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Chase IHG One Rewards Premier Select Credit Card vs Marriott Bonvoy Boundless

Both are Chase cards. Here is every spend category, ranked by what each card actually returns.

Best card by category Card terms as of Oct 29

Everything else

  1. IHG One Rewards Premier Select Credit Card 1.8% 3x base rate
  2. Marriott Bonvoy Boundless 1.5% 2x base rate

Dining

  1. IHG One Rewards Premier Select Credit Card 3.6% 6x
  2. Marriott Bonvoy Boundless 2.3% 3x

Groceries

  1. Marriott Bonvoy Boundless 2.3% 3x
  2. IHG One Rewards Premier Select Credit Card 1.8% 3x base rate

Gas

  1. Marriott Bonvoy Boundless 2.3% 3x
  2. IHG One Rewards Premier Select Credit Card 1.8% 3x base rate

Travel

  1. IHG One Rewards Premier Select Credit Card 3.6% 6x
  2. Marriott Bonvoy Boundless 1.5% 2x base rate

Hotels

  1. Marriott Bonvoy Boundless 4.5% 6x
  2. IHG One Rewards Premier Select Credit Card 3.6% 6x

Rideshare & taxis

  1. IHG One Rewards Premier Select Credit Card 3.6% 6x
  2. Marriott Bonvoy Boundless 1.5% 2x base rate

What the numbers are doing

Marriott Bonvoy Boundless tops groceries at 2.3% only because this table values its points at 0.75 cents each. Value them at one cent and IHG One Rewards Premier Select Credit Card wins that category instead.

The table is earn rate only — annual fees are not netted out of it. These cards charge IHG One Rewards Premier Select Credit Card $350 and Marriott Bonvoy Boundless $95 a year, so a thin lead in one category may not cover the difference.

Where they differ: IHG One Rewards Premier Select Credit Card takes everything else, dining, travel and rideshare & taxis; Marriott Bonvoy Boundless takes groceries, gas and hotels.

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CategoryBest card
Everything elseIHG One Rewards Premier Select Credit Card1.8%
DiningIHG One Rewards Premier Select Credit Card3.6%
GroceriesMarriott Bonvoy Boundless2.3%
GasMarriott Bonvoy Boundless2.3%
TravelIHG One Rewards Premier Select Credit Card3.6%
HotelsMarriott Bonvoy Boundless4.5%
Rideshare & taxisIHG One Rewards Premier Select Credit Card3.6%

Content preview. Apple Wallet controls the layout; visible categories vary by device. Categories that rank the same as Everything else are left off; every other category is in pass details.

Every category, every card

Everything else

  1. IHG One Rewards Premier Select Credit Card — 1.8%
  2. Marriott Bonvoy Boundless — 1.5%

Dining

  1. IHG One Rewards Premier Select Credit Card — 3.6%
  2. Marriott Bonvoy Boundless — 2.3%

Groceries

  1. Marriott Bonvoy Boundless — 2.3%
  2. IHG One Rewards Premier Select Credit Card — 1.8%

Gas

  1. Marriott Bonvoy Boundless — 2.3%
  2. IHG One Rewards Premier Select Credit Card — 1.8%

Travel

  1. IHG One Rewards Premier Select Credit Card — 3.6%
  2. Marriott Bonvoy Boundless — 1.5%

Hotels

  1. Marriott Bonvoy Boundless — 4.5%
  2. IHG One Rewards Premier Select Credit Card — 3.6%

Rideshare & taxis

  1. IHG One Rewards Premier Select Credit Card — 3.6%
  2. Marriott Bonvoy Boundless — 1.5%
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