Update 4/23/19: Today is the last day for the American Express bonuses. Also the last day for the upgrade offer on the Brilliant card.
Today is the day Marriott has started officially usually the Marriott Bonvoy name and they have made a number of changes to the co-branded cards offered by American Express & Chase. The American Express SPG personal and Chase Marriott business cards are no longer available for sign up.
As part of these changes we are also seeing some new sign up bonuses on the other Marriott cards that are still available for application. These bonuses are as follows:
Contents
- 1 Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant™ American Express® Card (Previously Starwood Preferred Guest® American Express Luxury Card)
- 2 Marriott Bonvoy Business™ American Express® Card (Previously Starwood Preferred Guest® Business Credit Card from American Express)
- 3 Marriott Bonvoy Boundless™ Credit Card from Chase (Previously Marriott Rewards® Premier Plus Credit Card)
- 4 Our Verdict
Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant™ American Express® Card (Previously Starwood Preferred Guest® American Express Luxury Card)
- 100,000 points after $5,000 in spend within the first three months. Valid until 04/24/19
This is the same bonus this card launched with, it has also been available via referral before as well. Personally think we will have to see a stronger sign up bonus on this card in the future, but it looks like at least in the immediate or near term this is as high as it will go. Keep in mind that starting March 28th, 2019 they will be offering a $100 property credit at The Ritz-Carlton® or St. Regis with a two night minimum stay that is booked directly.
Marriott Bonvoy Business™ American Express® Card (Previously Starwood Preferred Guest® Business Credit Card from American Express)
- 100,000 points after $5,000 in spend within the first three months. Valid until 04/24/19
Annual fee is waived first year and will be $95 the following year if you apply before 3/28/19. Otherwise annual fee will be $125 (most likely still waived first year). Again this is the same sign up bonus that was previously offered.
Marriott Bonvoy Boundless™ Credit Card from Chase (Previously Marriott Rewards® Premier Plus Credit Card)
- 75,000 points after $3,000 in spend within the first three months of account opening. $95 annual fee not waived
We somewhat recently saw a bonus of 100,000 points on this card.
Our Verdict
None of these offers are particularly amazing, if you’re considering any of them keep in mind the cross issuer Chase/American Express rules for these products. I would have thought Marriott would have wanted bigger bonuses than this to celebrate the launch of Bonvoy, but nothing Marriott does surprises me anymore.
