Of course, the day I post this video, the welcome offer on the Brilliant Card gets elevated to 185,000 points! Don't wait if your thinking of getting that card.
I just got approved for the Marriott Bonvoy Boundless card. I wanted to start the process of getting the Ritz card. I like staying at Marriotts, and I believe that I can fully take advantage of the credits and benefits. Plus, a small part of me wants to have such an obscure card for the cool factor. 😁
@@Spend.Earn.Travel.let’s remember the rules about welcome offers between both issuers. Stan the credit frog does an AMAZING break down of the ultimate Marriott strategy for free nights but it’s good for overall Marriott things. You cannot have the ritz Carlton card before you apply for the brilliant card. If you get a bonus from either chase or Amex, you are locked out of a bonus from the other issuer for 2 years. Plan accordingly but I recommend watching his video for the correct approach. If you just got the boundless, you’ll need to wait two years before getting a bonus from Amex, so after two years you can get the Amex brilliant and the business card, and both bonuses, and THEN you can product change to ritz once you’ve gotten both bonuses. Or just the brilliant however you want to approach it. But then you will also be locked out of bonus from chase for two years, at which point you can apply for the bold or the boundless again. Anyway, find the video it’s incredible lol
I’ve mostly become a Marriott loyalist and recently received and completed the boundless sign on bonus. Looking forward to product changing to the Ritz later this year hopefully.🤞
Today I entered the Sapphire Lounge IAD with my Ritz-Carlton card. AMEX cards need not try. The AFN got us a free night in Maui at the Ritz-Carlton, which would have cost $1,976.R-C rocks.
Informative video, but I think you added an extra zero into the point valuation. It should be .7 CPP, not .07 CPP, otherwise the 95,000 point bonus would only be worth $66.50.
@@Spend.Earn.Travel. not yet. Just getting through the first year with the boundless. Need to wait until summer of 2025 to get welcome offer on Brilliant and then I can product change the boundless after.
My problem with these cards is at their price point the 85,000 point “free night” cap is not that valuable for me, I know you can top off points but I looked at rooms in Charleston,SC on a random weekend in the spring and rooms were Going for 120k points to 150k points, at least the Aspire has an uncapped free night. I know Marriott has variable pricing but I feel like this would force me to cherry pick where, when and how I use the “free night” award.
Isn't there a caveat regarding the welcome bonus on the Brilliant that you have to wait 24 months if you got a welcome bonus on the Boundless. Also, I don't think you can get the Brilliant if you already have the Ritz-Carlton card. So, it looks like if you want both cards, you get the Boundless, then wait 24 months then get the Brilliant, and then after that, upgrade the Boundless to the RC. I'm not sure how long you have to wait after you get the Brilliant to do the upgrade though.
Mainly just eating points in both currencies, Membership Reward Points and Ultimate Reward points. Along with access to those transfer partners. It would take a decent amount of work to be able to utilize both setups in full. But I can be done!
