American Express raised the welcome offer on the Marriott Bonvoy Bevy Card to 150,000 bonus points plus a $250 statement credit, after $5,000 in purchases in the first six months. The offer ends January 13, 2027 at 11:59 p.m. MST, and it replaces a public offer of 85,000 points.

The $250 credit is the number that matters most, because the card's annual fee is also $250. The credit wipes out the first year's fee entirely, which makes this a $1,120 net first-year package at Awardtrail's valuation — before you count a single night's stay.

But the card's economics change sharply in year two. Bevy has no automatic anniversary free night. The only free night on the card requires $15,000 of spending in a calendar year, and the certificate is capped at 50,000 points. Anyone who does not put $15,000 a year through the card pays $250 in year two for Gold status, 15 elite night credits, and 1,000 bonus points per stay.

Exact offer and eligibility

• Welcome offer: 150,000 Marriott Bonvoy bonus points plus a $250 statement credit after $5,000 in eligible purchases in the first 6 months of Card Membership.
• Offer ends: January 13, 2027 at 11:59 p.m. MST.
• Annual fee: $250. No foreign transaction fees. Variable APR 19.74% to 28.74%.
• Fulfillment: bonus points and the statement credit post 8–12 weeks after you reach the $5,000 threshold; the account must not be cancelled or past due at fulfillment.
• Earning: 6x points at participating Marriott Bonvoy hotels; 4x at restaurants worldwide and U.S. supermarkets on the first $15,000 in combined purchases per calendar year, then 2x; 2x on all other eligible purchases.
• 1,000 bonus points per stay: 1,000 Marriott Bonvoy bonus points per eligible paid stay booked directly with Marriott.
• Status and elite nights: complimentary Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite status, and 15 Elite Night Credits each calendar year. Only one consumer-card Elite Night Credit benefit counts per member account per year, so holding another Marriott consumer card does not stack it.
• Free Night Award: one per calendar year after $15,000 in eligible purchases. It covers a one-night stay at a redemption level at or under 50,000 points, with up to 25,000 points of top-up; it expires one year from issuance and cannot be combined with cash.
• No lounge access.
• Eligibility: the welcome offer is not available if you have or have had the Bevy or Brilliant card. It is also not available if you have or have had a listed Chase Marriott or Ritz-Carlton card in the last 30 days, acquired a Chase Bountiful, Boundless, or Bold card in the last 90 days, or received a new cardmember bonus or upgrade offer for one of those Chase cards in the last 24 months. American Express's once-per-lifetime rule applies.

The math: a fee-free first year, then the card has to earn its keep

At Awardtrail's estimate of 0.7 cents per Marriott point, the 150,000-point bonus is worth about $1,050. Add the $250 statement credit and the 10,000 base points earned on the $5,000 spend at 2x — another $70 — and the first-year haul is about $1,370 gross. Subtract the $250 annual fee and the net is $1,120, with the fee fully covered by the credit in practice.

The points stretch further than the dollar figure suggests if you use Marriott's fifth-night-free benefit: 150,000 points covers five nights at a 30,000-point property, since the fifth night is free, or three nights at a 50,000-point property. Marriott prices awards dynamically, so the same 150,000 points buys fewer nights at peak dates — the fifth-night-free benefit is the lever that makes the bonus go far.

The comparison that frames the offer is the Chase Marriott Bonvoy Boundless card, which offered 200,000 points after $3,000 in three months at a $95 fee before that offer ended November 11. Boundless paid about 67 points per dollar of required spend; Bevy pays 30. Bevy is competitive only because the $250 credit erases its fee — the points alone are not the draw.

Year two is where the card has to justify itself. A cardholder who spends $15,000 in a year earns the 50,000-point free night, worth up to about $350 at 0.7 cents, plus 30,000 base points on that spend, worth about $210. A cardholder who does not reach $15,000 gets no free night at all, and pays $250 for Gold status — the lowest status tier that means anything — 15 elite night credits, and 1,000 points per stay. The 15 elite night credits are genuinely useful on the way to Platinum status at 50 nights, but they do not pay a $250 fee on their own.

Who benefits—and who should skip it

Marriott regulars who stay ten or more nights a year and will route $15,000 of spending through the card: the free night, Gold status, and 15 elite night credits stack into a card that pays for itself in year two.

Anyone planning a five-night Marriott stay who can use the fifth-night-free benefit: 150,000 points becomes five nights at a 30,000-point property, and the first year costs nothing out of pocket after the credit.

Chase Marriott cardholders inside the exclusion windows should skip it — the 30-day, 90-day, and 24-month rules in the offer terms lock out anyone who recently held or earned a bonus on a Chase Marriott card, and anyone who already earned a Bevy or Brilliant bonus is out under American Express's once-per-lifetime rule.

Infrequent Marriott guests should skip it too. Without $15,000 a year of card spending, there is no free night to offset the $250 renewal fee, and Gold status alone is not worth $250 a year.

Awardtrail analysis

Apply before January 13, 2027, and apply through the offer itself: American Express warns that offers vary by advertisement, so confirm the 150,000-point bonus and the $250 statement credit appear on the application page before you submit. The offer is not available through referral links.

Plan the redemption before applying. The bonus is at its best as a five-night stay at a 30,000-point property with the fifth night free — book the stay first in your head, then move the points. Do not count on the points for a trip sooner than three months out: they post 8–12 weeks after you meet the spend threshold.

Decide before the second annual fee posts. If $15,000 a year of card spending is not realistic for you, treat Bevy as a one-year play: enjoy the fee-free first year and the 150,000 points, and reassess before the renewal fee arrives. If Marriott is your primary hotel brand and the $15,000 spend is already happening, the card earns its keep in year two.

Primary source: https://www.americanexpress.com/us/credit-cards/card-application/apply/partner/print/personal-card/mar/marriott-bonvoy-bevy-card/ep-mar-mic-2333?print=false

Verified: November 14, 2026