Amex Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant

Welcome offer

Earning rates

Return is what each $1 of spend is worth with points valued at 0.93 CPP.

Credits and benefits

• Ritz/St. Regis Property Credit$100 a calendar year
• Dining Credit$25 a month
• Free Night Certificate 85K$500 a card member year
• Platinum Elite StatusIncluded
• 25 Elite Night CreditsIncluded

Up to $900 a year if you use every credit. Track them in the benefits tracker

Lounge access

Priority Pass Select membership after enrollment, with unlimited visits to Priority Pass lounges (not restaurants). Cardholder plus 2 guests free; additional guests pay the Priority Pass guest fee.

Transfer partners for Marriott Bonvoy points

Application rules

• Counts toward 5/24

  Opening it takes one of your Chase 5/24 slots.

• Once per lifetime

  You may not get the Brilliant's welcome bonus if you have or have had it, or its predecessor the Starwood Preferred Guest Luxury card. Amex can also withhold the bonus based on your history with Amex, and it tells you before it processes your application, so you can withdraw.

• 1 in 5 rule

  Amex usually approves no more than one of its credit cards every five days. Cards with no preset spending limit, like the Platinum and Gold, don't count.

• 2 in 90 velocity

  Amex usually approves no more than two of its credit cards in any 90-day period. Cards with no preset spending limit don't count.

• Amex credit card limit

  Amex usually lets you hold up to five of its credit cards at once, personal and business combined. Cards with no preset spending limit don't count toward that limit.

• If you hold a related card

  You can't get this card's welcome bonus if you have the Ritz-Carlton card from Chase or closed it in the last 30 days.

• Related cards opened or bonused recently

  You can't get this card's welcome bonus if you opened a Chase Marriott Bonvoy Bold, Boundless or Bountiful card in the last 90 days, or got a welcome or upgrade bonus on one of them in the last 24 months.

About the Amex Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant

The Amex Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant is a personal American Express card from Amex with a $650 annual fee that earns Marriott Bonvoy points. It earns 6x on purchases with Marriott, 3x on flights booked directly with airlines, 3x on dining and 2x on everything else. The current welcome offer: earn 100,000 Marriott Bonvoy points after you spend $6,000 in 6 months. It comes with 3 statement credits worth up to $900 a year if you use them all. Cardholders get access to Priority Pass Select (enrollment required). Points transfer to 35 airline and hotel partners, including Aegean Airlines, Aer Lingus and AeroMexico. AwardHack values Marriott Bonvoy points at 0.93 CPP.

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