Marriott Rewards and Chase Card Services Give Cardmembers More Ways to Earn in 2010
February 02 2010 - 11:26AM
PR Newswire (US)
New Benefits Introduced to Current and New Cardmembers BETHESDA,
Md., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Marriott Rewards, Marriott
International's (NYSE:MAR) award winning guest loyalty program, and
Chase Card Services (NYSE:JPM) introduced enhanced benefits that
will elevate members to Elite status faster and give them more
Marriott Rewards bonus points. The new benefits include an extra
Elite night credit for every $3,000 cardmembers spend on their
card, which can help them to reach Gold (50 nights) or Platinum (75
nights) level Elite status. Cardmembers also receive 15,000 bonus
points on 7-night redemption stays at category 7 and 8 hotels, some
of Marriott Rewards' most popular hotels. There is no limit to the
number of Elite nights or bonus points that cardmembers can earn.
These benefits are in addition to the many valuable rewards already
offered on the Marriott Rewards credit card products. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100202/NE48151LOGO ) Marriott
Rewards issues three cards with Chase Card Services: Marriott
Rewards Credit Card - $30 annual fee, first year waived -- Earn
22,500 Marriott Rewards bonus points after first purchase -- free
night stay at a category 1-4 hotel -- three points per dollar for
all purchases at Marriott locations -- one point per dollar for all
other purchases -- guaranteed Silver Elite status with 10 Elite
nights credit every year Marriott Rewards Business Card - $30
annual fee, first year waived -- Earn 22,500 Marriott Rewards bonus
points after first purchase -- free night stay at a category 1-4
hotel -- three points per dollar spent at Marriott locations -- one
point per dollar spent elsewhere -- free additional cards for
employees and guaranteed Silver Elite status with 10 Elite nights
credit every year Marriott Rewards Premier Credit Card - $65 annual
fee -- Earn 30,000 Marriott Rewards bonus points after first
purchase -- annual free night stay at a category 1-5 hotel -- five
points per dollar spent at Marriott locations -- two points per
dollar spent on eligible dining, airline and rental car purchases
-- one point per dollar spent elsewhere -- and guaranteed Silver
Elite status with 15 Elite nights credit every year Marriott
Rewards points can be earned at more than 3,200 Marriott
International hotels around the world, including Marriott® Hotels
& Resorts, JW Marriott® Hotels & Resorts, Renaissance®
Hotels, Courtyard by Marriott®, Residence Inn by Marriott®,
Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott®, TownePlace Suites by
Marriott®, SpringHill Suites by Marriott®, and Marriott Vacation
Club® . Marriott Rewards has no blackout dates and points can be
redeemed for hotel stays, frequent flyer miles, cruises, car
rentals, brand-name merchandise and more. Marriott Rewards won the
2009 Freddie Award for "Best Hotel Rewards Program" and has been
named best hotel rewards program by the readers of Business
Traveler, Global Traveler, Travel Savvy, Executive Travel and
BusinessWeek magazines. About JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPMorgan
Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) is a leading global financial services
firm with assets of $2.0 trillion and operations in more than 60
countries and the company has approximately 145 million credit
cards in the United States and Canada. The firm is a leader in
investment banking, financial services for consumers, small
business and commercial banking, financial transaction processing,
asset management and private equity. A component of the Dow Jones
Industrial Average, JPMorgan Chase & Co. serves millions of
consumers in the United States and many of the world's most
prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under its
J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Information about JPMorgan Chase
& Co. is available at http://www.jpmorganchase.com/ About
Marriott International, Inc. MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(NYSE:MAR) is a leading lodging company with more than 3,300
lodging properties in 68 countries and territories. Marriott
International operates and franchises hotels under the Marriott, JW
Marriott, The Ritz-Carlton, Renaissance, Residence Inn, Courtyard,
TownePlace Suites, Fairfield Inn, SpringHill Suites and Bulgari
brand names; develops and operates vacation ownership resorts under
the Marriott Vacation Club, The Ritz-Carlton Destination Club, The
Ritz-Carlton Residences and Grand Residences by Marriott brands;
operates Marriott Executive Apartments; provides furnished
corporate housing through its Marriott ExecuStay division; and
operates conference centers. The company is headquartered in
Bethesda, Maryland, USA and had approximately 146,000 employees at
2008 year-end. It is recognized by FORTUNE® as one of the best
companies to work for, and by the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) as Partner of the Year since 2004. In fiscal year
2008, Marriott International reported sales from continuing
operations of nearly $13 billion. For more information or
reservations, please visit our web site at
http://www.marriott.com/, and for company news, visit
http://www.news.marriott.com/.
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DATASOURCE: Marriott International, Inc. CONTACT: Media: Laurie
Goldstein, Marriott International, +1-301-380-5296, ; or Gail
Hurdis, Chase Card Services, +1-302-282-2553, Web Site:
http://www.marriott.com/
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