Earn 5 Free Night Awards with this Marriott credit card offer

The offer mentioned below for the Marriott Bonvoy Business® American Express® Card is no longer available.

Right now, the Marriott Bonvoy Business® American Express® Card has one of the best welcome bonus offers we've seen for this card. New cardholders can earn up to five Free Night Awards (worth up to 250,000 Marriott points).

You'll earn three Free Night Awards after you spend $6,000 in eligible purchases and two additional Free Night Awards after you spend an additional $3,000 in eligible purchases ($9,000 in total) on your new card within the first six months of card membership.

If you're a small business owner and looking for a hotel card, you'll want to take a closer look at this deal to see if it's a good fit for you. CNBC Select has the details on what you need to know about this Marriott Bonvoy card's offer and how you can take advantage.

Each of the Free Night Awards you can earn with this offer is valid at participating Marriott Bonvoy hotels, costing up to 50,000 Marriott points per night.

Outside of the bonus offer, this card has several ongoing perks that can help offset its $125 annual fee (see rates and fees). Each year after you renew your card, you'll receive a Free Night Award (worth up to 35,000 Marriott points), and you can earn a second Free Night Award (also worth up to 35,000 points) after spending $60,000 or more on purchases on the card in a calendar year.

In addition, anyone who values elite status with Marriott will appreciate the automatic Gold Elite status you receive as a cardholder and the 15 Elite Night Credits you get each year just for keeping the card. It also earns Marriott Bonvoy points at the following rates:

• 6X points at participating Marriott Bonvoy hotels
• 4X points at restaurants worldwide, U.S. gas stations, on wireless telephone services purchases directly from U.S. service providers and on U.S. shipping purchases
• 2X points on all other purchases

The Free Night Awards you earn from this offer work the same way as the free nights you can earn as an ongoing benefit for certain Marriott cards from American Express and Chase cards. You can redeem each Free Night Award for a Standard Room that's available to book with points up to the value of the Free Night Award. Note that these awards expire one year after they've been issued. If you want to use Free Aight Awards and points or cash to book a stay, you'll need to make two separate reservations. These awards cover the room rate and taxes; however, resort fees may still apply.

Marriott uses dynamic pricing for award nights, so the same room can cost a different number of points each night. This can complicate your plans if one night of your stay costs more than the value of your Free Night Award. If you have a collection of Marriott Bonvoy points, you can solve this issue by topping off your Free Night Award with up to 25,000 Marriott points. That means that if your award is valid at Marriott hotels costing up to 50,000 points, you can use it on rooms that cost up to 75,000 points and pay the point difference.

To qualify for the Marriott Bonvoy Business American Express Card, you'll need to be eligible for a small business card. However, that doesn't necessarily mean you'll need to have a full-time business. It can make sense to get a business card for a side hustle, freelance work or an independent contractor gig. You can even apply for an Amex business card using your Social Security number.

On top of your credit score, income and the other factors normally considered in a card application, this card also has a few extra restrictions. American Express typically limits consumers to earning a welcome offer once per card per lifetime, so you may not be eligible for this intro bonus if you currently have or have had a Marriott Bonvoy Business American Express Card.

If you have or have had a personal or business Marriott card from American Express or Chase, there are additional restrictions to be aware of. This welcome offer is also not available to anyone who:

• Has or has had the Chase Marriott Bonvoy^® Premier Plus Business Credit Card, Chase Marriott Rewards^® Premier Plus Business Credit Card, Chase Marriott Bonvoy Business^® Credit Card or Chase Marriott Rewards^® Business Credit Card in the last 30 days
• Opened the Chase Marriott Bonvoy Bountiful^™ Card, Chase Marriott Bonvoy Boundless^® Credit Card or Chase Marriott Bonvoy Bold^® Credit Card in the last 90 days
• Earned a welcome bonus offer in the last 24 months on the Chase Marriott Bonvoy Bountiful^™ Card, Chase Marriott Bonvoy Boundless^® Credit Card or Chase Marriott Bonvoy Bold^® Credit Card

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