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Marriott Bonvoy Bold® Credit Card
The no-fee Marriott card. Thin benefits, but it keeps a Bonvoy balance alive for nothing.
Open to new applicantsPartly verified
At a glance
Annual fee$0
Welcome offer45,000 Marriott Bonvoy points$1,000 in 3 months
IssuerChase
Rewards programMarriott Bonvoy
Foreign transaction feeNone
Welcome offer
45,000 Marriott Bonvoy points after $1,000 of spending within 3 months.
Confirm the current offer on the application page.
Offers vary. Welcome offers on this card can differ by applicant, by referral and by the link you apply through. The figure above is what our source showed on the date given, not a guarantee of what you will be offered.
Earning rates
Not verified. We could not confirm this card's earning rates against a page we could read during this build, so none are listed. We would rather leave this blank than print a number we have not checked. The issuer's own product page has the current rates.
Benefits and credits
- No annual fee
Restrictions worth knowing
- Chase 5/24 applies even to the no-fee card.
- Marriott cross-issuer application rules apply.
- No annual free night certificate, which is the main gap against the Boundless.
How to use it well
- Mostly useful as a downgrade target when you no longer want to pay the Boundless fee but want to keep the account open.
- Opening it uses a 5/24 slot, so think about whether that slot is better spent elsewhere.
Sources and freshness
What we checked: Fee, welcome offer and open status from AwardWallet, read 2 November 2026.
- AwardWallet: Marriott credit cards compared — read November 2, 2026
Last updated: November 2, 2026.
Other Marriott Bonvoy cards
- Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant® American Express® Card — $650, open to new applicants
- Marriott Bonvoy Bevy™ American Express® Card — $250, open to new applicants
- Marriott Bonvoy Bountiful® Credit Card — $250, open to new applicants
- Marriott Bonvoy Boundless® Credit Card — $95, open to new applicants