Say Hello To The Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant & Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Credit Cards.

[redpat]

I wonder if there will be a MR transfer bonus to Marriott just to stick it to chase.

K Boston load up on MRs!

[Anonymous]

So what, are these MBBR and MBBO then?

[jdbkiang]

I mean, I already have the CIP and between the Gold and BBP, I don’t have a lot more room for places Amex is actually accepted. For some reason, the merchants I shop at overall have a particular dislike for Amex.

I’m also not brand loyal, but I feel their free night certificate does offset the AF, and the SUB could be nice too. Just not sure if, long term, I could make it worth keeping.

[Anonymous]

So current SPG Amex holders will have a 125 AF? If so, this card is definitely getting cancelled when I hit my year in 2 months.

[wasCB14]

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@iheartwings wrote:

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@HeavenOhio wrote:

The names of the cards are horrible. The abbreviations that are going to start showing up on the forum are going to be worse.

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Agreed. Perhaps we should decide what to abbreviate them to now. 

Should Bonvoy be abbreviated B or BV? 

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Seeing as all card names will have both "Marriott" and "Bonvoy" in them, there's really no reason to favor "B" over "M".

Abbreviations will be tough. MB is generally Mercedes.

Maybe:

MBo = Boundless

MBr = Brilliant

MBu = Business

Preceding those with B might get confusing, given BofA's Better Balance Rewards (BBR) in the case of Brilliant (which would be BBr).

...or MBO/MBR/MBU for all caps.

Though that doesn't give a good option for the soon-to-be-legacy $95 personal Amex. Maybe OBO or OMB for "Old Bonvoy" or "Old Marriott Bonvoy".

So maybe MBO/MBR/MBU/OMB?

[Anonymous]

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@NRB525 wrote:

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@Anonymous wrote:

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@Anonymous wrote:
I have a question (probably a dumb one) about the announcement of new Marriott cards by AMEX. If you currently have one will they automatically send you the new one or wait until it expires and then send the new one? Thanks for any replies.

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No one knows for sure except the card issuers but my guess is that because the look is changing so much that they will issue new cards when the changes are made.  Even if they don’t, if you want the new design when available, all you have to do is request a replacement card.  If you want to keep the current card, those days are numbered.

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With the recent Gold card revamp, the cardholder has to request the metal card. That may be tied in to the choice of Gold vs Wierd colors, but it is a recent template. Platinum cards may also not push a replacement metal card unless the cardholder requests or the card expires / needs to be replaced. 

My Hilton mid-tier card was not auto-pushed when the refresh happened mid-2018.

The extensive redesign and name change (bury SPG forever) may result in pushing new cards out.  

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Exactly why I think that they will send out new cards.  

[NRB525]

BonBri

BonBus

BonCar

BonBou

Not working for me.

[wasCB14]

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@NRB525 wrote:
BonBri

BonBus

BonCar

BonBou

Not working for me.

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Plus there will be the no-AF Chase card, and I don't think the name for that is public yet.

[GeorgiaBulldog]

Well, I'm at least thankful that the Ritz card survived the rebranding without its new card having "Bonvoy" plastered on the front.

[iheartwings]

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@Anonymous wrote:
So current SPG Amex holders will have a 125 AF? If so, this card is definitely getting cancelled when I hit my year in 2 months.

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SPG Business AmEx holders will be getting a $125 AF, not personal. 

Other than higher earn (which was always the case) and the possibility of a second free night (up to 35k) with $60k spend, I don't know what other things business card holders are gaining.