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Marriott’s is the world’s largest hotel chain, with over 9,000 properties in 144 countries spread across 35-plus brands. Like most hotel chains, Marriott offers an extensive family of cobranded credit cards<\/a>. These credit cards come from two issuers, American Express<\/a> and Chase<\/a>, with options ranging from no-annual-fee, entry-level cards to premium cards and a business offering.<\/p>\n

Here are some of the most popular Marriott credit cards available to new applicants, a snapshot of each one’s welcome offer ranges and some guidance on when the best time to apply for each is.<\/p>\n

Note: We will only discuss publicly available welcome offers. However, you might receive targeted offers with more bonus points or cash back. Keep in mind that offers may change at any time, and some of the offers mentioned below may not be available at this time.<\/p>\n

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Best Marriott welcome offers<\/h2>\n
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Card<\/strong><\/th>\nBest welcome offer we’ve seen<\/strong><\/th>\nWhen to apply<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant\u00ae American Express\u00ae Card<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n150,000 bonus points after spending $6,000 in the first three months of card membership, plus 50,000 bonus points after staying six eligible paid nights at Marriott hotels<\/td>\nIf the offer is over 100,000 points or three or more free nights<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marriott Bonvoy Bevy\u2122 American Express\u00ae Card<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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125,000 bonus points after spending $5,000 in the first three months of card membership, plus 50,000 bonus points after staying six eligible paid nights at Marriott hotels<\/td>\nIf the offer is over 85,000 points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marriott Bonvoy Business\u00ae American Express\u00ae Card<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nFive free night awards, worth up to 50,000 points apiece, after spending $8,000 in the first six months of card membership<\/td>\nIf the offer is over 100,000 points or three or more free nights<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marriott Bonvoy Boundless\u00ae Credit Card<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nFive free night awards, worth up to 50,000 points apiece, after spending $5,000 on purchases in the first three months from account opening<\/td>\nIf the offer is more than three free night awards or at least 125,000 bonus points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marriott Bonvoy Bold\u00ae Credit Card<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nUp to 100,000 bonus points: 50,000 points after spending $1,000 on eligible purchases in the first six months, plus another 50,000 bonus points after staying six eligible paid nights at Marriott hotels<\/td>\nIf the offer is more than 60,000 points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Related: Best welcome offers of the month<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant American Express Card<\/h2>\n

Marriott’s most premium card,<\/a> the Bonvoy Brilliant<\/a>, has a $650 annual fee (see rates and fees<\/a>) and earns 6 points per dollar spent on eligible purchases at hotels participating in the Marriott Bonvoy program<\/a>, 3 points per dollar spent at restaurants worldwide and on flights booked directly and 2 points per dollar spent on all other purchases.<\/p>\n

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