[Expired] [Extended] Chase Marriott/Ritz Credit Cards: Get 10x Points On Gas & Restaurants, Up to $3,500 [7/15-9/30]

Deal has ended, view more Marriott deals by clicking here.

Update 9/4/20: They’ve extended the promotion through the entire September (previously it was supposed to end on the 15th). Activation must be done by the 15th. Hat tip to garettg

Update 8/12/20: A lot of readers in the comments here reporting being able to activate now who weren’t able to activate initially.

Update 7/14/20: For those who weren’t able to activate previously, try again now – link is working now for a lot of people. Emails were sent out to some today as well.

Second update on 7/8/20: Use this link for all cards, including business cards. If you were previously showing as ineligible, it’s worth checking this link now (especially if yours is a business card). Reports indicate this offer should work for everyone, worth trying until you get it to work.

Update 7/8/20: Seems to be live for sign up now; readers are reporting success signing up now whereas yesterday morning it wasn’t working.

The Offer

Link for all cards (including business) | Offer landing page

• Earn 10X total points on up to $3,500 in combined purchases spent at gas stations and restaurants between July 15 and September 15, 2020. This includes eligible delivery services such as GrubHub and DoorDash.

Offer valid on the following credit cards: Marriott Bonvoy Boundless, Marriott Bonvoy Premier Plus Business, The Ritz-Carlton, Marriott Bonvoy, Marriott Bonvoy Premier, and Marriott Bonvoy Business.

The Fine Print

• To be eligible for this bonus offer, you must activate by 09/15/20 11:59 p.m. E.T.
• You will earn a total of 10 points for each $1 spent, on up to $3,500 in total combined purchases, in the restaurant and gas station categories from 07/15/2020 to 09/15/2020.
• That’s 9, 8, 7, or 6 points on top of the 1, 2, 3, or 4 points you already earn on those purchases with your card, depending on the category and which Marriott credit card you are using.
• Merchants who accept Visa/Mastercard credit cards are assigned a merchant code, which is determined by the merchant or its processor in accordance with Visa/Mastercard procedures based on the kinds of products and services they primarily sell. We group similar merchant codes into categories for purposes of making rewards offers to you.
• Please note: We make every effort to include all relevant merchant codes in our rewards categories. However, even though a merchant or some of the items that it sells may appear to fit within a rewards category, the merchant may not have a merchant code in that category. When this occurs, purchases with that merchant won’t qualify for rewards offers on purchases in that category.
• Purchases submitted by you, an authorized user, or the merchant through third-party payment accounts, mobile or wireless card readers, online or mobile digital wallets, or similar technology will not qualify in a rewards category if the technology is not set up to process the purchase in that rewards category.
• For more information about Chase rewards categories, chase.com/RewardsCategoryFAQs.
• Purchases posted to your account with a transaction date during the offer period are eligible for this offer. Delays by the merchant, such as shipping, could extend the transaction date beyond the offer period.
• Please allow up to 8 weeks after qualifying purchases post to your account for points to post to your account.
• (“Purchases” do not include balance transfers, cash advances, travelers checks, foreign currency, money orders, wire transfers or similar cash-like transactions, lottery tickets, casino gaming chips, race track wagers or similar betting transactions, any checks that access your account, interest, unauthorized or fraudulent charges, and fees of any kind, including an annual fee, if applicable.)
• To qualify for this bonus offer, account must be open and not in default at the time of fulfillment. This bonus offer is non-transferable.

Our Verdict

These are nice spend offers on the popular gas and dining categories. Not sure if it’ll be possible to sign up until the start date of July 15th. There’s a separate spend offer on utilities and more showing on other Chase cards for July 1 – September 30.

Reader X. tipped us offer a few days ago about this upcoming Marriott/Ritz offer, having heard something from the retention team regarding the Ritz-Carlton credit card. Today, reader Vic accidentally chanced upon the offer page while trying to find the direct links to a separate spend offer from Chase.