Comments on: Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant Amex review

By: lisa

lisa — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 15:07:20 +0000

does the new $300 credit for takeout or dining at restaurants include Uber eats or door dash?

By: Brian

Brian — Sat, 30 May 2020 06:30:36 +0000

nevermind ignore my previous post i missed the part about the second credit card being a business card. yikes.

By: Brian

Brian — Sat, 30 May 2020 06:27:57 +0000

"Insider secret As mentioned above, this card comes with 15 elite night credits, meaning you’ll only have to stay 35 nights per year to achieve prestigious Marriott Platinum elite status. However, if you also open the Marriott Bonvoy Business American Express® Card, you’ll receive an additional 15 elite night credits each year. In other words, by holding both cards, you’ll receive 30 automatic elite night credits each year — meaning you’ll only have to stay 20 nights per year to earn Platinum status!" Unless changed in 2020 this is wrong. I have the Bonvoy Brilliant Amex and the Bonvoy Boundless Visa and the 15 elite night credits DO NOT stack.

By: Greg

Greg — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 15:27:19 +0000

In reply to Sam. Where did you get the 125,000 points offer?

By: Johnny

Johnny — Sun, 16 Feb 2020 19:57:05 +0000

Did they get rid of the free Boingo membership? Mine says the account has expired and chatting with Amex says that is not a benefit of the card? Looks like Amex platinum and the Bonvoy business lost Boingo. Seems like the personal Bonvoy lost Boingo as well?

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 23:33:35 +0000

I use Marriott a lot. So been thinking of getting a co-branded CC. But that also means I already get a lot of the “smaller” benefits. Either from being platinum titanium member or other CC’s. So really, this only gets me the $300 credit, anniversary night and even more points when I do pay for stays.

A 50k anniversary night is worth more than the $150 ($450-$300). Could be worth close to double that.

Seems for me the big benefit would be the 6x points. But can get that on a Chase card and only $100 fee (of course no credit). Even 35k anniversary night would cover that.

Hummmm…..

By: BobNoxious

BobNoxious — Tue, 14 Jan 2020 15:50:37 +0000

In reply to Ed.

The fee is high, but $300 is refunded back if you spend it at Marriotts. So for the remaining $150 you get an annual 50K certificate (approx value $400) as well as TSA precheck payment, 2x spending in points (could add up to another room per year) as well as a bump in Marriott status – if you need that… all for $150/yr. Pays for itself if you stay at Marriott family of properties

By: BobNoxious

BobNoxious — Tue, 14 Jan 2020 15:35:16 +0000

this card does NOT come with travel accident insurance. I suggest you go to the marriott/chase website and read the benefits of the Bonvoy Brilliant AMEX card.

By: Andrew Wan

Andrew Wan — Tue, 24 Dec 2019 13:17:00 +0000

In reply to Darrick. Sorry to hear Darrick. This has always been one of my fears, that even clicking a link with a special bonus offer, where is the proof that I actually clicked the link? I think most of the time these things go through without a hitch. I’ve only ever had this problem once with a checking account bonus, with the bank going as far as claiming the offer never existed. Sending them a screenshot and a few mentions of the CFPB and some regulatory policies sure got it fixed quickly though.

By: Darrick

Darrick — Sun, 22 Dec 2019 00:10:43 +0000

Does not honor promotion offers. AMEX ran a promotion last March for 100k Marriott Bonvoy points after $5K spend. I accomplished over $10K spend in the required time frame but afterwards claimed that the sign up was not “tied” to the promotion even though the email was offered as proof. Have called several times to resolve, but they use delay tactics, and close the complaint without communication. Terrible service. Canceling account after 20 years of having an open a count.