Marriott Rewards® Premier Credit Card

Earn 100,000 Marriott Rewards Points after spending $5,000 on purchases in your first 3 months from account opening with the Marriott Rewards® Premier Credit Card from Chase.

You will also earn an additional 7,500 points when you add an authorized user to your card and use this card to make a purchase within the first 3 months.

In addition to this increased signup bonus, the Marriott Rewards Premier credit card has a number of bonuses that we think are great for travelers. Every year on your card anniversary you’ll earn a free night at a Marriott Property anywhere in the world (Category 1-5), plus you’ll earn 5 points per $1 spent at participating Marriott Rewards & SPG hotels.

Marriott points are incredibly useful for stays at Marriott and Ritz Carlton hotels, and they can also be transferred to the Starwood Preferred Guest Program (at a 3:1 transfer rate) and used for SPG stays or transferred to SPG partner airlines.

The annual fee is $85 per year. In our opinion the travel benefits definitely outweigh this cost.

• Earn 100,000 Bonus Points after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.
• Plus, earn 7,500 bonus points when you add the first authorized user and make a purchase in the first 3 months from account opening.
• Enjoy 1 Free Night Stay at a Category 1-5 hotel every year after your account anniversary date!
• Earn unlimited Marriott Rewards points and get Free Night Stays faster
• Earn 5 points per $1 spent at participating Marriott Rewards & SPG hotels
• 2 points per $1 spent on airline tickets purchased directly with the airlines, at car rental agencies & restaurants. Plus 1 point per $1 spent everywhere else
• The fastest way to earn Marriott Rewards Elite Status. Receive 15 Elite Credits guaranteeing Silver Elite Status or better.
• All for an $85 Annual Fee

With the increased bonus, free stay every year, and transferability of Marriott points to SPG this is a card that is worth adding to your portfolio now.