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How to earn Marriott Bonvoy points flying Emirates and get Emirates status benefits at Marriott hotels

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Marriott Bonvoy and Emirates Skywards have a low profile partnership called ‘Your World Rewards’.  It allows you to double dip with Emirates Skywards miles and Marriott Bonvoy points in the same transaction.

‘Your World Rewards’ is designed to encourage Emirates flyers to stay at Marriott Bonvoy hotels and vice versa.  The bottom line is that signing up is a no-brainer if you qualify. 

Your World Rewards Marriott Emirates

Do you qualify for ‘Your World Rewards’?

‘Qualifying’ means that you have either:

  • Gold Elite status or higher in Marriott Bonvoy or
  • Silver status or higher in Emirates Skywards

Full details can be found on the Emirates website here and on the Marriott website here.

Your World Rewards Marriott Emirates

If you are an Emirates status member staying at a Marriott hotel:

If you are an Emirates Skywards Silver, Gold or Platinum member you will receive 1 Skywards mile for every $1 you spend in a Marriott Bonvoy hotel.  Importantly, this is in addition to the Marriott Bonvoy points that you already receive.  It is a genuine extra benefit.

If you are a Gold or Platinum (sorry Silvers!) Skywards member, you will also receive additional Marriott Bonvoy benefits which are equivalent to those that a Gold-level Bonvoy member would receive.  These are:

  • Priority check-in
  • 4pm late check-out subject to availability (this is better than Bonvoy Gold who only get 2pm)
  • Free wi-fi
Emirates Skywards Marriott Bonvoy Your World Rewards

If you are a Bonvoy member flying with Emirates:

Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite, Platinum Elite, Titanium Elite or Ambassador Elite members will receive 3 Marriott Bonvoy points per $1 spent on Emirates flights.  All Emirates flights count as long as your ticket is under an EK flight code.

This is a very generous deal in my view.  I value Marriott Bonvoy points at 0.5p each.  A £3,000 ($3,750) Emirates business class flight would therefore earn you £55+ of free hotel stays.  This is on top of your usual Skywards miles.

Remember that you can obtain Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite status for free by signing up for the American Express Platinum charge card.  You will retain your Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite status for the rest of the current membership year even if you later choose to cancel your Platinum card. 

The Platinum Card comes with a sign-up bonus of 30,000 American Express Membership Rewards points which converts into 45,000 Marriott Bonvoy points.

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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 get Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite status via the Marriott Bonvoy American Express credit card after spending £15,000 in a year.  Here are the core benefits:

American Express Marriott Bonvoy credit card

Marriott Bonvoy American Express

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

How do you register for ‘Your World Rewards’?

You need to register for ‘Your World Rewards’ – it is not automatic.

You can register via this page on the Emirates website or via this page on the Marriott website.  Those pages also contain more information on the small print behind the partnership.

How to earn Marriott Bonvoy points and status from UK credit cards

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.

American Express Marriott Bonvoy credit card

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.

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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.)

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Emirates and Emirates Skywards, Marriott Bonvoy

Comments (26)

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  • Tarmohamed says:
    5 Jan5 January 03:43

    Not sure if it’s still running, last year I managed to get Platinum Elite with Bonvoy as they status matched Hilton Gold

    • Anon says:
      5 Jan5 January 05:02

      Do you have to show a valid stay in the last 12 months?

      • Saiz says:
        5 Jan5 January 07:01

        Did you do a stay challenge then, for example, 10 stays in 3 months or was it a straight match.

      • Tarmohamed says:
        5 Jan5 January 12:25

        Screenshot of gold status and a stay in the last 12 months. Matched to platinum elite for 90 days and think I need to stay at a Marriot for 14 nights to keep.

  • Anon says:
    5 Jan5 January 05:00

    Do Emirates still give you skyward miles for your flight, in addition to bonvoy points?

  • southlondonphil says:
    5 Jan5 January 06:19

    Signed up for this partnership a couple of years ago then forgot all about it as I didn’t fly with Emirates for ages. Flew LHR-DXB last month and realise that didn’t get any partner points in my Bonvoy account so thanks for the reminder to chase it up with Marriott!

  • Dev says:
    5 Jan5 January 06:47

    This is genuinely a good a benefit. Even if you are not a regular EK flyer but do have At least Gold on Bonvoy, you are essentially earning 1 mile/point on whichever airline you normally collect with on the airfare element of the EK ticket.

    You get 3 points per $1 spent on EK, which translates to 1 mile or point of your choice via Bonvoy conversions.

  • BuildBackBetter says:
    5 Jan5 January 06:55

    Would’ve been nice if they allowed converting Emirates miles to Bonvoy points.

  • Stuart Evans says:
    5 Jan5 January 08:14

    Do Emirates still code share with Qantas? If so, is it better to credit point to Avios? Or can you do both?

    • Alex says:
      5 Jan5 January 08:42

      This only works on the EK flight code, and you can only earn Avios on the QF codes hare so no, you have to pick one. Numbers wise, it depends where you have a reasonable possibility of getting enough miles for a redemption

  • meta says:
    5 Jan5 January 08:32

    Marriott also runs once per year a targeted promos for Your World Reward members. I received end Dec an offer for an extra 10k Bonvoy points over the next three stays till 22nd March. I probably won’t be able to take advantage, but it’s a nice little extra earner.

    • DeB20 says:
      5 Jan5 January 10:01

      Did you try to register though? I received the email offer and when I tried to register for it, the browser opened a page with a message stating that I am not eligible for the offer and it might have been sent to me in error. Have both Gold Bonvoy and Gold Skywards status on Emirates.

      Other travel blogs that I read also have comments from other readers reporting that they could not register for the offer.

      • meta says:
        5 Jan5 January 15:20

        I registered just fine on the app.

        • DeB20 says:
          5 Jan5 January 21:56

          Thanks, that’s interesting. I’ll call Bonvoy CS when I get back to the UK. There must be some error in the background.

  • Alex says:
    5 Jan5 January 08:44

    I feel like something is missing on the EK side, they should give business lounge access at DXB or something like that for Marriott golds and above.

    • blenz101 says:
      5 Jan5 January 11:33

      Why? Giving lounge would incur an some actual cost to EK and visitors to DXB are not shy about asserting their ‘rights’. Good luck turning people away due to capacity issues.

      Marriot on the other hand incur zero incremental costs with the ‘benefits’ offered.

      • BuildBackBetter says:
        5 Jan5 January 12:39

        Marginal cost to EK if the lounge is their own. They’ll only be spending on more food and drinks. Having said that, titanium bonvoy is probably a level they can recognise. Obviously has the problem of crowding.

    • Fraser says:
      5 Jan5 January 11:52

      Marriott Gold doesn’t even get you into a Marriott lounge, so why should it get you into an Emirates lounge?

    • Pangolin says:
      5 Jan5 January 15:46

      Disagree. Marriott Gold is practically worthless and you can get it with a credit card and zero stays.

      As Fraser says, it won’t even get you into a Marriott lounge.

      Of course, if they offered lounge access for Titanium members I’d have no objections 🙂

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