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American Express US has excellent limited-time offers on its suite of Marriott Bonvoy co-branded credit cards.

We’ve just seen a return to an outstanding welcome bonus on the Marriott Bonvoy Business® Credit Card, offering five Free Night Awards worth 50,000 points each.

Meanwhile, the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant® American Express® Card and the Marriott Bonvoy Bevy™ American Express® Card let you earn up to 185,000 and 155,000 points, respectively. These promotions are among the best ever for both cards, and they’re a huge step up from the cards’ usual offers of 85,000–95,000 points.

If you’re currently in the market for US-issued Marriott Bonvoy co-branded credit card, you’ll certainly want to give these offers a look.

Marriott Bonvoy Business® Credit Card: Five Free Night Awards!

The Marriott Bonvoy Business® Credit Card, which is the sole Marriott co-branded credit card geared towards small business owners in the US, is currently offering five Free Night Awards worth 50,000 points apiece.

To unlock the welcome bonus, you’ll need to make $8,000 (all figures in USD) in eligible purchases within the first six months as a cardholder, which averages out to $1,333 per month.†

This is one of the best-ever offers on this card, so if you’re eligible to apply, now’s as good of a time as ever.

In terms of regular earning rates, the Marriott Bonvoy Business® Credit Card offers the following:

• 6 Bonvoy points per US dollar spent at Marriott hotels‡
• 4 Bonvoy points per US dollar spent at US restaurants and gas stations, and on wireless telephone purchases and shipping‡
• 2 Bonvoy points per US dollar spent on everything else‡

Compared to the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant® American Express® Card, which comes with numerous perks for its $650 annual fee, the Amex US Bonvoy Business has a much lower annual fee of $125, and its accompanying perks and benefits are also weaker.

However, you’ll get an anniversary Free Night Award worth up to 35,000 Bonvoy points, which is on par with the anniversary certificate offered by the Canadian-issued Amex Bonvoy Card and Amex Bonvoy Business Card.

After earning this lucrative welcome bonus, you can keep the card around as a long-term keeper card due to its relatively low annual fee and the annual Free Night Award.

With this card, you’ll also earn 15 elite qualifying nights per year, which can be stacked with another 15 nights from the Marriott Bonvoy Bevy™ American Express® Card or 25 from the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant® American Express® Card.

This current offer is set to expire on October 16, 2024.

Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant® American Express® Card: 185,000 Bonvoy Points!

For a limited time, the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant® American Express® Card, which is a premium personal co-branded credit card, is offering 185,000 Bonvoy points upon spending $6,000 in the first six months as a cardholder.†

In terms of the quantity of Bonvoy points, this offer is the highest ever for the Brilliant card, so now’s a great time for you to apply for this card.

Looking at historical offers on this card, the usual welcome bonus is around 95,000 points – though we’ve also recently seen an offer for 150,000 points and an additional Free Night Award worth 85,000 points.

We value Marriott Bonvoy points at 0.6 cents per point, and using this, we’d value the current welcome bonus at $1,100.

In terms of earning rates, the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant® American Express® Card offers the following:

• 6 Bonvoy points per US dollar spent at Marriott hotels‡
• 3 Bonvoy points per US dollar spent at US restaurants and airlines‡
• 2 Bonvoy points per US dollar spent on everything else‡

The card comes with an annual fee of $650, which may be justified by the welcome bonus, as well as by the card’s ongoing slew of benefits.

By just being a cardholder, you’ll enjoy Marriott Bonvoy Platinum Elite status and all the perks that come along with it, including free breakfast, early check-in, late check-out, upgrades, and more.

Each year, you’ll also get a Free Night Award worth 85,000 points, which you can then top up with 15,000 points for a higher-priced stay. You can then earn another Free Night Award worth 85,000 points upon spending $60,000 in a calendar year, and then selecting it as your Earned Choice Award.

If you tend to dine out quite often, the card also comes with monthly $25 dining credits, which can be used at restaurants worldwide.

The Bonvoy Brilliant also rewards you with a complimentary Priority Pass Select membership with unlimited lounge access for yourself and two guests.

When you put the above perks together, you’ll see why the Bonvoy Brilliant can be such a powerful credit card to hold onto for the long term, year after year.

The current offer lasts until October 2, 2024.

Marriott Bonvoy Bevy™ American Express® Card: 155,000 Bonvoy Points!

The Marriott Bonvoy Bevy™ American Express® Card, which is a bit of a step down from the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant® American Express® Card in terms of ongoing perks and benefits, is offering a high welcome bonus of 155,000 points.

You’ll receive the welcome bonus upon spending $5,000 in the first six months as a cardholder.

This offer is record-high for the card, with other previous highs reaching as many as 125,000 points. The more usual offer for this card is around 85,000 points.

With our valuation of Bonvoy points at 0.6 cents per point, we’d value the current welcome bonus at $930.

In terms of earning rates, the Marriott Bonvoy Bevy™ American Express® Card offers the following:

• 6 Bonvoy points per US dollar spent at Marriott hotels‡
• 4 Bonvoy points per US dollar spent at restaurants worldwide and US supermarkets‡
• 2 Bonvoy points per US dollar spent on everything else‡

The Marriott Bonvoy Bevy™ American Express® Card has a lower annual fee than the Brilliant card coming in at $250 – though it also comes with fewer meaningful perks than the Brilliant card as a result.

That said, if you’re able to spend $15,000 on the card in a calendar year, you’ll earn a Free Night Award worth up to 50,000 points. That works out to be an average spend of $1,250 per month in spend, which isn’t an unreasonable amount; however, your day-to-day spending may be better targeted elsewhere.

Recently, Amex US put in “family language” restrictions on the Marriott Bonvoy Bevy™ American Express® Card, and this means that you may not be eligible for a welcome bonus on the Marriott Bonvoy Bevy™ American Express® Card if you’ve ever held the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant® American Express® Card.

Therefore, if you have your eyes set on the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant® American Express® Card as a long-term keeper card, your best bet may be to apply for the Marriott Bonvoy Bevy™ American Express® Card first, and then work your way up to the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant® American Express® Card further down the line.

The Bevy’s ongoing offer expires on October 2, 2024 as well.

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The Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant® American Express® Card and the Marriott Bonvoy Bevy™ American Express® Card are offering record-high bonuses of 185,000 and 155,000 Bonvoy points, respectively. If you’re shopping for a personal US Bonvoy card, now’s a good time for you to apply. The offer for both cards is valid until October 2, 2024.

Meanwhile, the welcome bonus on the Marriott Bonvoy Business® Credit Card has risen to five Free Night Awards worth 50,000 points each, available through to October 16, 2024.

Be sure to consult our full guide to getting US credit cards for Canadians for more information on how to apply.