I just renewed my card_name with a annual_fees annual fee. It is definitely worth paying that fee the first year for the Marriott Bonvoy points that come from earning your welcome offer. I’m past the point of earning those welcome-offer points, and yet I still renew this card year after year. Am I crazy? I don’t think so. Here is how I find value with this card:

 
 

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$300 Annual Dining Credit

When I use my Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant® American Express® Card for dining out, I benefit from a credit that effectively reduces my annual fee. You will get up to $25 in restaurant credit each month when you use your card for eating out at restaurants worldwide. Terms apply.

 

Annual Free-Night Award

Each year, after I pay my annual fee, I get an annual free-night certificate that can be used at a Marriott hotel that costs 85K points per night or less. This year, I used my certificate to stay at the Wailea Beach Resort on the beautiful island of Maui. The cash price of this hotel was almost $1,000 a night! It is easy for me to use it in a hotel with a value of $500 or more a night, so that makes total sense for me to keep renewing this card. I’ll stay at a fancy Marriott hotel at a deeply discounted rate over and over again! Terms apply.

 

 

Additional Benefits:

• Marriott Platinum Elite Status: Hotel status is an awesome perk! With this perk, you will get free enhanced internet, late checkout, and a possible room upgrade. Terms apply.
• Priority Pass Lounge Access: I love a good airport lounge. With this card, you and up to two guests have access to over 1,300 lounges all over the world. This perk has saved me and my guests a ton of money on food and drink in airports and made my flying experience much more enjoyable. Terms apply.
• Global Entry or TSA PreCheck® Fee Credit: This card provides a statement credit of up to $120 for a Global Entry application fee or up to $85 for a TSA PreCheck® application fee every four years when charged to the card. Terms apply.
• Travel Protection: This card gives me lost baggage reimbursement, trip-delay insurance (over six hours), and trip-cancellation and trip-interruption insurance. (I do have to book a round-trip ticket and pay entirely with this card to ensure that coverage.) Terms apply.

 

Bottom Line

As you can see, even without the additional benefits listed above, the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant® American Express® Card is worth my annual fee. You can only get each American Express card once in a lifetime, so I won’t be earning the welcome offer again. Nevertheless, I do not see myself ever not renewing this card, as I get well over $1,000 of value from it each year. Check out our post on all the other Marriott credit cards!