All credit cards with welcome offers have restrictions regarding who is eligible for the bonuses, and at times they can be complicated. However, if you ask me, Marriott’s co-brand card portfolio is next-level when it comes to understanding eligibility restrictions.
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Albert Einstein once tried to figure out Marriott credit card eligibility. He gave up and switched to theoretical physics.
‘ You can’t get the welcome bonus offer on the Marriott Bonvoy Business, Marriott Bonvoy Bevy, or Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant if:
You’ve acquired the Marriott Bonvoy Bold, Marriott Bonvoy Bountiful, or Marriott Bonvoy Boundless, in the past 90 days
You’ve received a new cardmember bonus on the Marriott Bonvoy Bold, Marriott Bonvoy Bountiful, or Marriott Bonvoy Boundless, in the last 24 months’
So, if someone got the Bold in March 2024 then can only get the other said AMEX cards including the welcome bonus by March 2026 at the earliest if the spending requirement was also achieved in March 2024. If the spending requirement for welcome bonus was done by April 2024 then need to wait until April 2026 in order to be eligible for the welcome bonus on the other AMEX cards?
Honestly, I’ve found it easier to get a new wife and enroll her for another Marriott card than waste my time with all of Marriott’s mind games.
@Don - You are correct. In fact, it was studying Marriott credit card eligibility that inspired the concept of black holes.
Just was denied for Bold (Chase, no fee card) because I have Boundless (Chase, $95). All conditions were met in terms of Amex cards and other bonuses. Chase said that they do not allow 2 Marriott chase cards at the same time.
And here I thought it was trying to figure out the breakfast benefit that did that...