Chase Marriott Premier Business 80,000 Point Offer, $99 AF Not Waived

The Offer

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• Receive a sign up bonus of 80,000 Marriott points on the Chase Marriott Premier Business card when you spend $3,000 or more within the first three months.

Card Details

• Annual fee of $99 is not waived
• Card earns at the following rates:
  • 5x points per $1 spent at Marriott & Ritz Carlton locations
  • 2x points per $1 spent on airline tickets purchased directly with the Airline, at car rental agencies and at restaurants
  • 1x points per $1 spent on all other purchases
• Anniversary bonus of a free night certificate for a category 1-5 property.
• 15 credits towards Elite membership after approval and every year after account anniversary
• 1 elite credit for every $3,000 spent
• Valid until August 31st, 2015

Our Verdict

We just posted about a similar deal on the personal version, which has an annual fee of $85 not waived. As with the personal bonus, I wouldn’t recommend this offer for one reason: it’s possible to get a bonus of 70,000 points + a free night at a category 1-4 property after only $2,000 spending and the annual fee of $99 is waived. You’d need to value Marriott points at well over 1¢ each for this to be the better off.

Two things to keep in mind with Chase Marriott cards, the new Chase rules don’t apply to co-branded cards like this and the anniversary certificates are now valid for one year instead of six months.