The new Marriott Rewards Premier Plus Credit Card is now available from Chase and the newly-merged Marriott/Starwood/Ritz-Carlton rewards program. They are launching with a limited-time offer of 100,000 Marriott Rewards points after spending $5,000 in 3 months. Here are the card highlights:
- Earn 100,000 Bonus Points after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.
- Free Night Award (valued up to 35,000 points) every year after account anniversary.
- Earn 6 points per $1 spent at participating Marriott Rewards & SPG hotels.
- 2 points for every $1 spent on all other purchases.
- Automatic Silver Elite Status each account anniversary year.
- Get upgraded to Gold Status when you spend $35,000 on purchases each account year.
- Coming in 2019, 15 Elite Night Credits each calendar year.
- $95 Annual Fee.
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The Marriott and Starwood merger isn’t fully complete, and so you can use these points at either Marriott properties (Ritz-Carlton, Renaissance Hotels, Courtyard, Residence Inn, Springhill Suites, Fairfield Inn & Suites) or Starwood Properties (Westin, Sheraton, The Luxury Collection, Four Points by Sheraton, W Hotels, St. Regis, Le Méridien, Aloft). Transfer points between the two programss at the ratio of 1 Starpoint = 3 Marriott points.
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In August 2018, there will be a new merged hotel night redemption chart. All Starwood points will converted be Marriott points, permanently. Each of the 6,500+ hotels will be assigned a Category number. There will be no blackout dates, but there will be seasons (off-peak, standard, and peak) from 2019 onward (just standard for 2018). Here’s the new chart:
In August 2018, Marriott Rewards points will also transfer to various airline frequent flier miles (3 Marriott points = 1 mile). Similar to the Starwood bonus structure, they will add 15,000 points for every 60,000 points you transfer to airline miles. 60,000 Marriott points = 25,000 airline miles.
Finally, Marriott points are also convertible to gift cards, but it takes 60,000 points to redeem for a $200 gift card for Marriott or retailers like Best Buy, Home Depot, or Nordstrom. That ratio isn’t all that great so you’ll definitely get the most value via hotel night redemptions or airline miles transfer.
If you’ve gotten a bonus from this Marriott Rewards® Premier Credit Card within the last 2 years, please note the following:
The product is not available to either (i) current cardmembers of the Marriott Rewards Premier or Marriott Rewards Premier Plus credit card, or (ii) previous cardmembers of the Marriott Rewards Premier or Marriott Rewards Premier Plus credit card who received a new cardmember bonus within the last 24 months. If you are an existing Marriott Rewards Premier customer and would like this product, please call the number on the back of your card to see if you are eligible for a product change.
After your account anniversary and paying the $95 annual fee, you’ll get an Anniversary Free Night Award automatically deposited into your account within 8 weeks. The Anniversary Free Night Award is valid for a one night hotel stay at a property with a redemption level up to 35,000 points. Getting $95 value out of hotel night is pretty easy to achieve, as long as you use it before it expires after 12 months.
Bottom line. The Marriott Rewards Premier Plus Credit Card is a newer version of their Premier card and is currently offering 100,000 Marriott Rewards points after spending $5,000 in 3 months. As with all hotel cards, the value is dependent on your unique travel preferences. This new offer is better than the previous one, so if you have the old card you may be able to get a bonus for upgrading.
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