The Ritz Carlton Credit Card can be one of the most valuable credit cards for travelers if you take advantage of its benefits. It’s also elusive and mysterious because there’s no direct application process. Instead, the only way to acquire the Ritz Carlton Credit Card is by upgrading from another Chase-issued Marriott Bonvoy co-brand personal credit card. It’s a holdover from when Ritz Carlton had a separate loyalty program from the rest of the Marriott hotels, which was focused on perks that Ritz Carlton guests found valuable.
The Ritz Carlton Credit Card has a $450 annual fee but offers several benefits. While some of these benefits are still focused on Ritz Carlton guests, many will be useful to any frequent traveler. Each year, cardholders can enjoy three upgrades to Ritz Carlton Club level rooms for up to a 7-day stay, as well as a $100 hotel credit on 2-day stays. Other benefits include a free night at any Marriott Bonvoy hotel that charges up to 85,000 points and a $300 Air Travel Credit.
One of the things that differentiated the Ritz Carlton Credit Card from the rest of the luxury cards in your wallet was that it was fully metal. It was one of the heaviest cards available. But in 2018, Chase modified the card to have a metal core covered by a plastic coating.
At 14 grams, the card isn’t even toward the top of the list of heaviest metal credit cards.
I can’t say why (other than “popular demand”), but apparently, J.P. Morgan is bringing back the fully metal Ritz Carlton card.
Welcome back the all-metal Ritz-CarltonTM Credit Card
Due to popular demand, we’re replacing your current Ritz Carlton Credit Card with a metal one in January.
There’s no word yet on whether this card will return to its previous weight of 27 grams or if it’ll be lighter but still made entirely of metal. I’d personally think that if they’re going to bring it back, it needs to be the same as people remember, or why bother?
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