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INSIDER SECRET: The card’s up to $300 in annual statement credits are incredibly easy to use – you can even use them to help offset the cost of a paid stay!
There isn’t much time left to apply for the increased offer on the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant™ American Express® Card! Through April 24, 2019, you can earn a 100,000-point intro bonus after meeting the card’s minimum spending requirements.
The welcome bonus can easily get you hundreds of dollars in free travel at otherwise expensive hotels and resorts. Plus, the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant American Express Card has a number of valuable ongoing perks that can save you money.
You’ll get benefits like up to $300 in annual statement credits to use each card-membership year at participating Marriott hotels and a free night certificate after each account anniversary to use at participating Marriott hotels that cost up to 50,000 points per night!
The Free Night Certificate You’ll Earn Can Be Used at Tons of Hotels Around the World, Including the Sprawling St. Kitts Marriott Resort & The Royal Beach Casino
Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant AMEX Credit Card
You can apply here for the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant American Express Card
Through April 24, 2019, with the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant American Express Card, you can earn a 100,000-point intro bonus after you spend $5,000 on purchases within the first 3 months of account opening.
You’ll also get:
6 Marriott points per $1 spent on Marriott purchases
3 Marriott points per $1 spent at US restaurants and flights booked directly with airlines
2 Marriott points per $1 spent on everything else
Annual free night award each year on your card anniversary. It’s valid at participating locations costing up to 50,000 points
Free Gold elite status – Upgrades when available, 25% bonus points
Global Entry or TSA PreCheck credit
Priority Pass lounge access membership
15 elite night credits every year
$300 statement credit for Marriott purchases every year (room rate, incidentals, etc.)
Terms Apply
The $450 annual fee (see rates & fees) is high. But the welcome bonus alone is easily worth $100s in free hotel stays. Plus, you’ll also earn a free night award valid at select Marriott hotels each account anniversary.
During the application, AMEX will have a pop-up window that will tell you if you’re ineligible to earn the bonus based on a variety of factors. But you definitely won’t be eligible for this card’s bonus if you have or have ever had the AMEX Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant card or it’s previous version (AMEX Starwood Luxury Card) ever before. You also aren’t eligible if you’ve had any of these cards in the past 30 days:
Ritz-Carlton™ Credit Card from JPMorgan
J.P. Morgan Ritz-Carlton Rewards® Credit Card
You also aren’t eligible for the intro bonus if you’ve had any of the following cards in the past 90 days or have earned a welcome bonus or upgrade bonus from any of these cards in the past 24 months:
Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Credit Card
Chase Marriott Rewards® Premier Plus Credit Card
Marriott Bonvoy Premier Card
Chase Marriott Bonvoy™ Premier Business
Chase Marriott Rewards® Premier Plus Business Credit Card
Chase Marriott Rewards® Premier Credit Card
For more Marriott Bonvoy tips and tricks, check out these posts:
Meghan Hunter is an editor for Million Mile Secrets. She covers points, miles, credit cards, airlines, hotels and general travel. Her work has also appeared in The Points Guy.
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