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Save on the First Year Annual Fee With New Offer for Chase Marriott Card

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    Do you like collecting Marriott and Starwood points for free hotel stays or flights?  If so, there’s a new offer for the Chase Marriott Premier credit card.

    You’ll now earn 75,000 Marriott points after opening the card and completing minimum spending requirements.  That’s less than the previous offer for 80,000 Marriott points after meeting minimum spending requirements.

    But the $85 annual fee is waived the first year.  It wasn’t waived before.

    Depending on how you value Marriott points, this could be a better deal than the previous offer.

    Use Marriott Points for Free Nights at the Union Station Hotel Nashville

    I’ll remind you what to expect with the Chase Marriott card.  And help you decide if this fits into your travel goals.

    New Chase Marriott Welcome Offer January 2018

    Link:   Marriott Rewards® Premier Credit Card

     

    With the current Chase Marriott credit card offer, you’ll earn 75,000 Marriott points after spending $3,000 on purchases within the first 3 months of account opening.  And the $85 annual fee is waived the first year.

    The Chase Marriott card also comes with:

    Is This a Good Deal?

    Link:   Marriott Award Chart

    The previous offer was 80,000 Marriott points, plus 7,500 Marriott points after adding an authorized user and making a purchase within 3 months of opening your account.  So this new offer is essentially adding an $85 value and removing 12,500 Marriott points.  You’ll have to decide for yourself if a waived $85 annual fee is worth more than 12,500 Marriott points.

    Personally, I do NOT think this is a better deal.  Because you can reserve award nights at low-category Marriott hotels starting at 7,500 Marriott points per night.  And it’s not difficult to find a low-category hotel room that costs more than $85 per night.

    The Courtyard Beaumont Costs $190+ per Night. But You Can Book an Award Night for Just 7,500 Marriott Points!

    Remember, you can also link your Marriott and Starwood accounts and instantly transfer points between your Starwood and Marriott accounts in increments of 1,000 at a 3:1 ratio.  So you could convert 12,000 Marriott points into 4,000 Starwood points.  And there are plenty of fun ways to use Starwood points!

    Note:   There is still an offer to earn up to 120,000 bonus points with the Chase Marriott.  But you’ll have to spend $12,000 within your first year of account opening to earn the full bonus.  If you can do it, that’s definitely the way to go!

    Before You Apply, Consider Chase Application Rules

    Link:   Chase “5/24 Rule”

    If you’ve opened 5+ cards from any bank (NOT counting Chase business cards and these other business cards) in the past 24 months, it’s unlikely you’ll be approved for the Chase Marriott.  And if you’re not sure how long you’ve had certain cards, here’s an easy way to check your Chase 5/24 status.

    For folks who previously had the Chase Marriott card, you might be eligible to earn the sign-up bonus again.  But 24 months must have passed since the last time you earned the sign-up bonus.

    And if you have the Marriott Rewards Premier Business Credit Card, you can still apply and earn the sign-up bonus with the personal version because it’s considered a different card product!

    Bottom Line

    The welcome offer for the Chase Marriott has changed!  You’ll now earn 75,000 Marriott points when you open the card and spend $3,000  on purchases within 3 months of account opening.  And the $85 annual fee is waived the first year.

    This is a smaller sign-up bonus than the previous offer.  But the waived $85 annual fee the first year could make this more enticing to some folks.

    This is a good deal, because you can use the points for award stays at Marriott, Ritz-Carlton, and Starwood hotels.

    Keep in mind, this card is impacted by Chase’s tough application rules.

    What do you think?  Is this new offer better or worse than the previous offer?

    Editorial Note: We're the Million Mile Secrets team. And we're proud of our content, opinions and analysis, and of our reader's comments. These haven’t been reviewed, approved or endorsed by any of the airlines, hotels, or credit card issuers which we often write about. And that’s just how we like it! :)