✓$8,000 in eligible purchases within first 6 months
✓Spend $8,000 in eligible purchases within the first 6 months
✓Spend $8,000 or more in eligible purchases within first 6 months
✓Minimum $8,000 in purchases within the first 6 months
✓Business card eligibility required
✓$8,000 in purchases within the first 6 months of Card Membership
✓$8,000 in purchases within first 6 months of Card Membership
✓$8,000 in eligible purchases within first 6 months of Card Membership
✓Card account must not be canceled or past due at time of bonus fulfillment
✓Spend $8,000 in eligible purchases within first 6 months of Card Membership
✓$8,000 in eligible purchases within the first 6 months of Card Membership
✓Eligible purchases include goods and services minus returns and credits
✓Eligible purchases exclude fees, interest charges, cash advances, travelers checks, prepaid cards, gift cards, person-to-person payments, and cash equivalents
✓Must spend $8,000 in purchases within first 6 months of card membership
✓Must have active Marriott Bonvoy program account
Restrictions
⚠New cardholders only
⚠New customers only
⚠Credit approval required
⚠New cardmembers only
⚠Not available to applicants with recent Marriott Bonvoy cards from Chase (see terms)
⚠One Card Member bonus per 24 months on this specific card
⚠Cannot have held this card, Starwood Preferred Guest Business Card, Marriott Premier Plus Business Card (Chase), Marriott Rewards Premier Plus Business Card (Chase), Marriott Bonvoy Business Card (Chase) in last 30 days
⚠Cannot have acquired Marriott Bonvoy Bountiful, Boundless, or Bold (Chase) in last 90 days
⚠Cannot have received new cardmember bonus on those Chase cards in last 24 months
⚠Welcome offer not available to applicants who have had this card or the Starwood Preferred Guest Business Credit Card from American Express in the past
⚠Welcome offer not available to Chase Marriott cardholders within specified timeframes (30-90 days depending on card)
⚠Not available to applicants who have or have had this card or the Starwood Preferred Guest Business Credit Card from American Express
⚠Not available if applicant has or had Chase Marriott Bonvoy Premier Plus Business, Marriott Rewards Premier Plus Business, Marriott Bonvoy Business, or Marriott Rewards Business Credit Cards in the last 30 days
⚠Not available if applicant acquired Chase Marriott Bonvoy Bountiful, Boundless, or Bold cards in the last 90 days
⚠Not available if applicant received a new cardholder bonus on Chase Marriott Bonvoy cards in the last 24 months
Fees
$125 annual fee
$125 annual fee (not waived first year)
No foreign transaction fees
Eligible purchases include those from Basic Card Member and Additional Card Members on a single Card account
Eligible purchases are purchases for goods and services minus returns and other credits
Eligible purchases exclude fees, interest, cash advances, travelers checks, prepaid cards, gift cards, and person-to-person payments
Annual free night award (up to 35,000 points) after card anniversary
Additional free night award after $60,000 spend in calendar year
Complimentary Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite status
Bonus includes 150,000 Marriott Bonvoy points plus $125 statement credit
Card member may be subject to verification for abuse/gaming of the offer
Eligible purchases combined from Basic Card Member and Additional Card Members
Additional Card Members are not eligible for bonus offer
Bonus points appear 8-12 weeks after threshold is met
Marriott Bonvoy points are stored in Marriott account, not on the credit card
Points do not expire if you earn or redeem points within 24 months
Offer available to new cardholders and via referral
Card account must not be canceled or past due at the time of fulfillment to receive bonus points and statement credit
Welcome bonus consists of 150,000 Marriott Bonvoy points and $125 statement credit
Offer ends 7/15/26
Welcome offer not available if you have or have had this Card or the Starwood Preferred Guest Business Credit Card from American Express or previous versions of these Cards
You may not be eligible based on various factors such as history with balance transfers, history as American Express Card Member, number of credit cards opened and closed, and other factors
Card account must not be canceled or past due to receive bonus points and statement credits
Bonus points appear 8-12 weeks after spending threshold is met
Eligible purchases include goods and services minus returns and credits
Do NOT include fees, interest, cash advances, travelers checks, prepaid cards, gift cards, person-to-person payments, or cash equivalents
Additional card members are not eligible for the bonus, but their eligible purchases count toward the $8,000 threshold
How to evaluate American Express Marriott Bonvoy Business Bonus
Before applying, compare the welcome bonus against the annual fee, minimum spend, rewards currency, and issuer eligibility rules for repeat cardholders.
$8,000 in eligible purchases within first 6 months
Spend $8,000 in eligible purchases within the first 6 months
Spend $8,000 or more in eligible purchases within first 6 months
Common pitfalls
New cardholders only
New customers only
Credit approval required
New cardmembers only
What makes this offer different
What makes this credit card offer different
This credit card offer is a points-or-miles bonus, so the real value depends on how you redeem the rewards rather than only the headline count.
Bonus value versus similar offers
The sign-up bonus is below the current nearby $2,000 median, so the requirements and any referral or portal stack matter more.
Stacking potential
The tracked value can include 150,000 points sign-up bonus, 10,000 points referral share for a total displayed potential of $1,280. Confirm which apply path you use before assuming every component stacks.
Requirement clarity
Credolix has extracted 4 requirements for this offer, so compare the bonus against the actual steps rather than the headline payout alone.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can American Express Marriott Bonvoy Business Bonus stack with a referral?
Credolix tracks a referral path for this offer. The displayed user share is 10,000 points based on 50% of the listed referral payout.
How long do I have to qualify for American Express Marriott Bonvoy Business Bonus?
The qualifying period listed for American Express Marriott Bonvoy Business Bonus is Within 6 months of Card Membership.
✓Make $8,000 in purchases within the first 6 months of Card Membership
✓Account must be in good standing
✓Min $8,000 spend in first 6 months
✓Minimum $8,000 in purchases within first 6 months of card membership
✓$8,000 in eligible purchases within 6 months of card opening
✓Eligible purchases include goods and services minus returns; exclude fees, interest, cash advances, travelers checks, prepaid cards, gift cards, and cash equivalents
✓Spend $8,000 in purchases within first 6 months of card membership
✓Business owner eligibility required
✓Must spend $8,000 in purchases within the first 6 months of Card Membership
✓$6,000 spend within first 6 months for first 3 Free Night Awards
✓Additional $3,000 spend within first 6 months for 2 more Free Night Awards
✓Valid business or self-employment income
✓Account must be open and in good standing
✓$6,000 spend within 6 months for first 3 Free Night Awards
✓$9,000 total spend within 6 months for all 5 Free Night Awards
✓$6,000 in eligible purchases within 6 months for initial 3 free nights
✓Additional $3,000 in purchases for 2 additional free nights (total $9,000 for 5 nights)
✓$6,000 in eligible purchases within first 6 months
✓Additional $3,000 in eligible purchases within first 6 months for second tier
⚠One bonus per lifetime (Amex restriction)
⚠One offer per card per lifetime
⚠Business card eligibility required
⚠One per lifetime (American Express card member offer rules apply)
⚠Not eligible if you have or have had the Marriott Bonvoy Premier Plus Business Credit Card from Chase, Marriott Rewards Premier Plus Business Credit Card from Chase, Marriott Bonvoy Business Credit Card from Chase, or Marriott Rewards Business Credit Card from Chase in the last 30 days
⚠Not eligible if you acquired Marriott Bonvoy Bountiful, Boundless, or Bold Credit Cards from Chase in the last 90 days
⚠Not eligible if you received a new Card Member bonus offer in the last 24 months on Marriott Bonvoy Bountiful, Boundless, or Bold Credit Cards from Chase
⚠One welcome offer per lifetime per American Express
⚠Cannot have earned a bonus on this card in past lifetime
⚠Cannot have or have had the Chase Marriott Bonvoy Premier Plus Business Card, Chase Marriott Rewards Premier Plus Business Card, or Chase Marriott Bonvoy Premier Plus Business Card
⚠Cannot have earned a welcome bonus on Chase Marriott Bonvoy Bountiful, Boundless, or Bold cards in last 24 months
⚠Subject to American Express 5-card maximum and general Amex application restrictions
⚠Not eligible if you have had this card or previous versions in the last 24 months
⚠Not eligible if you have had certain Chase Marriott cards in the last 30-90 days
⚠Not eligible if applicant has had certain Marriott Chase cards in last 30 days
⚠Not eligible if applicant acquired certain Marriott Chase cards in last 90 days
⚠Not eligible if applicant received a new Card Member bonus offer on certain Marriott Chase cards in last 24 months
⚠One bonus per eligible person per lifetime
⚠Not eligible if you have acquired the Marriott Bonvoy Bountiful, Boundless, or Bold Credit Card from Chase in the last 90 days
⚠Not eligible if you received a new Card Member bonus offer in the last 24 months on Marriott Bonvoy Bountiful, Boundless, or Bold Credit Card from Chase
⚠Not eligible if you have or have had the Marriott Bonvoy Business Credit Card or Starwood Preferred Guest Business Credit Card from American Express
⚠Cannot have had this card or Starwood Preferred Guest Business Credit Card from American Express in the last 24 months
⚠Additional Card Members are not eligible for the offer
⚠Amex once-per-lifetime rule applies
⚠Cannot have opened Marriott Bonvoy Premier Plus Business Card from Chase or Marriott Rewards Premier Plus Business Card from Chase in last 30 days
⚠Cannot have acquired Marriott Bonvoy Bountiful, Boundless, or Bold cards from Chase in last 90 days
⚠Cannot have received a new Card Member bonus on the Bountiful, Boundless, or Bold cards from Chase in last 24 months
⚠Once per lifetime (Amex lifetime rule)
⚠Subject to Marriott Bonvoy eligibility rules
⚠Credit card only — not a deposit/brokerage offer
⚠Once per lifetime per American Express
⚠Card account must not be cancelled or past due at time of fulfillment
⚠Not eligible if you have had this card or the Starwood Preferred Guest Business Credit Card from American Express or previous versions
⚠Not eligible based on various factors including credit card balance transfer history, American Express Card Member history, number of cards opened/closed
⚠Not eligible if you have or recently had certain Marriott or Starwood cards from American Express or Chase
⚠Limited by American Express application restrictions (e.g., once-per-lifetime rule, credit history factors)
⚠Cannot have had this card or Starwood Preferred Guest Business Card from Amex or previous versions in last 24 months
⚠Not eligible if had Chase Marriott Bonvoy Premier Plus Business, Marriott Rewards Premier Plus Business, or Chase Marriott Bonvoy/Marriott Rewards Business cards in last 30 days
⚠Not eligible if acquired Chase Marriott Bonvoy Bountiful, Boundless, or Bold in last 90 days
⚠Not eligible if received welcome bonus on Chase Marriott Bonvoy cards in last 24 months
⚠Not eligible if you have had this Card or the Starwood Preferred Guest Business Credit Card from American Express
⚠Not eligible if you have had qualifying Chase Marriott cards within certain timeframes
⚠Not available to existing Amex Marriott cardholders
⚠Subject to Amex once-per-lifetime welcome offer rule
⚠Additional restrictions apply for Chase Marriott co-branded cardholders
⚠Once per lifetime (American Express policy)
⚠Not eligible if held Chase Marriott Premier Plus or Marriott Bonvoy Business card in last 30 days
⚠Not eligible if acquired Marriott Bonvoy Bountiful, Boundless, or Bold from Chase in last 90 days
⚠Not eligible if received bonus on Chase Marriott cards in last 24 months
⚠Not available if applicant has or has had Chase Marriott Bonvoy Premier Plus Business, Marriott Rewards Premier Plus Business, or Marriott Bonvoy Business card in last 30 days
⚠Not available if applicant opened Chase Marriott Bonvoy Bountiful, Boundless, or Bold in last 90 days
⚠Not available if applicant earned bonus on Chase Marriott Bonvoy Bountiful, Boundless, or Bold in last 24 months
⚠One welcome bonus per lifetime on American Express Marriott Bonvoy Business Card
⚠Cannot have current or previous Marriott Bonvoy Business American Express Card
⚠Subject to additional Marriott/Amex eligibility restrictions
⚠Limited time offer
⚠Amex one-bonus-per-lifetime rule applies
⚠Not available to those who have or have had the Marriott Bonvoy Business Card from Amex or Starwood Preferred Guest Business Card from Amex
⚠Not available to those who have or have had Chase Marriott business cards within last 30 days or Chase Marriott personal cards within last 90 days
⚠Not eligible if you have or have had this Card or the Starwood Preferred Guest® Business Credit Card from American Express in the last 24 months
⚠Not eligible if you have had certain Chase Marriott business cards in the last 30 days
⚠Not eligible if you have acquired certain Chase Marriott consumer cards in the last 90 days
⚠New Card Members only
⚠Additional Card Members not eligible
⚠Not available to applicants who have had this card in last 24 months
⚠Cannot have had Chase Marriott Bonvoy Premier Plus Business, Marriott Rewards Premier Plus Business, Marriott Bonvoy Business, or Marriott Rewards Business cards in last 30 days
⚠Cannot have acquired Chase Marriott cards in last 90 days
⚠Once per lifetime (American Express limits to one bonus per card per lifetime)
⚠Not available to those who have had the Marriott Bonvoy Premier Plus Business or Marriott Bonvoy Business card from Chase in the last 30 days
⚠Not available if you acquired a Marriott Bonvoy card from Chase in the last 90 days
⚠Not available if you received a new cardholder bonus on a Marriott Bonvoy card from Chase in the last 24 months
⚠One per lifetime per card (24-month cooldown if switching between Chase and Amex Marriott cards)
⚠One welcome offer per lifetime on this card
⚠Not available to applicants with The Ritz-Carlton Credit Card from JPMorgan or J.P. Morgan Ritz-Carlton Rewards Card in last 30 days
⚠Not available to applicants who acquired certain Chase Marriott cards (Boundless, Premier, Premier Plus, Bold, Bountiful) in last 90 days
⚠Not available to applicants who received bonus on certain Chase Marriott cards in last 24 months
No foreign transaction fees
Welcome bonus deposited within 8 weeks after meeting eligibility requirements
Card account must not be canceled or past due at time of bonus fulfillment
Statement credit is a one-time credit to the account
Eligible purchases do NOT include fees or interest charges, cash advances, purchases of travelers checks, purchases or reloading of prepaid cards, purchases of gift cards, person-to-person payments, or purchases of any cash equivalents
Additional Card Members on account are not eligible for this offer
Statement credit reduces the first-year net cost to $0
American Express limits welcome offer to once per lifetime per card
Marriott Bonvoy brand restrictions may apply for Chase Marriott card overlap
American Express typically limits you to earning a welcome offer once per lifetime
Additional restrictions apply based on Marriott co-branded card eligibility guidelines
Eligible purchases can be made by the Basic Card Member and any Additional Card Members on a single Card account
Bonus points will be credited to your Marriott Bonvoy member account
Bonus consists of 150,000 Marriott Bonvoy points and $125 statement credit
New cardholders must be Basic Card Member and meet spending requirement
Bonus is forfeited if not earned during the qualifying period
Eligible purchases do NOT include fees, interest charges, cash advances, travelers checks, prepaid card purchases or reloading, gift card purchases, person-to-person payments, or other cash equivalents
Card account must not be canceled or past due at time of fulfillment
Bonus points will appear on Marriott Bonvoy member account 8-12 weeks after reaching purchase requirement
Additional Card Members can contribute purchases toward the spending requirement but are not eligible for their own bonus
150,000 bonus points are earned, not the $125 statement credit as a separate bonus
The $125 statement credit is part of the welcome offer
Elite Night Credits (15 per year) are a separate ongoing benefit, not part of the signup bonus
Free Night Award (up to 35,000 Marriott Bonvoy points value) awarded annually after card renewal
Bonus points posted to Marriott Bonvoy account up to 12 weeks after end of each month
Statement credit applied directly to card account
Bonus points and statement credit must be earned by spending threshold within 6 months
Free Night Award (annual) valid for redemption level up to 35,000 Marriott Bonvoy points
Bonus points appear in Marriott Bonvoy member account 8-12 weeks after reaching threshold
Additional Card Members are not eligible for the bonus offer
Eligible purchases must be made by the Basic Card Member and/or Additional Card Members (combined spend counts toward threshold)
Eligible purchases exclude fees, interest charges, cash advances, traveler checks, prepaid cards, gift cards, and person-to-person payments
Bonus points posted to Marriott Bonvoy account within up to 12 weeks after end of each month
Marriott Bonvoy member account must be active to receive benefits
Eligible purchases do not include fees, interest, cash advances, gift cards, or person-to-person payments
Bonus points will be deposited to Marriott Bonvoy account approximately 8-10 weeks after spending threshold is met
Free Night Award eligible only at properties with redemption level at or under 35,000 points
Bonus includes 150,000 Marriott Bonvoy points and $125 statement credit
Welcome offer not available to applicants who received bonus in last 24 months on Chase Marriott cards (Bountiful, Boundless, Bold)
Eligible purchases count from Basic Card Member and Additional Card Members on single account
Additional Card Members not eligible for their own offer
Eligible purchases exclude fees, interest, cash advances, travelers checks, prepaid cards, gift cards, person-to-person payments, and cash equivalents
Additional card members not eligible for welcome bonus
Eligible purchases from both basic and additional cardmembers combined count toward threshold
If you engage in abuse or misuse, Amex may not credit, freeze, or remove points
Bonus consists of 150,000 Marriott Bonvoy points plus $125 statement credit
Statement credit applied after qualifying spend is met
Offer consists of 150,000 bonus points and $125 statement credit
Complimentary Gold Elite status with card (cancellation of card cancels this status)
1 Free Night Award every year after Card renewal month (up to 35,000 points value)
Additional Free Night Award after $60,000 annual spend on card
15 Elite Night Credits per calendar year
Statement credit of $125 is issued after meeting spending requirement
Points credited after meeting spend requirement
Eligible purchases exclude fees, interest charges, cash advances, travelers checks, prepaid card reloading, gift cards, person-to-person payments, and cash equivalents
Each Free Night Award can be redeemed for one night at participating Marriott Bonvoy hotels with redemption level up to 50,000 points
Free Night Awards expire 12 months from issue and cannot be extended
Can be topped up with additional Marriott Bonvoy points (up to 25,000 per night)
American Express reserves the right to modify or revoke offer at any time
If account cancelled within first year or abuse/misuse detected, awards may not be credited or may be frozen/removed
Five Free Night Awards each with redemption level up to 50,000 Marriott Bonvoy points at participating properties
Free Night Awards valid for standard rooms only
Card Member responsible for mandatory resort fees at properties where applicable
Additional 1 Free Night Award (up to 35,000 points) each year after renewal
Additional Free Night Award after spending $60,000 in purchases during calendar year
Each Free Night Award redeemable for one night at hotels with redemption level up to 50,000 Marriott Bonvoy points
Free Night Awards expire 12 months from issuance
Free Night Awards cannot be combined with cash payment, though can be combined with Marriott Bonvoy points
Resort fees and taxes may apply
Amex reserves right to modify or revoke offer at any time
Free Night Awards valid for one night at properties with redemption level up to 50,000 points
Resort fees apply at certain properties
Awards expire 12 months from issuance
Each Free Night Award redeemable at hotels up to 50,000 Marriott Bonvoy points
Certain hotels have resort fees
Free Night Awards cannot be transferred, extended beyond expiration, or re-credited for points
Additional points up to 15,000 can be added to supplement a Free Night Award
Account must remain open and in good standing to qualify
