Earn 100,000 Points On The Chase Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Card Or 50,000 Points On The No Fee Marriott Bonvoy Bold Card

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April 22, 2021 2:00 pm

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Limited time signup bonuses:

For a limited time only, you can earn 100K Marriott bonus points for opening the Chase Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Consumer Card and spending $3,000 in 3 months.
For a limited time only, you can earn 50K Marriott bonus points for opening the Marriott Bonvoy Bold Card and spending $1,000 in 3 months.

Comparison to previous signup bonus:

The previous signup bonus on the Boundless card was 75K points for spending $3,000 in 3 months.
The previous signup bonus on the Bold card was 30K points for spending $1,000 in 3 months.

Previous limited time offers for these cards required additional spending to get the signup bonus, such as 100K points for spending $5,000 on the Boundless card, but the spend threshold hasn’t been changed with this limited time offer!

Annual fee:

The Boundless card has a $95 annual fee, though the signup bonus and annual anniversary nights are worth well more than that.
The Bold card has no annual fee.

Other Marriott Limited Time Bonus Offers:

Welcome bonus terms:

You won’t get the welcome bonus on this card if:

You have an active Chase Marriott consumer Boundless, Bold, or Premier card.
You got a bonus on a Chase Marriott consumer card in the past 24 months.
You have or had an active Starwood AMEX/Marriott Bonvoy AMEX Consumer card in the past 30 days.
You were approved for a Starwood Luxury AMEX/Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant AMEX card or the Starwood Business/Marriott Bonvoy Business AMEX in the past 90 days
You received a signup bonus for a Starwood Luxury/Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant AMEX or the Starwood Business/Marriott Bonvoy Business AMEX card in the past 24 months.

5/24:

All Chase cards appear to be subject to 5/24 restrictions, meaning that you are not likely to be approved if you have been approved for 5 or more consumer credit cards in the past 24 months. Note that the Chase system automatically counts cards like authorized user cards and store cards as cards that count towards 5/24, but if you explain to Chase that those cards are merely authorized user cards or store cards they can manually approve you for a new card.

You can check your credit report for free at the federally authorized annualcreditreport.com to check how many accounts are shows as being open in the past 24 months.

Card earnings:

Boundless:

2 points per dollar everywhere.
6 Marriott points per dollar at Marriott hotels.
There are no foreign transaction fees.

Bold:

1 point per dollar everywhere.
2 points per dollar on all travel purchases.
3 Marriott points per dollar at Marriott hotels.
There are no foreign transaction fees.

Card protections:

Purchase protection covers items purchased up to $500 against theft or damage for 120 days.
Extended warranty protection adds an additional year on the manufacturer’s warranty.
Car rental CDW insurance covers rentals in the US on a secondary basis and rentals outside of the US on a primary basis.
Trip delay reimbursement covers $500/passenger for expenses due to delays of 12+ hours.
Lost luggage reimbursement covers luggage lost or damaged, up to $3,000/passenger.

Spend threshold:

You’ll need to spend $1,000 or $3,000 within 3 months.

You can pay your federal taxes for a 1.96% fee. If you overpay your taxes you can request a refund or apply it to your next year’s taxes.

My local natural gas company allows me to prepay up to $1,000 on a credit card for a $1.65 flat fee. That’s a great way to earn miles and help meet a spend threshold. My electricity supplier allows me to pay with a credit card for free as long as I am enrolled in autopay.

Airline transfer bonus:

You can transfer increments of 60K Marriott points into 25K airline miles or 27.5K miles with United.

Additionally, airlines often have their own bonuses for hotel point transfers.

Marriott has dozens of valuable airline transfer partners, such as Aegean, Alaska, American, JAL, Qantas, and dozens more!

Miles from these airlines can be very valuable and hard to get from other sources. For example JAL miles allow you to book awards on Emirates, AA, and BA with discounted or no fuel surcharges as well as mileage bargains. Alaska miles opens up bargains on airlines like Cathay Pacific and Qantas with no fuel surcharges and they allow 2 free stopovers on awards.

Premium internet access:

Boundless cardholders get free premium in-room internet at Marriott hotels.

Elite status:

Both cards offer Silver Elite status, which gives 10% bonus points, late checkout, and more.

If you spend $35K/year on the Boundless card you will earn Gold elite status, which gives 25% bonus points, late checkout, room upgrades, a points amenity on paid and award stays, and more.

Both cards also offer 15 elite night credits for having the card.

You can get 15 elite night credits for having a Marriott consumer card and 15 elite night credits for having a Marriott business card. You can combine those nights with promotional nights to reach higher elite tiers.

You can’t get 2 sets of 15 elite night credits if you only have consumer or only have business cards.

Card Convertibility:

You can convert your Chase Marriott cards between the Marriott Boundless, Marriott Bold, and JPMorgan Ritz-Carlton card.

Officially you can’t convert until you have had your card for 12 months, but some reps will allow conversions at any time.

Anniversary night:

Boundless cardholders will receive a free night upon every card anniversary valid at hotels that cost up to 35K points. Anniversary nights can be worth several times the annual fee on this card! Anniversary nights expire 12 months after they post to your account.

You can view all Marriott hotels with their point requirements here.

Marriott Award Chart:

This is what the current Marriott award chart looks like. Anniversary nights from the Boundless card can be used at category 1-4 hotels on all dates and on category 5 hotels on off-peak or standard dates. Anniversary nights from the Ritz card can be used at category 1-5 hotels on all dates, on category 6 hotels on off-peak or standard dates, and on category 7 hotels on off-peak dates.

100,000 points will get you anywhere from 20 off-peak category 1 nights to 1 peak night at a top-tier hotel where rates can exceed $3,000/night.

Hotel Category	Award Chart	Cash + Points Chart	Pointsavers Chart
Category 1	5,000 off-peak 7,500 standard 10,000 peak	$55+1,500 (1.57 cpp) off-peak $55+3,500 (1.38 cpp) standard $55+4,500 (1 cpp) peak	4,000 off-peak 6,000 standard 8,500 peak
Category 2	10,000 off-peak 12,500 standard 15,000 peak	$65+4,000 (1.08 cpp) off-peak $65+6,000 (1 cpp) standard $65+7,000 (0.81 cpp) peak	8,000 off-peak 11,000 standard 13,000 peak
Category 3	15,000 off-peak 17,500 standard 20,000 peak	$80+6,000 (0.89 cpp) off-peak $80+8,500 (0.89 cpp) standard $80+9,500 (0.76 cpp) peak	12,000 off-peak 16,000 standard 18,000 peak
Category 4	20,000 off-peak 25,000 standard 30,000 peak	$105+8,000 (0.88 cpp) off-peak $105+12,000 (0.8 cpp) $105+15,000 (0.7 cpp) peak	17,500 off-peak 22,500 standard 27,500 peak
Category 5	30,000 off-peak 35,000 standard 40,000 peak	$140+13,500 (0.85 cpp) off-peak $140+17,000 (0.78 cpp) $140+21,000 (0.74 cpp) peak	27,500 off-peak 32,500 standard 37,500 peak
Category 6	40,000 off-peak 50,000 standard 60,000 peak	$190+19,000 (0.9 cpp) off-peak $190+25,000 (0.76 cpp) $190+30,000 (0.63 cpp) peak	35,000 off-peak 45,000 standard 55,000 peak
Category 7	50,000 off-peak 60,000 standard 70,000 peak	$250+25,000 (1 cpp) off-peak $250+30,000 (0.83 cpp) $250+40,000 (0.83 cpp) peak	45,000 off-peak 55,000 standard 65,000 peak
Category 8	70,000 off-peak 85,000 standard 100,000 peak	$440+27,500 (1.04 cpp) off-peak $440+42,500 (1.04 cpp) $440+57,500 (1.04 cpp) peak	65,000 off-peak 80,000 standard 90,000 peak

Sample hotels where you can use your Boundless anniversary or bonus night:

The following are sample category 1-5 hotels:

Domestic:

Anchorage Marriott Downtown
Atlanta Marriott Marquis
W Atlanta – Downtown
Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards
Boca Raton Marriott at Boca Center
AC Hotel Boston Downtown
Aloft Boston Seaport District
Aloft New York Brooklyn
New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge
AC Hotel Chicago Downtown
Hotel Chicago Downtown, Autograph Collection
W Chicago – Lakeshore
Metropolitan at The 9, Autograph Collection, Cleveland
Westin Dallas Fort Worth Airport
JW Marriott Denver Cherry Creek
The Westin Southfield Detroit
Courtyard Fort Lauderdale Beach
The Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort
Sheraton Laguna Guam Resort
The Westin Resort Guam
Courtyard King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel
Sheraton Kona Resort & Spa at Keauhou Bay, Hawaii
JW Marriott Houston Downtown
Courtyard Key Largo
JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort & Spa
Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel
The Westin Las Vegas Hotel & Spa
Courtyard Los Angeles Century City/Beverly Hills
Four Points by Sheraton Los Angeles Westside
Los Angeles Airport Marriott
Sheraton Gateway Los Angeles Hotel
Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, Los Angeles
New York LaGuardia Airport Marriott
Newark Liberty International Airport Marriott
Aloft Miami Aventura
Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay
AC Hotel Miami Beach
Courtyard Miami Beach South Beach
Residence Inn Miami Beach South Beach
Residence Inn Miami Beach Surfside
Residence Inn Miami Sunny Isles Beach
The MC Hotel, Autograph Collection, Montclair, NJ
Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa
Moxy New Orleans Downtown/French Quarter Area
Aloft Manhattan Downtown – Financial District, New York
Fairfield Inn & Suites New York Downtown Manhattan/World Trade Center Area
Four Points by Sheraton Manhattan SoHo Village, New York
New York Marriott Downtown
Grand Bohemian Hotel, Autograph Collection, Orlando
Courtyard Palm Springs
Renaissance Palm Springs Hotel
Park City Marriott
Pittsburgh Marriott City Center
Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel & Casino
Courtyard San Diego Old Town
Westin San Diego
Courtyard Washington, DC/Foggy Bottom
The Westin Georgetown, Washington D.C.
The Opus, Westchester, NY (Previously Ritz-Carlton)
Fairfield Inn & Suites Virgin Zion National Park

International:

Park Tower, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Courtyard Aruba Resort, Aruba
W Brisbane, Australia
Melbourne Marriott Hotel, Australia
The Westin Melbourne, Australia
The Westin Perth, Australia
Marriott Vacation Club at Surfers Paradise, Australia
Pier One Sydney Harbour, Autograph Collection, Australia
Sydney Harbour Marriott Hotel at Circular Quay, Australia
The Westin Sydney, Australia
Das Triest, Vienna, a Member of Design Hotels, Austria
JW Marriott Absheron Baku, Azerbaijan
Renaissance Sao Paulo Hotel, Brazil
JW Marriott Hotel Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Delta Hotels Banff Royal Canadian Lodge, Canada
Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel, Canada
Courtyard Niagara Falls, Canada
Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, Canada
The Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto, Canada
Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre, Canada
W Santiago, Chile
JW Marriott Hotel Beijing, China
The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing, China
The S. Regis Beijing, China
The S. Regis Chengdu, China
JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai at Tomorrow Square, China
The Portman Ritz-Carlton, Shanghai, China
The S. Regis Shanghai Jingan, China
The Ritz-Carlton, Shenzhen, China
The S. Regis Shenzhen, China
Sheraton Grand Hotel Wuhan, China
Marriott Hotel Hacienda Belen, Costa Rica
Renaissance Curacao Resort & Casino
Curaçao Marriott Beach Resort
Courtyard Prague City, Czech Republic
Fiji Marriott Resort Momi Bay
Sheraton Fiji Resort
Riviera Marriott Hotel La Porte de Monaco, France
Marriott Rive Gauche Hotel, Paris, France
La Caserne Chanzy Hotel & Spa, Autograph Collection, Reims, France
Athens Marriott Hotel, Greece
Domes Miramare, a Luxury Collection Resort, Corfu, Greece
Hong Kong SkyCity Marriott Hotel
Mira Moon Hong Kong, a Member of Design Hotels
The S. Regis Mumbai, India
AC Hotel Firenze, Florence, Italy
STRAF, Milan, a Member of Design Hotels, Italy
Courtyard Rome Central Park, Italy
Publica Isrotel, Autograph Collection, Herzliya, Israel
Sheraton Miyako Hotel Tokyo, Japan
Courtyard Tokyo Ginza Hotel, Japan
Hotel Pacai, Vilnius, a Member of Design Hotels, Lithuania
Courtyard Vilnius City Center, Lithuania
JW Marriott Hotel Macau
The Westin Langkawi Resort & Spa, Malaysia
The Westin Turtle Bay Resort & Spa, Mauritius
Marriott Cancun Resort, Mexico
The Westin Resort & Spa, Cancun, Mexico
The Westin Cozumel, Mexico
Le Méridien Mexico City
Apollo Hotel Amsterdam, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel, Netherlands
The Slaak Rotterdam, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel, Netherlands
Four Points by Sheraton Auckland, New Zealand
W Panama
JW Marriott Hotel Lima, Peru
Sheraton Manila Bay, Philippines
Lisbon Marriott Hotel, Portugal
S. Kitts Marriott Resort & The Royal Beach Casino
Trump Turnberry, a Luxury Collection Resort, Scotland
Le Meridien Singapore, Sentosa
Sheraton Towers Singapore
The Westin Cape Town, South Africa
The Westin Chosun Seoul, South Korea
Renaissance Zurich Tower Hotel, Switzerland
Sheraton Zurich Hotel, Switzerland
Hotel Proverbs Taipei, a Member of Design Hotels, Taiwan
Taipei Marriott Hotel, Taiwan
JW Marriott Hotel Bangkok, Thailand
The S. Regis Bangkok, Thailand
Le Méridien Chiang Mai, Thailand
JW Marriott Khao Lak Resort & Spa, Thailand
Renaissance Koh Samui Resort & Spa, Thailand
Renaissance Phuket Resort & Spa, Thailand
Marriott’s Mai Khao Beach – Phuket, Thailand
The Ritz-Carlton, Istanbul, Turkey
W Abu Dhabi – Yas Island, UAE
The Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi, Grand Canal, UAE
Le Méridien Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina, Dubai, UAE
Sheraton Grand Hotel, Dubai, UAE
Sheraton Mall of the Emirates Hotel, Dubai, UAE
London Heathrow Marriott Hotel, UK
Residence Inn London Kensington, UK
London Marriott Hotel Canary Wharf, UK
London Marriott Hotel Maida Vale, UK
JW Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay Resort & Spa, Vietnam

Will you signup for this limited time offer? Where do you use your anniversary nights?

11 Comments On "Earn 100,000 Points On The Chase Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Card Or 50,000 Points On The No Fee Marriott Bonvoy Bold Card"

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Shimon

Can I transfer Marriot points to someone else in my household or their Turkish Airlines account?

You can transfer up to 100K Marriott points per year to another member.

Thank you, I’m applying right now ☺️

Abe

Why does chase have a no annual fee version of the Marriott cards and amex doesn’t?

AMEX won the contract for premium consumer and business.
Chase won the contract for free and mid-tier consumer.

Yankel

But the benefits aren’t significantly different?

OK?

How does it compare to amex bonvoy cards?

Uneducated

+1 Comparison chart something like United post

I don’t see how the anniversary nights are anywhere close to being worth more than the $95 AF. I’ve got 5 35,000 certificates through Marriott and Amex that are basically worthless because at peak awards season, category 5 hotels require 40,000 or more. 2 certificates expire 8/1 (3 in September and November) so with summer the peak travel season I can’t find anywhere nice that will accept them. What a waste! Very frustrating. I think I’m gonna ditch most of my cards.

Martin

If you call Marriott Bonvoy, do you know if they can tell you whether you’re qualified for the sign up bonus?