Changes Abound for the Marriott Boundless Credit Card

Caitlin Mims
By Caitlin Mims 
Published
Edited by Erin Hurd

Many or all of the products featured here are from our partners who compensate us. This influences which products we write about and where and how the product appears on a page. However, this does not influence our evaluations. Our opinions are our own. Here is a list of our partners and here's how we make money.

» This offer has expired

The offer described in this article expired, so this page is out of date. See our details page on the Marriott Bonvoy Boundless® Credit Card for the current offer.

The Chase-issued Marriott Bonvoy Boundless® Credit Card will become more rewarding for all cardholders beginning Feb. 10, 2022.

First, new cardholders will receive a valuable sign-up bonus: "Earn 100,000 points after spending $3,000 in the first three months from account opening." NerdWallet values Marriott points at 0.8 cent each.

But the card is also permanently beefing up rewards for new and existing cardholders alike.

More rewards for everyday spending categories

The hotel chain's mid-tier $95-annual-fee card will offer cardholders 3 points per $1 spent in the following categories, on up to $6,000 in collective spend per year:

  • Grocery stores.

  • Gas stations.

  • Dining.

Previously, the card earned 6 points per $1 spent at Marriott hotels and 2 points per $1 spent on all other eligible purchases.

Earn elite night credits

Cardholders will now earn one elite night credit per $5,000 spent on purchases on the card. Marriott's metric for earning elite status, elite night credits are typically earned through hotel stays. The Marriott Bonvoy Boundless® Credit Card automatically gives 15 elite night credits per year, along with automatic Silver Elite status. But this new perk gives cardholders another avenue to earn elevated status just through credit card spending.

Marriott offers two other consumer credit cards with varying annual fees, the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant® American Express® Card and the Marriott Bonvoy Bold® Credit Card, but neither card offers the ability to earn elite night credits.

Marriott loyalty program changes coming soon

These card changes come roughly a month before Marriott will make a transition to dynamic pricing for rewards nights. Currently, the hotel chain uses an award chart to set the prices for room redemption options.

Once this switch happens, the amount of points you'll need for reward nights will not be based on a standard rate according to the hotel category. Instead, hotel reward options will look more like the corresponding cash price, according to an email from Marriott. That means it could be harder to know how many points you'll need to save up in order to redeem for the hotel stay you want.

The hotel chain's current redemption award chart will go away sometime in March, but nearly all hotels are expected to stay in their current rewards pricing range through the end of 2022, according to that same email.

Find the right credit card for you.

Whether you want to pay less interest or earn more rewards, the right card's out there. Just answer a few questions and we'll narrow the search for you.

Get Started
Get more smart money moves – straight to your inbox
Sign up and we’ll send you Nerdy articles about the money topics that matter most to you along with other ways to help you get more from your money.