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If you’ve been eyeing a Marriott card, this is the window. The Marriott Bonvoy Bevy American Express Card now offers 150,000 bonus points plus a $250 statement credit after you spend $5,000 in your first six months. That’s the same pairing we saw this summer on the pricier Brilliant card, now on a card with a much smaller fee.

The offer, in plain numbers

• Bonus: 150,000 Marriott Bonvoy points plus a $250 statement credit.
• Spending requirement: $5,000 in purchases within the first 6 months of card membership.
• Annual fee: $250.
• Offer end date: January 13, 2027, according to Marriott’s credit card overview page.
• Last offer for comparison: 125,000 points plus a $150 credit, which ended September 30, 2026.

One heads-up: when we checked, Marriott’s individual Bevy card page still showed an older 85,000-point offer, while its card overview page listed the 150,000-point deal. Look at the offer on the actual application screen before you submit, and read the offer terms for exactly how the $250 credit gets applied.

What the card gives you after the bonus

• 6X points at participating Marriott Bonvoy hotels.
• 4X at restaurants worldwide and U.S. supermarkets on up to $15,000 in combined purchases per calendar year, then 2X.
• 2X on everything else, and no foreign transaction fees.
• Complimentary Gold Elite status and up to 15 Elite Night Credits per calendar year.
• 1,000 bonus points per paid eligible stay booked directly with Marriott.
• A Free Night Award (up to 50,000 points) after $15,000 in eligible purchases in a calendar year.

Who can get it, and who should check first

Amex welcome offers usually come with “once per lifetime” style language, so if you’ve had the Bevy before, you may not be eligible for the bonus. Amex generally tells you during the application if you won’t get it, before you accept the card. There’s also a Marriott-specific wrinkle: Amex treats the Bevy and the Brilliant as closely related, and Frequent Miler notes you may need to wait about 90 days between them if you want both.

The $5,000 spend over six months works out to roughly $835 a month. If that’s more than you normally put on a card, don’t stretch for it. Points aren’t worth paying interest.

Our take

This is the best reason to open a Bevy we’ve seen in a while, mostly because the $250 credit cancels out the first year’s fee.

Here’s the math the way we’d think about it. Marriott points don’t stretch as far as Hyatt points or most airline miles, so we use a conservative rough figure of around 0.7 cents each. That’s our own ballpark, not an official value. At that rate, 150,000 points is worth something like $1,000 in hotel nights, and since the credit covers the fee, you’re not out of pocket in year one. Marriott’s dynamic pricing means some nights will get you more and some less, so treat that as a rough guide.

Year two is where we get more skeptical. You’ll owe $250 again, and the Bevy’s free night only shows up after $15,000 of spending in a calendar year. Gold status is nice but rarely life-changing. If you’re not going to put serious spend on this card, plan to downgrade or cancel before that second fee hits.

We’d apply if you stay at Marriott hotels a few times a year, haven’t had the Bevy before, and can hit $5,000 in six months on normal spending. We’d skip it if you’re trying to build a flexible points balance first. In that case, Amex Membership Rewards or Chase Ultimate Rewards cards keep more options open, and both can transfer to Marriott anyway.

Source: Marriott Bonvoy Credit Cards from American Express (offer amount, spend and end date); card details from the American Express Bevy card page; reported by Doctor of Credit; previous offer and Bevy/Brilliant timing per Frequent Miler.

Card offers and terms change frequently; confirm current terms with the issuer before applying. Points Capital is not a financial advisor.