IHG One Rewards Premier Select Credit Card vs Marriott Bonvoy Boundless® Credit Card: Which Card Wins for Your Spending?

Which earns more for you?

Monthly spending. We rank on rewards minus the full annual fee, so statement credits and perks are listed separately and never counted for you.

Choosing between the IHG One Rewards Premier Select Credit Card ($350/yr) and the Marriott Bonvoy Boundless® Credit Card ($95/yr) comes down to where you spend most. IHG One Rewards Premier Select needs about $1,520 a month in flights, hotels or other travel, counting that spending alone, to make up its $255 higher annual fee over Marriott Bonvoy Boundless. Below that, Marriott Bonvoy Boundless comes out ahead. Enter your monthly spending above to see which comes out ahead for you.

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Meet the Contenders

IHG One Rewards Premier Select Credit Card

Strongest in travel at 6%. Up to 28x total at IHG hotels, 6x on dining and all other travel, 3x on everything else. Earns a solid 3.0% on everything else.

Annual fee: $350 Sign-up bonus: 200,000 points after $5,000 spend in 3 months Foreign fees: 0%

Perfect if: You spend enough in bonus categories to easily offset the annual fee.

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Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Credit Card

Strongest in dining at 3% (up to $6,000/yr). 6x at Marriott hotels, 3x on dining, groceries, and gas (first $6,000 combined each year). Free Night Award annually. Earns a solid 2.0% on everything else.

Annual fee: $95 Sign-up bonus: 3 free nights after $3,000 spend in 3 months Foreign fees: 0%

Perfect if: Your monthly spending stays within the bonus cap for maximum value.

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Head-to-Head Comparison

Feature IHG One Rewards Premier Select Credit Card Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Credit Card
Annual Fee $350 $95
Sign-Up Bonus 200,000 points after $5,000 spend in 3 months 3 free nights after $3,000 spend in 3 months
Foreign Transaction Fee 0% 0%
Base Reward Rate 3% 2%
Travel Rewards 6% 2%
Dining Rewards 6% 3% (up to $6,000/yr)
Groceries Rewards 3% 3% (up to $6,000/yr)
Gas Rewards 3% 3% (up to $6,000/yr)
Rates with conditions
not counted in the rows above
12% at IHG hotels
Earns 12% only on stays at IHG Hotels and Resorts. Other travel earns 6%.
6% at Marriott hotels
Earns 6% only on stays at participating Marriott hotels. Travel booked anywhere else earns the flat 2%.
Key Benefits Up to 28x total at IHG hotels, 6x on dining and all other travel, 3x on everything else. 6x at Marriott hotels, 3x on dining, groceries, and gas (first $6,000 combined each year). Free Night Award annually.

The Verdict

IHG One Rewards Premier Select Credit Card pulls ahead for travel, dining spending.

The $255/year fee difference means IHG One Rewards Premier Select Credit Card needs to earn about that much more in rewards to justify its cost.

IHG One Rewards Premier Select Credit Card carries $910/year in credits (mostly tied to specific merchants or bookings), while Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Credit Card carries $100/year in credits (mostly tied to specific merchants or bookings). Those only count if you’d actually use them. Worth checking against your own habits before treating them as a discount on the fee.

Not sure which fits your life? Enter your spending below and we’ll do the math. The calculator ranks purely on rewards minus the full annual fee, so credits and perks are yours to judge.