Marriott Bonvoy HDFC Bank Diners Club Credit Card offering 5X points on spends

 

One year after launching the Marriott Co-Brand Credit Card in India with HDFC Bank, Marriott Bonvoy has finally started focussing on building the grounds to make this card more visible in the market.

Why have the Marriott Bonvoy HDFC Bank Credit Card?

The Marriott Bonvoy HDFC Bank Credit Card is the first co-branded credit card in the hospitality space in India. For those who still don’t know, Marriott is now the largest hospitality chain in India, with over 150 hotels of all shapes and sizes, covering the nation from north (Kashmir) to South (Kerala and Tamil Nadu) and from East (Meghalaya) to West (Rajasthan and Gujarat).

a black and gold credit card

The card offers great initiation and annual benefits for a small annual fee of INR 3,000 ++.

  1.  Every year you hold the card, you will earn 10 Elite Night Credits, which is excellent for everyone who wants to gain or retain status with Marriott Bonvoy. For instance, ten nights in my bed, but counting for Marriott Bonvoy Platinum or Titanium Status is an excellent flex for that small sum.
  2. Every year you hold the card, you also get a free night award added to your account, redeemable for hotel redemptions up to 15,000 Marriott Bonvoy points. But you can also club it with up to 15,000 points from your account and get a redemption for up to 30,000 Bonvoy Points. This covers a large swathe of hotels in India. A Marriott redemption for just INR 3,000++ is not a bad deal.
  3. Marriott’s first elite tier membership is the Silver Tier.  Just holding the card in your portfolio automatically enrols you in this tier. This allows you to participate in many promotions that Marriott Bonvoy only runs for elite tier members (such as this)

The card is being issued to people with another HDFC Bank Credit Card as a floater credit card. Apply Online.

Earn 5X Marriott Bonvoy Points on your spending at Marriott Hotels, Travel, Dining & Entertainment.

An ongoing promotion, valid for spending between October 1 and November 30, 2024, offers five times the usual number of points earned when spending at Marriott Hotels or on Travel and Dining & Entertainment categories. So, your earning potential becomes:

  • Forty (40) points per INR 150 on eligible purchases at participating Marriott Bonvoy® hotels.
  • Twenty (20) points per INR 150 on eligible travel, dining, and entertainment purchases.

This Offer is valid at domestic and international hotels participating in Marriott Bonvoy, excluding Homes & Villas by Marriott Bonvoy.

The promotion comes with caps, of course. You earn 5X points on Marriott Bonvoy hotels for spending up to INR 200,000 only. This means a maximum of 53,335 accelerated Marriott Bonvoy Points could be earned under this category each month. For monthly spending above INR 2 lakh on Marriott Hotels, the card member will earn 2 points for every INR 150 spent. Each month, the threshold begins at INR 0.00.

In terms of points earned on Travel, Dining, & Entertainment, you earn 20 Marriott Bonvoy Points instead of 4 Marriott Bonvoy Points for every INR 150 they spend on Travel, Dining & Entertainment, up to a maximum monthly spend of INR 1,00,000, on Eligible Spend in these spend categories altogether.  A maximum of 13,335 accelerated Marriott Bonvoy Points could be earned on Travel, Dining and Entertainment each month during the Offer Period. For monthly spend above INR 1 lakh combined in Travel, Dining and Entertainment, card members will earn 2 Points for every INR 150 spent. Each month, the threshold begins at INR 0.00.
Full details here.

Bottomline

Sign up for the Marriott Bonvoy HDFC Bank Credit Card because now, you will get 5X points on the bonus categories of spending at Marriott hotels and spending at Travel, Dining & Entertainment categories for spends through November 30, 2024.

What do you think of the new Marriott Bonvoy HDFC Bank Credit Card promotion?


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Comments

  1. Yesterday I was at Coorg Marriot, where I saw on their tv screen 50% discount on buffet against HDFC Marriot Bonvoy card.
    Is it applicable in all Marriot?

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