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Emirates NBD Marriott Bonvoy World Mastercard vs Emirates NBD Marriott Bonvoy World Elite Mastercard

Two Bonvoy tiers, with different fees, earning schedules and award conditions.

Source record 1 Nov 2026 — terms pending

Our verdict

Start with the qualifying Marriott and general-retail rows, then check the reduced categories and geographical exceptions. Those source-qualified schedules are more useful than treating all spending as the headline earn rate. A generic annual return is not assumed here.

Free Night Awards are restricted hotel certificates, not interchangeable with transferable Bonvoy points. Check each award's spending, fee-payment, redemption and expiry conditions separately. Do not infer a salary-transfer requirement or its absence from the tier name.

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Emirates NBD Marriott Bonvoy World Mastercard and Emirates NBD Marriott Bonvoy World Elite Mastercard: fees, eligibility, earn rates and benefits
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Card image: emiratesnbd.com
Card image: emiratesnbd.com
Fees
Annual fee (year 2+) Annual fee year 2+ Free ↗ AED 1,575 (incl. VAT)
Joining fee (year 1) Joining fee year 1 — AED 1,575 (incl. VAT)
Eligibility
Minimum salary Min salary AED 12,000/mo ↗ AED 25,000/mo
Earn
Top earn rate Top earn rate — —
Benefits
Welcome bonus Welcome bonus Two Free Night Awards, each usable at a redemption level up to 35,000 Marriott Bonvoy points, on USD 6,000 qualifying retail spend in the first 3 billing statements. Certificates are restricted awards, not 70,000 transferable points. Product/linked terms differ on the joining-fee condition; confirm the applicable application offer. Up to 200,000 Marriott Bonvoy points: 100,000 on card activation and joining-fee payment, plus 100,000 on USD 15,000 qualifying retail spend in the first 3 billing statements. Preserve the USD threshold; no approximate AED threshold or 90-day window is assumed.
Lounge access Lounge access Pending Pending

Year one vs ongoing value

Adjust spend AED 7,800/month

Compare spend rewards minus card fees on eligible everyday UAE purchases.

Uses each card’s general rate, not boosted or reduced-rate categories, and assumes you pay the balance in full. Welcome offers, perks, paid add-ons, rebates and foreign-currency charges aren’t included. Issuer exclusions and credit limits still apply. Targeted or promotional fee waivers are not modelled unless stated on the estimate.

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Emirates NBD Marriott Bonvoy World Mastercard

Estimated spend value

First year
Not estimated If listed annual-fee waiver applies
Standard renewal
Not estimated

Source-qualified reward rows are display-only; no universal all-spend rate or total return is assumed.

What’s included for Emirates NBD Marriott Bonvoy World Mastercard
Annual spend rewards
Not estimated
First-year fee modelled
AED 0
Standard renewal fee
Confirm with issuer

A zero first-year or promotional fee does not establish the standard renewal fee.

Waiver terms: Year-one waived (Currently advertised 'Free for life'. KFS/SoC standard renewal: AED 315.)

The listed welcome offer is separate. Check its application route, spend conditions and timing in the card review.

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Emirates NBD Marriott Bonvoy World Elite Mastercard

Estimated spend value

First year
Not estimated
Standard renewal
Not estimated Before any renewal waiver

Source-qualified reward rows are display-only; no universal all-spend rate or total return is assumed.

What’s included for Emirates NBD Marriott Bonvoy World Elite Mastercard
Annual spend rewards
Not estimated
First-year fee modelled
Confirm with issuer
Standard renewal fee
AED 1,575

Confirm whether both joining and annual fees are due in year one.

The listed welcome offer is separate. Check its application route, spend conditions and timing in the card review.

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