Marriott Bonvoy Bold® Credit Card
No annual fee · 1x on everything else · no foreign transaction fees
Earn rates · how we got this
| Category | Rate | Cap |
|---|---|---|
| Groceries | 2x | uncapped |
| Rideshare | 2x | uncapped |
| Streaming | 2x | uncapped |
| Internet and cable | 2x | uncapped |
| Cell phone plans | 2x | uncapped |
| Everything else | 1x | uncapped |
| Hotels at Marriott only — anywhere else in this category the card earns its base rate, so it is excluded from every ranking on this site |
3x | uncapped |
See how it ranks: best groceries cards · best rideshare cards · best streaming cards · best internet and cable cards.
Signup bonus: 45,000 points after $1,000 in 3 months. We never count unearned bonuses in savings math — a bonus you don't clear is worth zero. Bonus figure confirmed on the issuer's page 2026-09-14.
Non-cash perks
- Automatic Marriott Bonvoy Silver Elite status each calendar year
- 5 Elite Night Credits deposited annually (on or before March 1)
- 10% Elite Bonus Points on stays as Silver Elite
- Priority Late Checkout (based on availability)
- Complimentary Wi-Fi at participating Marriott Bonvoy hotels
- No foreign transaction fees
- Auto rental collision/theft coverage (secondary in the U.S.)
- Baggage delay insurance (up to $100/day for 5 days)
Does the fee earn out? · how we got this
No annual fee, so every point earned is pure upside. The question is only whether its rates beat the other cards already in your wallet — which depends on your spending, not the card.
Check the current offer on the issuer's site → Where a card link will appear once available — no link on this page pays us today.
Who this card is not for
Every point below is a term the issuer prints, read off this card's own row in our database — not an opinion about the card. two things on this card rule out a kind of spender:
- Anyone who doesn't spend at Marriott. Its largest printed rate, 3x on hotels, pays only at Marriott. Anywhere else it earns its base 1x, so the headline number is a loyalty rate rather than a category rate — which is why no ranking on this site counts it.
- Spending outside its bonus categories. Everything else earns 1x, worth about 0.7¢ per dollar at our value for Marriott Bonvoy points — less than the 1¢ a plain cash-back card pays on the same dollar. This card only wins where its bonus categories do.
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Verified 2026-08-21 against issuer terms · sources: creditcards.chase.com · marriott.chase.com · marriott.chase.com. Spot an error? Tell us.