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New & Improved Marriott Rewards VISA

floyddl,

Thanks for the heads up on this.

As I had canceled my Marriott CC after the lost tape problem I wonder if I would qualify as a new card member... I could always use an extra 15,000 points :)
 
I just got an e-mail for Marriott regarding my first 'Free 1 night stay'. Certificate is in the mail and I have till Sept 6, 2006 to use it. Since I only applied for the card late last week I thought that getting this e-mail was remarkable.
 
Also rec'd email notice of certificate

I applied last week also and received the email about the free night on sunday - pretty quick response. So I imagine new card will arrive in mail this week or next. Have not cancelled old card yet.
 
Should I cancel my old card and apply for the new one or do you think they will give us the same deal with the free nights and the 15 night credit towards elite status? I'm not particularly concerned about the 15,000 bonus points, but a free night every year is very nice and with the 15 night credit I may be able to finally make gold status.
 
kathleenpeyer said:
I believe, I am only paying about $25 a year for my Marriott Visa
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The fee is $30 per year on the legacy Marriott Visa.

-David
 
Island Hopper -

As discussed elsewhere in this thread, these new benefits are available only with the new Premier card. Thus, to get the benefits, you must apply for the new card. Whether you keep the old card or cancel it is a separate decision.
 
GOOD NEWS! You can upgrade your card!

After calling customer service at (800)338-5960, I was able to upgrade to the new card.

- New cards arrive in 7-10 business days
- Annual Fee $65
- New Terms and Conditions (Rates, etc)

It only took 2 minutes....
 
Wish I had known sooner

We leave tomorrow for 2 weeks in Hawaii and will spend many Marriott dollars. Oh, well, at least we get 3 points.
 
DaveK2000 said:
After calling customer service at (800)338-5960, I was able to upgrade to the new card.

- New cards arrive in 7-10 business days
- Annual Fee $65
- New Terms and Conditions (Rates, etc)

It only took 2 minutes....
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I just called and I was told that I cannot upgrade...Hmmm They said they did not have the capability in the system to go ahead with the upgrade.
 
It's semantics.

Effectively, you are applying for a new card when you upgrade. The "upgrade" fee and benefits are the same as for applying for the Premier card.

Simply "apply" for the new card (online or via phone) and independently decide whether to keep your old card.
 
First time I called when they announced the new card...
"sorry no upgrade, YET, for now get a new one and cancel the old"

Called today.. they had to do a little digging and...
"we can now upgrade"

Just like DaveK2000 said:

- New cards arrive in 7-10 business days
- Annual Fee $65
- New Terms and Conditions (Rates, etc)
- The same account/card number... (most important)

Also, present cards will continue to work until the new cards are activated...

Must have just started and it is new to some customer service reps..

Pete
 
15 Nites 1st Year only?

Has anyone rec'd there card? Over on FlyerTalk - people are stating they have rec'd the card and the 15 nites toward gold status is only the first year of the card! Not what the add said/implied?
 
PeterS said:
First time I called when they announced the new card...
"sorry no upgrade, YET, for now get a new one and cancel the old"

Called today.. they had to do a little digging and...
"we can now upgrade"

Just like DaveK2000 said:

- New cards arrive in 7-10 business days
- Annual Fee $65
- New Terms and Conditions (Rates, etc)
- The same account/card number... (most important)

Also, present cards will continue to work until the new cards are activated...

Must have just started and it is new to some customer service reps..

Pete
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Had similar experience. First phone call, sorry no upgrade and you are not eligible. Second phone, sorry no upgrade but you can apply for a new card. Third phone call, sure - no problem you can upgrade and you will receive all the benefits and I confirmed that 15 nights is credited every year as stated on the web. (saved the web page, just in case). So if first you get a no, just call back. She said 7-10 days for the upgrade. All calls were made today within 5 minutes of each other.
 
Thanks again for good info from TUG (and esp. Dave). First I learned about the new card. Then I learned that despite what you hear first, Chase can and will upgrade our old cards.

Sure enough I called, was told "this new card must be applied for." I said, "Actually, that's not entirely true according to sources I have." After a bit of time on hold, I was told, "Oh yes, it turns out we can manually make the upgrade for you."

And it's done!

Thanks, all.
 
I just called 800-338-5960 and the rep said I couldn't upgrade as did his supervisor. I called back and spoke to another rep that said I could do the upgrade. He transferred me to his supervisor, Rose Melton and she did the upgrade.
 
Lv2Trvl said:
Has anyone rec'd there card? Over on FlyerTalk - people are stating they have rec'd the card and the 15 nites toward gold status is only the first year of the card! Not what the add said/implied?
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Reread,
They contact Cust Support and the Ad tex is correct - 15 nites each year.
 
Yes, if you get this card, be sure to retain the ad, as linked at the bottom of the OP in this thread.

The ad states, "Receive 15 nights toward your next Elite membership level in Marriott Rewards every year, enjoy Silver Elite staus or better."

The "Owner's Manual", which comes with the card, states (in footnote 1), "The 15 nights Elite status credit is a one-time benefit which applies during a member's first year as a Cardmember only."

(Bold emphasis added.)
 
So which is it -- one time or every year -- it can not be both!
 
The offer, which some of us have accepted, says every year. Thus, it's every year. Accepting the offer (i.e., agreeing to pay a fee) makes it a contract. That's confirmed with a phone call.

However, because the Owner's Manual states "one-time benefit", those counting on the annual credit had better hold onto the promotional material as proof that it's every year.
 
CAN POINTS BE COMBINED FROM 2 Marriott VISA CARDS?

Can points for the two Visa cards be combined.

For Example: If I'm the primary card holder on a Marriott Reward Visa Card and my husband is Secondary Holder. Then my husband goes ahead and open a separate Marriott Reward Visa card as the "Primary" holders and gets the reward points how can then we combined the points and use them? Bit confused.
 
Yes, you can combine points in two accounts when requesting an award. Thus, for example, assume you have 60,000 points in your account and DH has 200,000 in his. To get an award that costs 100,000 points, you can use (a) 100,000 from his account or (b) 60,000 from your account and 40,000 from his account. Marriott can handle this on the phone for you, although you may have to sign a form and provide some documentation, especially if your last names are different.
 
Can anyone tell me what has been the leadtime in getting the news cards? I signed up last week, got the free night e-mail, but really want the new card to pay off the balance of my Aruba Surf Club, so I can get the extra points. I have until 3/31 to pay using a cc. So I need it before then.

Regards.
Joe
 
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