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    Bonvoy Brilliant: The Marriott Card With The Best Benefits, If You’re Able To Use Them All

    by joeheg September 1, 2024
    by joeheg September 1, 2024

    The Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant card by American Express is the top-level Marriott Bonvoy card available to new applicants. Marriott points are useful because of the variety of hotels in the …

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  • Credit Cards

    Are Eight Free Hotel Nights From Credit Cards Too Many?

    by joeheg August 12, 2023
    by joeheg August 12, 2023

    I realize it’s a total #firstworldproblem to be complaining about having too many free night certificates. But I just can’t ignore the fact that by the end of the year, …

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  • Credit Cards

    Bye Bye Bonvoy Brilliant AMEX Card!

    by joeheg April 25, 2023
    by joeheg April 25, 2023

    We kept the Bonvoy Brilliant AMEX card because the benefits outweighed the annual fee. We upgraded when the Bonvoy Brilliant was still the SPG Luxury Card and every year we …

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  • Hotels

    I Got Bonvoyed By A Marriott Email

    by joeheg March 30, 2023
    by joeheg March 30, 2023

    When Marriott changed the name of its loyalty program from Matriott Rewards to Marriott Bonvoy, it didn’t take long for people to start questioning the name. Marriott tried to explain …

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    Should You Keep The Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant AMEX After The Refresh?

    by joeheg October 14, 2022
    by joeheg October 14, 2022

    Marriott has been busy refreshing the upper end of its co-brand card portfolio. They introduced upper-mid level cards offered by both American Express and Chase, as well as made changes …

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  • Hotels

    Just Like That, We’re Marriott Bonvoy Platinum Through 2023

    by joeheg September 23, 2022
    by joeheg September 23, 2022

    Despite putting zero effort into it, we’re going to be Marriott Bonvoy Platinum Elite members for another year. It’s the hotel status we’ve earned every year since 2018, even though …

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  • Credit Cards

    Looks Like I’m Going To Ditch The Bonvoy Brilliant AMEX

    by joeheg June 25, 2022
    by joeheg June 25, 2022

    As a rule, I don’t like to write hot takes. Instead of venting my initial reaction, which occasionally can be wrong, I’d rather take a while to understand what’s happening …

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  • Hotels

    We’re Marriott Bonvoy Platinum Until 2022, And I Had No Idea

    by joeheg July 15, 2020
    by joeheg July 15, 2020

    Back in 2018, I saw the opportunity to work a little magic. Through some strategic credit card sign-ups, carry-over nights and actual hotel stays, Sharon was able to hit 50 …

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  • Credit Cards

    New Uses For AMEX Hilton & Marriott Bonvoy Statement Credits Don’t Start Until June

    by joeheg May 3, 2020
    by joeheg May 3, 2020

    I tend to give American Express a hard time about how they treat cardmembers. It’s not so much AMEX policies that I have a problem with, but their ruthless punishment …

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  • Disney, Universal & Other Theme Parks

    Where Can You Stay At Walt Disney World With A Marriott 50,000 Point Free Night Certificate?

    by joeheg January 29, 2020
    by joeheg January 29, 2020

    Staying at Walt Disney World isn’t cheap and one way to lower your costs is to use the Marriott Free Nights Certificate, good at any room costing 50,000 points per …

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