Marriott Bonvoy

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.

What are the best hotel promos for March 2018?

Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. All of the information in this article can also be found on our ‘Hotel Promos’ page which contains details .....

Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. All of the information in this .....

7 Mar 20187 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

Has Starwood Preferred Guest given up its O2 suite?

Regular readers will know that there have been some great points opportunities over the past three years to see top musical acts at the O2 Arena in London via SPG Moments. Starwood Preferred Guest .....

Regular readers will know that there have been some great points opportunities over the past three years to .....

7 Mar 20187 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • 109 comments

IT’S BACK: Get a 35% bonus on hotel transfers to Avios – but is it a good deal?

It was due a return and now it is back. I’m talking about the ‘bonus when you transfer your hotel loyalty points to British Airways Avios‘ promotion. The ba.com page for the .....

It was due a return and now it is back. I’m talking about the ‘bonus when you transfer your .....

3 Mar 20183 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • 107 comments

When your Starwood Preferred Guest points expire, and how to stop it

I receive regular emails from readers asking ‘How can I stop my Starwood Preferred Guest points from expiring?’ or ‘When do my Starwood Preferred Guest points expire?’. This .....

I receive regular emails from readers asking ‘How can I stop my Starwood Preferred Guest points from .....

28 Feb 201828 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

How to get hotel elite status from UK credit and charge cards

If you are just getting started with miles and points, you have probably realised by now that your travel life could be improved if you had airline or hotel elite status. If you want fast-track .....

If you are just getting started with miles and points, you have probably realised by now that your travel life .....

27 Feb 201827 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • 144 comments

What’s the deal with New York hotel ‘resort fees’ or ‘destination fees’?

There was some discussion in the Comments section on Friday about the spread of ‘resort fees’ or ‘destination fees’ to New York. We mentioned this briefly on HfP a year ago .....

There was some discussion in the Comments section on Friday about the spread of ‘resort fees’ or .....

26 Feb 201826 February 2018 by Anika Burnett • 112 comments

When your Marriott Bonvoy points expire, and how to stop it

I receive regular emails from readers asking ‘How can I stop my Marriott Bonvoy points from expiring?’ or ‘When do my Marriott Bonvoy points expire?’. This new series looks .....

I receive regular emails from readers asking ‘How can I stop my Marriott Bonvoy points from .....

26 Feb 201826 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

The top 12 UK loyalty credit card sign-up deals by £ value

What I thought might be interesting to look at today, in very mercenary terms, would be to rank the best UK travel credit card sign-up bonuses in terms of cold hard cash. How do I value my miles and .....

What I thought might be interesting to look at today, in very mercenary terms, would be to rank the best UK .....

19 Feb 201819 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • 122 comments

Marriott’s annual devaluation shows that SPG members should remain on alert

As the story (as told by Marriott’s CEO) goes, the company was very surprised by the lack of overlap between its existing customer base and the customers it acquired when it bought Starwood .....

As the story (as told by Marriott’s CEO) goes, the company was very surprised by the lack of overlap .....

10 Feb 201810 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

You can now earn Starwood Preferred Guest points with Hertz car rentals

Starwood has added Hertz as a car rental partner. This is not hugely surprising, since Starwood’s new owner Marriott already has a Hertz partnership. The rate is not hugely generous at 200 SPG .....

Starwood has added Hertz as a car rental partner. This is not hugely surprising, since Starwood’s new .....

5 Feb 20185 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

Buy Starwood Preferred Guest hotel points for 35% off and turn them into cheap airline miles

Starwood is again offering a 35% discount when you purchase SPG Starpoints before 16th March. The link to buy is here. The good news is that the discount is not staggered. As long as you buy more .....

Starwood is again offering a 35% discount when you purchase SPG Starpoints before 16th March. The link to buy .....

3 Feb 20183 February 2018 by Rob Burgess • 103 comments

What are the best hotel promos currently available? (February 2018)

Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running, back after a Christmas and New Year break. All of the information in this article can also be found on our ‘Hotel .....

Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running, back after a Christmas and New .....

31 Jan 201831 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 74 comments

Dubai Marriott Harbour – a good family Bonvoy hotel redemption where a points room sleeps 5

Marriott Rewards is one of the better hotel programmes if you have a family, or simply don’t like small hotel rooms. As well as offering standard rooms for the standard redemption price, a lot .....

Marriott Rewards is one of the better hotel programmes if you have a family, or simply don’t like small .....

23 Jan 201823 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

Avios Redemption University – Lesson 7 – What is the cheapest way to buy Avios?

The “Avios Redemption University” series is a good starting point for beginners, although I hope everyone will learn something from them. Click here to see the other articles. What is the cheapest .....

The “Avios Redemption University” series is a good starting point for beginners, although I hope everyone .....

17 Jan 201817 January 2018 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments