bonvoy Bold™ credit card, or
- previous cardmembers of the Marriott Bonvoy™ Premier credit card (also known as Marriott Rewards® Premier), Marriott Bonvoy Boundless™ credit card (also known as Marriott Rewards® Premier Plus), or Marriott Bonvoy Bold™ credit card, who received a new cardmember bonus within the last 24 months.
If you are an existing Marriott Rewards Premier or Marriott Bonvoy™ Premier customer and would like this product, please call the number on the back of your card to see if you are eligible for a product change.
Eligibility for the new cardmember bonus: The bonus is not available to you if you:
- are a current cardmember, or were a previous cardmember within the last 30 days, of Marriott Bonvoy™American Express® Card (also known as The Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card from American Express);
- are a current or previous cardmember of either Marriott Bonvoy Business™ American Express® Card (also known as The Starwood Preferred Guest® Business Credit Card from American Express) or Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant™ American Express® Card (also known as the Starwood Preferred Guest® American Express Luxury Card), and received a new cardmember bonus or upgrade bonus in the last 24 months; or
- applied and were approved for Marriott Bonvoy Business™ American Express® Card (also known as The Starwood Preferred Guest® Business Credit Card from American Express) or Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant™American Express® Card (also known as the Starwood Preferred Guest® American Express Luxury Card) within the last 90 days.
Our Verdict
We were waiting for the release of the no fee card to accompany the Bonvoy Boundless card which has a $95 annual fee. Not a bad bonus for a no fee card, though you may do better with the Boundless card than the Bold card since you’ll get a free night with that card. Regardless, a lot of us won’t be eligible due to 5/24. At the very least, the no fee Bold card is a nice downgrade option from the Boundless card since it gives the free elite night credits for no annual fee cost. Let us know your own thoughts in the comments below.
