Quote from Savings Beagle on July 24, 2020, 2:25 pm

Yes, few of us are doing much traveling right now due to Covid-19. But, hopefully, someday things will change and normalcy will return. Taking advantage of good travel card sign-up bonuses now will allow you to have the points ready for when travel becomes something you're ready to do.

The Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Card from Chase is was offering its highest public sign-up bonus...100,000 Marriott points...that ended, and has been replaced with a 5-night sign-up bonus.

Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Card - 5 free nights (up to points category 50,000/night after spending $5,000 within the first 3 months from card approval.

If maxed, from a points perspective, this could be considered a 250,000 Marriott Bonvoy points sign-up bonus.  That's a big minimum spend, though.  And it's Bonvoy points.

The $95 annual fee is not waived the first year and will be billed on the first statement after application approval.

Some of the card's benefits include:

Earn 6x Marriott points per dollar at Marriott properties

Earn 2x Marriott points per dollar spent on all other purchases

Free Night Award every year after your account anniversary (35,000 Marriott Bonvoy points level or below hotels)

Complimentary Silver Elite Status (Earn Gold Elite Status after making $35,000 in eligible purchases each account year)

You can see the additional benefits associated with this card at its link above.

This is a Chase card, meaning it is subject to Chase's 5/24 approval restrictions.  If you've been approved for 5 or more credit cards from any bank in the last 24 months, you will not be approved for this, or any, Chase credit card.

Additionally, due to both Chase and American Express offering Marriott credit cards, significant other restrictions apply for getting approved for the card, as well as being eligible for the sign-up bonus.  I'll copy and paste those restrictions from the Chase Offer Terms.

The product is not available to either:

(1) current cardmembers of the Marriott Bonvoy™ Premier Credit Card (also known as Marriott Rewards®Premier), Marriott Bonvoy Boundless™ Credit Card (also known as Marriott Rewards® Premier Plus), Marriott Bonvoy Bold™ Credit Card, or

(2) previous cardmembers of the Marriott Bonvoy™ Premier Credit Card (also known as Marriott Rewards®Premier), Marriott Bonvoy Boundless™ Credit Card (also known as Marriott Rewards® Premier Plus), or Marriott Bonvoy Bold™ Credit Card, who received a new cardmember bonus within the last 24 months.

If you are an existing Marriott Rewards Premier or Marriott Bonvoy™ Premier customer and would like this product, please call the number on the back of your card to see if you are eligible for a product change.

Eligibility for the new cardmember bonus: The bonus is not available to you if you:

(1) are a current cardmember, or were a previous cardmember within the last 30 days, of Marriott Bonvoy™ American Express® Card (also known as The Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card from American Express);

(2) are a current or previous cardmember of either Marriott Bonvoy Business™ American Express® Card (also known as The Starwood Preferred Guest® Business Credit Card from American Express) or Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant™ American Express® Card (also known as the Starwood Preferred Guest® American Express Luxury Card), and received a new cardmember bonus or upgrade bonus in the last 24 months; or

(3) applied and were approved for Marriott Bonvoy Business™ American Express® Card (also known as The Starwood Preferred Guest® Business Credit Card from American Express) or Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant™ American Express® Card (also known as the Starwood Preferred Guest® American Express Luxury Card) within the last 90 days.

As you can see, both Chase and American Express issue Marriott credit cards, and the rules as to sign-up bonus and card eligibility can get confusing. 

If you've never held a Marriott credit card, it's not an issue.

If you have had any other Marriott credit card, read the above restrictions carefully so you don't make an application for nothing.

While the 5 nights may sound good, you have to consider the hotels that fall into the 50,000 points per night range and below to know if this sign-up bonus is a winner for you. Here's Marriott's Award Chart for reference...or search specific Marriott properties to check award pricing for specific dates.

The card does have value if the 5 nights will work for you.

Just be aware of Marriott's award program and redemption options, as well as Chase's significant restrictions for getting this card and its sign-up bonus, before making an application.