Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points
Marriott Bonvoy is the loyalty scheme for Marriott hotels, which includes these brands: AC Hotels, Aloft, Autograph Collection, Bulgari, Courtyard, Delta Hotels, Design Hotels, Edition, Element, Fairfield Inn, Four Points, Gaylord, JW Marriott, Le Meridien, Marriott, Moxy, Protea, Renaissance, Residence Inn, St Regis, Sheraton, The Luxury Collection, The Ritz-Carlton, Tribute Portfolio, Springhill Suites, Towneplace Suites, W Hotels and Westin.
Our main two-part introduction to Marriott Bonvoy is here and you can learn more about the program on marriott.com here.
Check out our ‘Hotel Offers’ page here to see what bonus point offers are currently running.
More information on how you can earn more Marriott Bonvoy points with the Marriott Bonvoy American Express card is here.
You can also transfer points earned from American Express Platinum (high fee, high bonus), American Express Preferred Rewards Gold (free for a year, good bonus) and Amex Rewards Credit Card (no fee, small bonus!).
If you need to top up your Marriott Bonvoy account, you can buy points here.
Today, Friday 17th, is the last day to book hotels using the old Marriott and Starwood reward charts. After a period of downtime, hotels will become bookable under the new charts from some point late .....
Today, Friday 17th, is the last day to book hotels using the old Marriott and Starwood reward charts. After a .....
17 Aug 201817 August 2018 • 97 comments
There is still quite a bit we don’t know about the new merged Marriott Rewards / Starwood Preferred Guest programme which launches next Saturday. A leaked copy of the new terms and conditions .....
There is still quite a bit we don’t know about the new merged Marriott Rewards / Starwood Preferred .....
13 Aug 201813 August 2018 • 118 comments
We have given over a disproportionate amount of space in recent months to Marriott Travel Packages and how they will change following the Marriott Rewards / Starwood Preferred Guest merger next .....
We have given over a disproportionate amount of space in recent months to Marriott Travel Packages and how .....
12 Aug 201812 August 2018 • Leave a comment
We recently wrote how the St Regis, Westin and W hotels at Al Habtoor City in Dubai were to be deflagged on 31st July. From yesterday, Hilton is now operating the hotels – although I doubt the .....
We recently wrote how the St Regis, Westin and W hotels at Al Habtoor City in Dubai were to be deflagged on .....
2 Aug 20182 August 2018 • 169 comments
Clare Smyth has a surprisingly low public profile as a chef. This is, perhaps, an odd thing to say about someone just voted “Best Female Chef in the World” but few people knew that she .....
Clare Smyth has a surprisingly low public profile as a chef. This is, perhaps, an odd thing to say about .....
1 Aug 20181 August 2018 • 136 comments
Whilst the merger of Starwood Preferred Guest and Marriott Rewards does not happen until 18th August, the changes to the Starwood Preferred Guest American Express credit card take place today. I had .....
Whilst the merger of Starwood Preferred Guest and Marriott Rewards does not happen until 18th August, the .....
1 Aug 20181 August 2018 • 88 comments
American Express Membership Rewards has suspended transfers into Starwood Preferred Guest until 8th August. This is inconvenient if you were hoping to pick up a Marriott Travel Package before they .....
American Express Membership Rewards has suspended transfers into Starwood Preferred Guest until 8th August. .....
30 Jul 201830 July 2018 • 100 comments
In my article yesterday on the latest announcements concerning the merger of Marriott Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest, I reported what Marriott’s big chief of loyalty, David Flueck, had .....
In my article yesterday on the latest announcements concerning the merger of Marriott Rewards and Starwood .....
27 Jul 201827 July 2018 • 107 comments
I spoke to David Flueck, the big cheese at Marriott Rewards (his business card says something more prosaic) yesterday. He filled me in on the timeline for the merger of the SPG and Marriott .....
I spoke to David Flueck, the big cheese at Marriott Rewards (his business card says something more prosaic) .....
26 Jul 201826 July 2018 • 166 comments
Domes of Elounda is a luxury ‘all suite’ hotel in Crete. It is unbranded but is part of Marriott’s Autograph collection. Autograph is a group of independent hotels who use .....
Domes of Elounda is a luxury ‘all suite’ hotel in Crete. It is unbranded but is part of .....
26 Jul 201826 July 2018 • 76 comments
If you travel to London for extended periods, you may want to take a look at the new Residence Inn by Marriott which has just opened in Kensington. Situated on Warwick Road nears Earls Court, the .....
If you travel to London for extended periods, you may want to take a look at the new Residence Inn by Marriott .....
22 Jul 201822 July 2018 • 108 comments
If you have a British Airways American Express card, an interesting new promotion should be waiting for you. The majority of cardholders seem to have it. Tthat said, looking at the comments below .....
If you have a British Airways American Express card, an interesting new promotion should be waiting for .....
21 Jul 201821 July 2018 • 93 comments
News in brief: Dave Stringer passes away Regular readers may remember that, back in January, I posted a link to Dave Stringer’s travel site. I get a lot of emails from readers who tell me of all .....
News in brief: Dave Stringer passes away Regular readers may remember that, back in January, I posted a link .....
19 Jul 201819 July 2018 • 51 comments
In what may be the last major opening before Starwood and Marriott fully combine their loyalty schemes next month, SPG’s The Luxury Collection is officially opening Hotel de Berri in Paris on .....
In what may be the last major opening before Starwood and Marriott fully combine their loyalty schemes next .....
16 Jul 201816 July 2018 • 120 comments
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