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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.
Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. Apologies that this edition is a little later than usual. All of the information in this article can also be found on .....
Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. Apologies that this edition .....
15 Jul 201815 July 2018 • 42 comments
I had an email from reader Jason yesterday which I thought I would share. He decided, last Saturday night, that he fancied a trip to Moscow to watch England in the World Cup semi-final. And he .....
I had an email from reader Jason yesterday which I thought I would share. He decided, last Saturday night, .....
14 Jul 201814 July 2018 • 60 comments
If you’re wondering why there is a picture of me with Jamie Cullum here, it links back to an opening party for the super-luxury St Regis hotel in Dubai which I attended at Easter 2016. .....
If you’re wondering why there is a picture of me with Jamie Cullum here, it links back to an opening .....
12 Jul 201812 July 2018 • Leave a comment
Starwood Preferred Guest and Marriott Rewards have launched some new concert tickets for their suite at the O2 Arena in Greenwich. This is not a bad place to see a concert, as Anika’s review .....
Starwood Preferred Guest and Marriott Rewards have launched some new concert tickets for their suite at the O2 .....
10 Jul 201810 July 2018 • Leave a comment
The sun is out, so I thought it was a good time to update our ‘Holiday Tips’ series in preparation for the Summer season. Future articles will look at earning miles from credit cards .....
The sun is out, so I thought it was a good time to update our ‘Holiday Tips’ series in .....
9 Jul 20189 July 2018 • 26 comments
This is my review of the Renaissance Paris Republique hotel, an impressive Marriott property. The official Renaissance Paris Republique website is here. I needed a hotel for one night when I was in .....
This is my review of the Renaissance Paris Republique hotel, an impressive Marriott property. The official .....
8 Jul 20188 July 2018 • 27 comments
We thought that the recent deal for buying SPG points would be the last before Marriott Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest were merged – but it is back. This time it MUST be the last time, .....
We thought that the recent deal for buying SPG points would be the last before Marriott Rewards and Starwood .....
8 Jul 20188 July 2018 • Leave a comment
Five UK Marriott hotels are leaving the chain in two weeks, despite being included on the new points pricing list from August. These are: Sunderland Marriott Newcastle Marriott Gosforth Park Hollins .....
Five UK Marriott hotels are leaving the chain in two weeks, despite being included on the new points pricing .....
4 Jul 20184 July 2018 • 379 comments
American Express has announced two changes to the Starwood Preferred Guest American Express credit card in the run up to the merger of SPG and Marriott Rewards next month. One change is a statement .....
American Express has announced two changes to the Starwood Preferred Guest American Express credit card in .....
3 Jul 20183 July 2018 • 101 comments
Because most frequent traveller currencies can be converted into something else, there are always odd opportunities that get thrown up. Sometimes you can do a conversion which you logically would not .....
Because most frequent traveller currencies can be converted into something else, there are always odd .....
1 Jul 20181 July 2018 • 19 comments
Yesterday we looked at the changes to hotel award categories for the new combined Marriott Rewards / Starwood Preferred Guest programme, starting in August. In summary, it nets off. Taken across all .....
Yesterday we looked at the changes to hotel award categories for the new combined Marriott Rewards / Starwood .....
30 Jun 201830 June 2018 • 88 comments
Marriott published the reward chart for the combined Marriott Rewards / Starwood Preferred Guest programme yesterday afternoon. I did a short extra article on it but this is a deeper look. Travel .....
Marriott published the reward chart for the combined Marriott Rewards / Starwood Preferred Guest programme .....
29 Jun 201829 June 2018 • 110 comments
I am dropping this in as a ‘rough and ready’ article as I am out in Paris this afternoon. I will take a proper look later. You can see the new combined Marriott and Starwood reward chart .....
I am dropping this in as a ‘rough and ready’ article as I am out in Paris this afternoon. I will .....
28 Jun 201828 June 2018 • 69 comments
A trio of new hotel cashback deals have appeared on many American Express accounts. My wife has them on her Gold card whilst I have them on my Platinum. The deals are: £35 cashback on £100 spend .....
A trio of new hotel cashback deals have appeared on many American Express accounts. My wife has them on her .....
26 Jun 201826 June 2018 • Leave a comment
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