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Update 10/16/24: Ends today.
Update 9/18/24: This is now showing on referral links. Please do not share your referrals in the comments below.
Update 9/12/24: Deal is back and valid until 10/16/2024
The Offer
- American Express is offering a sign up bonus of five free nights (up to 50,000 points per night) Marriott Bonvoy Business Card after spending $8,000 within 6 months.
Offer ends 10/16/2024
Card Details
- Anniversary free night award up to 35,000 points (this is a free night certificate that can be used on properties costing up to 35,000 points)
- $125 annual fee (not waived first year)
- Card earns at the following rates:
- Six Marriott rewards points per dollar spent at participating hotels
- Four Marriott rewards points per dollar spent at U.S. restaurants, U.S. gas stations, wireless telephone services purchased directly from U.S. service providers and on U.S. purchases for shipping
- Two points per dollar spent on all other purchases
- Marriott Gold status
- 7% discount on rooms
- Receive 15 nights towards elite status
- Premium in room internet access at participating properties
- No foreign transaction fees
- Can only get the bonus once per lifetime
Our Verdict
Excellent offer. Previous bonus in November 2023 was three free nights. Prior offers were 100k-125k points or 125k + two free night certificates.
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Trying to get P2 setup for some Marriott points so we can visit the Ritz in the Virgin Islands in a couple of years.
What is the best order for getting the Marriott cards? Amex first?
Currently, P2 is 1/24.
Just used 2 x 5 FNCs in SoCal. All $550+ resorts. The new Shoreham and the new Proper in Santa Monica, the Lido House Newport, the VEA resort Newport and the Marriott Laguna Cliffs Resort. (Lido House is hardest but all are equally good and others easier).
Thank you for listing these as I was trying to figure out best places/spots to use them as for points these days, I’m seeing .009/c at best redemption like $200/nightly rate and points needed were 23K/night.
Does this offer still show on referrals?
Anyone know when the 5 nights expire?
1 year from the day you meet the spend
Dont meet the spend too early if you want to give yourself more time to use them
That’s a pro-tip right there! Going to wait 5 days b/f the 6 months window to ensure we get 1 year to use’em up.
Redeemed the 5 free nights for upcoming NYC x-mas vacation. Expedia value was $2600 but was able to book the room for 58k per night, (50k cert + 8k add on). Best redemption and bonus I’ve ever had. Deals are out there, you have to get lucky and be flexible. Not too hard since you have a year to use them.
Which hotel/collection did you end up booking if you dont mind me asking as we have a trip coming up to NYC in summer/Spring. Thanks
Used my 5 nights at the Royalton cancun all inclusive in Sept. cash price would of been $1800
Wow, all inclusive!! We used 4 of these at Westin Lagunamar Cancun but not AI. Would’ve saved a few hundred on food if it was AI! You win haha.
I got the 5 free nights on the Boundless card and honestly they’re almost impossible to redeem. Anywhere worth staying is somehow like 70k points. We just booked an NYC trip and ended up not using the fee nights because we couldn’t find anywhere we could actually use them.
I feel the pain. Almost wasted the certs, but ended up getting great value out of them by sheer luck. Lots of good hotels are priced at 66k+/night, booking something outside of the US with a family of 4 is nearly impossible, and Marriott terms prohibit using these certs for booking for someone else (while allowing point bookings for others). If I ever decide to jump on a similar offer again, I’ll make sure to line up several potential bookings before opening a card.
I used to be able to use the 35k FNC at a couple hotels in the city, but NYC hotel rates are now at ridiculous levels. You might find a Fairfield Inn or Element in midtown for around 65k on the weekends. The cheapest rates are usually downtown which is a less desirable location.
I always use my FNCs at Disney World and for ski trips. Amazing value for both there. Although I’ll concede it is becoming more difficult to then at the Disney World Swan & Dolphin. They were 50k/night since Marriott bought SPG. Now they’ve crept to the 70k range for certain dates with dynamic award pricing.
I’d love to know the ski destinations you are using these carts at.
Exactly!! I learned my lesson years ago and I don’t even look at hotel credit cards that offer free nights. Almost like a scam to me.
And the pathetic part is credit card companies know that a lot of people end up not using these free nights in time and keep offering cards with this promotion as if they are being generous. No thanks. Maybe works for the retired people though who have more flexible schedule.
Decided to apply for this last minute, dropping a DP for fun.
Currently 3/24 with 800+ score, got the SPG Biz in 2016 and canceled it after it got automatically converted to Bonvoy Biz – Google tells me that was sometime around 2019. With Amex I have:
Sole prop, business revenue $1000 (lol). No PUJ, immediately approved with $12k CL!
I got a cancellation (below) due to holding the Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Chase Card. It says “previously or currently”… does anyone know if I cancel the above card then that would enable eligibility for this one?
“You are not eligible to receive the welcome offer because of certain limitations associated with previously or currently having the Marriott Bonvoy® Premier Plus Business Credit Card from Chase, Marriott Rewards® Premier Plus Business Credit Card from Chase, Marriott Bonvoy Business® Credit Card from Chase, Marriott Rewards® Business Credit Card from Chase, Marriott Bonvoy Bountiful™ Credit Card from Chase, Marriott Bonvoy Boundless® Credit Card from Chase, or a Marriott Bonvoy Bold® Credit Card from Chase.”
Did your cancellation come after being initially approved? And there was no pop-up warning?