Tag Archive: Marriott Bonvoy

Wings of the Points — UR/MR/TYP/C1/Marriott Points to Miles Transfer Chart (2021.4 Update: C1 Adds Partners BA, TK, TP; Improves Transfer Ratio for Some Partners!)

physixfan 2021-04-19 2021-04-29 75 Comments

2021.4 Update: Capital One added new transfer partners: British Airways (Avios) [BA] (2:1.5), Turkish Airlines (Miles&Smiles) [TK] (2:1.5), and TAP Portugal (TAP Miles&Go) [TP] (1:1); also, it improved the transfer ratio from 2:1.5 to 1:1 for the following existing partners: Avianca (LifeMiles) [AV], Etihad (Etihad Guest) [EY], Cathay Pacific (Asia Miles) [CX], Qantas (Frequent Flyer) [QF], Aeroméxico (Club Premier) [AM],…
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Bank Points Guide

Capital One Miles, Marriott Bonvoy, Membership Rewards (MR), ThankYou Points (TYP), Ultimate Rewards (UR)

AmEx Marriott Bonvoy Business Credit Card Review (2021.5 Update: 75k+$150 Offer)

physixfan 2021-03-19 2021-05-13 38 Comments

Marriott Bonvoy Business American Express Card (Formerly Starwood Preferred Guest Business Credit Card from American Express) Review 2021.5 Update: The big offer is expired. The current offer is only 75k+$150. 2021.3 Update: The new offer is 100k+$150! This is one of the best offer ever on this card. Offer ends on 5.12. 2021.2 Update: The big offer is expired. The current…
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AmEx Business Card

American Express (AmEx), Hotel Credit Card, Marriott Bonvoy, No Foreign Transaction Fee, Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG)

AmEx Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant Credit Card Review (2021.5 Update: 75k+$200 Offer)

physixfan 2021-03-18 2021-05-13 48 Comments

Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant American Express Card (Formerly Starwood Preferred Guest American Express Luxury Card) Review 2021.5 Update: The big offer is expired. The current offer is only 75k+$200. 2021.3 Update: The new offer is 125k+$200! This is one of the best offer ever on this card. Offer ends on 5.12. 2021.1 Update: The big offer is expired. The current offer is…
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AmEx

American Express (AmEx), Hotel Credit Card, Marriott Bonvoy, No Foreign Transaction Fee, Premium Credit Card, Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG)

Marriott Bonvoy Boundless™ Credit Card Review (2021.4 Update: 100k Offer)

ThunderFat 2020-04-22 2021-05-13 35 Comments

Marriott Bonvoy Boundless™ Credit Card (Formerly Chase Marriott Rewards Premier Plus Credit Card) Review 2021.4 Update: The 100k offer is back, and this time the spending requirement is lower: $3,000 in 3 months. 2021.3 Update: The previous offer that gives platinum status directly is expired. The current offer is 50k+$250 or 75k. $250 is usually better than 25k Marriott points….
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Chase

Chase, Hotel Credit Card, Marriott Bonvoy, No Foreign Transaction Fee

Chase Ritz-Carlton Credit Card Review (2020.1 Update: Visa Infinite $100 Air Discount Is Removed)

physixfan 2020-01-17 2021-04-24 56 Comments

Chase Ritz-Carlton Credit Card Review 2020.1 Update: The Visa Infinite $100 air discount benefit is moved by Visa on 2020.1.1 without notice (Now this benefit is gone for all the US Visa Infinite cards). HT: reader moyi. Today the webpage to use this benefit shows this message: Effective 1/15/20, your Ritz Carlton Visa Infinite card no longer offers the Visa Discount…
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Chase

Chase, Hotel Credit Card, Marriott Bonvoy, Metal Card, No Foreign Transaction Fee, Premium Credit Card

Marriott Bonvoy Bold™ Credit Card Review (2021.4 Update: 50k Offer)

physixfan 2020-01-13 2021-04-24 44 Comments

Marriott Bonvoy Bold™ Credit Card Review 2021.4 Update: The 50k offer is back. 2020.10 Update: The 50k offer is expired. The current offers are 30k. Application Link Chase Marriott Bonvoy Bold Benefits 50k offer: Earn 50,000 Marriott points by spending $1,000 in the first 3 months from account opening. This is the recent best offer. Marriott point is now the most flexible…
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Chase

Chase, Hotel Credit Card, Marriott Bonvoy, No Annual Fee, No Foreign Transaction Fee

Marriott gutting Bonvoy Events as elite qualification shortcut (2019.12 Update: The 10 Elite Night Credit Is Officially Gone)

DEVGRU 2019-12-26 2019-12-26 3 Comments

[2019.12 Update] Today Marriott changed its official terms and conditions, and the 10 elite night credit for Marriott Bonvoy Events will officially end on Dec 31, 2019. A strong rumor recently surfaced among the Points & Miles community (1, 2) regarding Marriott’s intent to get rid of the ability to earn 10 Elite Qualifying Nights from your first Marriott Bonvoy Events…
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News

Marriott Bonvoy

Summary of Points Transfer Time: Chase UR, AmEx MR, Citi TYP, Capital One Miles, Marriott Bonvoy

physixfan 2019-09-01 2021-04-29 6 Comments

One of the primary aspects to the credit card rewards game involves the following transferable point currencies: Chase Ultimate Rewards (UR), AmEx Membership Rewards (MR), Citi ThankYou Points (TYP), and Marriott Bonvoy (MB). The best value for these rewards are often found in transferring to airlines. The relationship of each currency to various airlines is summarized in Wings of the…
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Bank Points Guide

Capital One Miles, Marriott Bonvoy, Membership Rewards (MR), ThankYou Points (TYP), Ultimate Rewards (UR)

AmEx Marriott Bonvoy Credit Card Review (2019.8 Update: Still Available via Product Change)

physixfan 2019-02-13 2021-04-24 57 Comments

Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card (Formerly The Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express) Review 2019.8 Update: This card is still available via product change. 2019.2 Update: AmEx SPG is rebranded as AmEx Marriott Bonvoy for current card holders (it does not accept new applications). Application Link This card is no longer available to apply, but you can get it by…
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AmEx

American Express (AmEx), Hotel Credit Card, Marriott Bonvoy, No Foreign Transaction Fee, Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG)

Marriott Quietly Loosened Its “No Blackout Dates” Policy

ThunderFat 2018-12-15 2019-07-17 2 Comments

After its merge with SPG program, Marriott incorporated a lot of legacy SPG policies, including the No Blackout Dates policy, stating that if a standard room is available for sale by any means, it should be redeemable using points. However, we recently found that Marriott has changed its no Blackout Dates policy without announcement. Here’s the new policy: 3.2.n. The…
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News

Marriott Bonvoy

Summary of Marriott & SPG Co-branded Credit Cards Bonus Limits

physixfan 2018-08-26 2019-07-17 12 Comments

Starting from Aug 26, 2018, AmEx and Chase work together to limit the bonuses on their Marriott & SPG co-branded credit cards. Now AmEx SPG cards can affect the eligibility of Chase Marriott credit cards, and vice versa. Here’s a summary of the limits. Chase Co-branded Credit Cards Chase cards have their own limits: Chase 5/24 rule: Chase Marriott Premier…
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AmEx Summaries, Chase Summaries

American Express (AmEx), Chase, Marriott Bonvoy, Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG)

What’s the latest with the Marriott + SPG Merger?

TheYoosh 2018-08-24 2019-07-17 3 Comments

As you may be aware, Marriott and Starwood Hotels merged their IT systems and points on August 18, 2018 (five days ago). This was a huge deal in the points and miles world because Starwood points were being converted into Marriott points, accounts were being merged, there was a travel package bonanza, lots of IT issues, and brand new credit…
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News

Marriott Bonvoy, Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG)

“Suite” Dreams Are Made of This: St. Regis Suites, The St. Regis Changsha

DEVGRU 2018-07-07 2019-07-17 4 Comments

We now have an Instagram account: instagram.com/uscreditcardguide , follow us if you like our trip reports! Changsha is an “under-the-radar” city in central China. You may have never heard of it, but it is actually the powerhouse of China’s domestic TV entertainment industry. In recent years Changsha, like other cities in China, saw a rapid expansion of the tourism industry. China…
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Trip Reports

Marriott Bonvoy, St Regis

Data speaks for itself: who scores a big win after Marriott’s August revamp?

martingao 2018-06-29 2019-07-17 0 Comments

(For better viewing experiences, a desktop browser is recommended.) Data exclusively provided by Yeek. Marriott has just revealed its revamped award charts for more than 6,000 hotels worldwide yesterday. Here we will walk you through some important analyses of the new chart. Overall distribution of Marriott hotel categories post-August To our delight, most (~90%) of the hotels will be classified…
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Marriott Bonvoy

Old Chase Marriott Premier Credit Card Review (Discontinued)

physixfan 2018-05-02 2019-09-08 64 Comments

Chase Marriott Rewards Premier Credit Card Review 2019 Update: You can upgrade this card to the new Chase Marriott Bonvoy Boundless card. Here is the upgrade link. The best upgrade offer recently seen is 50k. Application Link This card no longer accepts new applications. If you are lucky to have this legacy credit card, you can still enjoy its original…
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Discontinued Credit Cards

Chase, Hotel Credit Card, Marriott Bonvoy, Metal Card, No Foreign Transaction Fee