500 bonus points per booking with the new Starwood Android app

UPDATE – DECEMBER 2021:  This article is now out of date, but don’t worry.  We produce a monthly summary of the top hotel bonus point offers – please click HERE or use the ‘Hotel Offers’ menu above.

Starwood, the parent of Sheraton, Westin, W, St Regis and other hotels, has launched its new Android app.  This adds to the existing iPhone app.

If you are registered for the Better by the Night promotion, which runs until December 20th, you will earn 500 bonus points per stay when you book with the Android app.  (iPhone app users were already getting 500 bonus points per stay.) 

This is better than the standard 250 bonus points per stay you would get by booking via the SPG home page.

Here is my explanatory post on the Better by the Night promotion.

If you got an Android phone and some SPG stays booked before December 20th, you may (after checking the rate hasn’t gone up) want to cancel them and rebook via the new app.

Remember to read our ‘Hotel Offers‘ page for all the latest hotel offers.

How to earn Marriott Bonvoy points and status from UK credit cards (December 2021)

There are various ways of earning Marriott Bonvoy points from UK credit cards.  Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses.

The official Marriott Bonvoy American Express card usually comes with 20,000 points for signing up, 2 points for every £1 you spend and 15 elite night credits per year.

You can apply here.

Marriott Bonvoy American Express

20,000 points sign-up bonus and 15 elite night credits Read our full review

You can also earn Marriott Bonvoy points by converting American Express Membership Rewards points at the rate of 2:3.

Do you know that holders of The Platinum Card from American Express receive FREE Marriott Bonvoy Gold status for as long as they hold the card?  It also comes with Hilton Honors Gold, Radisson Rewards Gold and MeliaRewards Gold status.  We reviewed American Express Platinum in detail here and you can apply here.

The Platinum Card from American Express

30,000 points and an unbeatable set of travel benefits – for a fee Read our full review

You can also earn American Express Membership Rewards points with American Express Gold (20,000 bonus points), the American Express Rewards Credit Card (5,000 bonus points) and – for small business owners – American Express Business Gold (20,000 bonus points) and Business Platinum (40,000 bonus points).

Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which can be used to earn Marriott Bonvoy points. 

(Want to earn more hotel points?  Click here to see our complete list of promotions from the major hotel chains or use the ‘Hotel Offers’ link in the menu bar at the top of the page.)