Marriott Bonvoy
American Express$95 a yearNo foreign transaction fee
Not open to new applicants.
Already have it? Keep it.
Not open to applications
With no current offer, the first year counts no welcome bonus.
| First-year value | Amount |
|---|---|
| No current offer | $0 |
| Rewards above a 2% no-fee cardvs Double Cash, on $32,500 typical spend | $0 |
| Annual fee | −$95 |
| First year | −$95 |
| Each year after | +$221 |
Not counted in the first year: status, anniversary free nights and protections (each year after counts them).
Earning
| Rate | Category | Return |
|---|---|---|
| 6X | Marriott purchases | 4.4% |
| 2X | Everything else | 1.5% |
Noteworthy perks
- Marriott Bonvoy free nightArrives on your card anniversary, after the first year
- Marriott Bonvoy Silver
Personal card · Earns Marriott Bonvoy
Benefits
Elite status (2)
- Marriott Bonvoy: Silver
- Marriott Bonvoy: 15 elite night credits per year
Protections (4)
- Baggage Insurance, up to $1,250, Coverage for lost, damaged, or stolen baggage. Up to $1,250 for carry-on and up to $500 for checked baggage per person, in excess of carrier coverage. Pay for the full cost of transportation with your Amex card.
- Purchase Protection, up to $1,000, 90 days coverage for theft/damage
- Extended Warranty, Extends warranty by up to 1 year
- Car Rental Insurance (secondary), up to $50,000, Secondary coverage up to $50,000 for rental car damage/theft (primary coverage available for additional fee). Pay for the full cost on your card to be eligible for this benefit. Coverage is not available in Australia, Italy, New Zealand.
Other Perks
- Annual Free Night Award (up to 35,000 points value, excluding resort fees)
- Free premium internet access at Marriott properties
- Global Assist Hotline: 24/7 emergency coordination services when traveling more than 100 miles from home
The Marriott Bonvoy Amex family
Sources and methodology
First-year value is Miles' estimate for a typical spender: the welcome bonus at Miles' point values, plus the rewards this card earns above the best no-annual-fee card's everyday rate on a typical year of spending, plus credits at the share a typical holder uses rather than their face value, plus any certificate or free night earned in that year, minus the first-year fee and the cost of putting the minimum spend on this card instead of that one.
Lounge access, elite status, other benefits, purchase and travel protections, and a certificate or free night that arrives on the card's anniversary are listed beside the first-year figure, not in it. Each year after counts them, with the rewards and credits, less the annual fee. A credit or benefit that needs a spend or a stay counts only where its condition is printed beside it, and credits gated on spend most people never reach are left out.
The fee, offer, earning rates, credits and protections come from the card's record in the Miles dataset, kept against the issuer's own terms. The verdict line is chosen from a fixed set of sentences by Miles' analysis of the offer and the card; nothing on this page is written by hand for one card.
Recent changes
- changed from null to Bonvoy AmexOct 8, 2026
- changed from null to creditSep 2, 2026