The Offer
- American Express is offering a bonus of 125,000 points after $5,000 in spend on the first 6 months on the Marriott Bonvoy Bevy.
Card Details
- $250 annual fee
- Card earns at the following rates:
- Earn 6X points for every $1 spent at Marriott properties
- Earn 4X points for every $1 spent on the first $15,000 in combined purchases each year on grocery stores and dining
- Earn 2X points for every $1 spent on all other purchases
- Free Night Award every calendar year, after $15,000 in spend within that calendar year (good for up to 50,000 points)
- Complimentary Gold Elite status
- 15 elite night credits toward elite status
- Welcome offer not available to applicants who (i) have or have had The Ritz-Carlton® Credit Card from JPMorgan, the J.P. Morgan Ritz-Carlton Rewards® Credit Card, the Marriott Bonvoy Bountiful™ Credit Card from Chase, the Marriott Bonvoy Boundless® Credit Card from Chase, the Marriott Rewards® Premier Plus Credit Card from Chase, the Marriott Bonvoy® Premier Credit Card from Chase, the Marriott Bonvoy Bold® Credit Card from Chase, or the Marriott Bonvoy® Premier Plus Business Credit Card from Chase or the Marriott Rewards® Premier Plus Business Credit Card from Chase in the last 30 days, (ii) have acquired the Marriott Bonvoy Bountiful™ Credit Card from Chase the Marriott Bonvoy Boundless® Credit Card from Chase, the Marriott Bonvoy Bold® Credit Card from Chase in the last 90 days, or (iii) received a new Card Member bonus or upgrade offer for the Marriott Bonvoy Bountiful™ Credit Card from Chase, the Marriott Bonvoy Boundless® Credit Card from Chase, or the Marriott Bonvoy Bold® Credit Card from Chase in the last 24 months.
Our Verdict
This is the standard increased bonus on this card. Overall not a good bonus, especially with the high annual fee. We won’t be adding this to our best credit card bonuses.
Does it have a lifetime restriction on it?
Remember when Starwood points were the best in the game? I member. 125K used to get you 4 nights at some good hotels. Now you’re barley paying for a night.
Yes, unfortunately loyalty points aren’t what they used to be.
I prefer alternate grains like corn and rice. Not a fan of barley paying.
Wheat’s better is to use a kasha back card when you want to book a room farro way.
P.S. Rye don’t think you spelt barely correctly.
And the awards werent dynamic? I remember redeeming 20K SPG points for the W NYC on NYE and the rooms were going for 1K cash. You would get bonvoyed doing that today.