Features

Earn 6 points per $1 spent at over 7,000 participating Marriott Bonvoy hotels worldwide

Earn 3 points for every $1 on dining, car rentals and airline purchases

Earn 2 points per $1 spent on all other purchases

Earn a Free Night Certificate every year after account anniversary, valid for one night stay at a property with a redemption level up to 85,000 points

$0 foreign transaction fees

Automatic Gold Elite status, receive automatic Gold Elite Status each account anniversary year as a Cardmember

15 Elite Night Credits each calendar year

Apply for global entry, a U.S. customs and border protection program, using your Ritz-Carlton credit card to pay your application fee (currently $100) and receive a $100 statement credit. If approved, you will also be eligible to receive TSA pre ✔® privileges at no additional cost.

Note that the annual fee was increased to $450 from $395 in mid-2018, but pre-existing users can pay the old annual fee