✈ Last Chance for 185K Marriott Bonus Points, Why 1 TPG Staffer Is Changing His Points and Miles Strategy & More News From TPG ✈

Also: Rescue dogs get the suite life at this hotel April 27, 2024 [THE POINTS GUY]( [View in browser]( [TPG Daily NEWSLETTER]( [THE POINTS GUY]( 185,000-point offer ending soon by Summer Hull, Director of Content [TPG | Hero Image] The highest welcome bonus available for any Marriott card right now is coming to an end Wednesday ... and I’ll let you in on a "secret": It’s for my very favorite Marriott card. Only until Wednesday, the [Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant® American Express® Card]( is awarding 185,000 bonus Marriott Bonvoy points after $6,000 in eligible purchases on the card in the first six months. TPG values those points at $1,554, but bonus points are just the start of why this card has been in my wallet for years. My favorite ongoing Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant Amex perks include: - Automatic [Marriott Platinum status](. This status is super valuable for my family as it conveys free breakfast and increased Marriott points-earning rates, among other perks. Getting elite status by having the card is much easier than earning 50 Marriott nights per year. - A [Marriott award night worth 85,000 points]( at each card renewal anniversary. I’m using mine this year for an 84,000-point night at the new beachfront Riviera Maya Edition at Kanai in Mexico. That night is otherwise selling for $800. - Up to $300 in annual [dining credits in $25 monthly increments](. I like to just load mine each month on my Starbucks or Chick-fil-A app, so it’s very easy to make full use of the credits. If a shortcut to instant Marriott Platinum elite status, the 85,000-point annual award night and the limited-time increased welcome bonus of 185,000 points sound good to you, then apply for the [Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant Card]( before Wednesday so you don’t miss out. Posts in this newsletter contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. We may receive compensation when you click on links to those products, and this may impact how or where they appear. For an explanation of our Advertising Policy, [visit this page](. Photo Credit: CAMERON SPERANCE/THE POINTS GUY. Today’s top stories [New Amex Business Platinum offer: Earn a lucrative 150,000-point bonus]( The Business Platinum Card from American Express has an array of perks and a large welcome bonus. Here are the details. [Read more]( [Why I'm changing up my points and miles strategy for the rest of 2024]( Here’s how and why I’m changing my points and miles strategy and will no longer be focusing my energy on earning Avios to redeem on flights. [Read more]( [At Nashville’s Bobby Hotel, rescue dogs get the suite life and a new home]( At the Bobby Hotel in Nashville, shelter dogs get the once-in-a-lifetime chance to work as the "dog-in-residence," greeting guests daily before finding a new life with a veteran in need. 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