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.

Bits: new BA flights with Avios seats to LA and Rio, The Westbury on Bond Street joins SPG

News in brief: New British Airways services announced British Airways announced a number of new services yesterday for the Winter timetable. As usual, what is important here is that the two guaranteed .....

News in brief: New British Airways services announced British Airways announced a number of new services .....

29 Mar 201729 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 51 comments

Two things about Marriott Rewards that I am growing to love

Long-term readers of Head for Points will know that I have not been the greatest fan of Marriott Rewards although I have always acknowledged that people who commit enough to earn top-tier status (75 .....

Long-term readers of Head for Points will know that I have not been the greatest fan of Marriott .....

19 Mar 201719 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

Bits: Qatar and Etihad UK sales, Starwood New York sale, Ibiza lounge access

News in brief: Qatar Airways and Etihad launch UK sales Both Etihad and Qatar Airways have launched sales from the UK in both economy and business class. Neither of these sales are exceptional but if .....

News in brief: Qatar Airways and Etihad launch UK sales Both Etihad and Qatar Airways have launched sales from .....

16 Mar 201716 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

What you need to know about Starwood’s ‘Hot Escapes’ weekly deals

There has been quite a bit of Starwood coverage on Head for Points over the last few months as the merger with Marriott beds in. One thing I rarely write about, however, is SPG Hot Escapes, which .....

There has been quite a bit of Starwood coverage on Head for Points over the last few months as the merger with .....

15 Mar 201715 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

‘What credit cards can I get if I already have certain other cards?’ – your questions answered

A reader asked in the comments yesterday if I could write an easy-to-understand guide to how your current credit card portfolio may impact what other cards you can get. I thought I would .....

A reader asked in the comments yesterday if I could write an easy-to-understand guide to how your current .....

14 Mar 201714 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 81 comments

“AmEx Seeks to Weed Out Credit-Card Churners Chasing Rewards”

News in brief: “AmEx Seeks to Weed Out Credit-Card Churners Chasing Rewards” Bloomberg ran this headline last week. The good news is that it focuses on the US market and not the UK .....

News in brief: “AmEx Seeks to Weed Out Credit-Card Churners Chasing Rewards” Bloomberg ran this .....

11 Mar 201711 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 87 comments

Bits: new Starwood O2 concerts bookable, double PartnerPlusBenefit points to USA

News in brief: Starwood launches more O2 concert tickets Starwood Preferred Guest launched a new batch of O2 concert tickets yesterday. For just 15,000 SPG points (or 45,000 Marriott Rewards points if .....

News in brief: Starwood launches more O2 concert tickets Starwood Preferred Guest launched a new batch of O2 .....

9 Mar 20179 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

What are the best hotel promos for March 2017?

Our monthly credit card round-up has always been a popular article, so I’ve decided to trial a similar monthly round-up of the best hotel offers from the major chains. All of the information in .....

Our monthly credit card round-up has always been a popular article, so I’ve decided to trial a similar .....

8 Mar 20178 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

A VAT tribunal ruling lifts the lid on Marriott Rewards

If you are interested in the internal workings of hotel loyalty programmes, you might find this VAT tribunal ruling of interest. Recently published, it is the result of a (failed) appeal by Whitbread .....

If you are interested in the internal workings of hotel loyalty programmes, you might find this VAT tribunal .....

2 Mar 20172 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Bits: up to 30% discount when you buy SPG points, Singapore Airlines drops fuel surcharges

News in brief: Up to 30% discount when you buy Starwood Preferred Guest points Starwood is offering a 10%-30% discount when you purchase SPG Starpoints before 30th April. The link to buy is here. The .....

News in brief: Up to 30% discount when you buy Starwood Preferred Guest points Starwood is offering a 10%-30% .....

2 Mar 20172 March 2017 by Rob Burgess • 70 comments

How is the Marriott / Starwood merger for you? News from Loyalty 2017

As I mentioned yesterday, I am at the Loyalty 2017 conference for three days this week. The most interesting session from Day 2 was a presentation by the head of Marriott Rewards on the integration .....

As I mentioned yesterday, I am at the Loyalty 2017 conference for three days this week. The most interesting .....

22 Feb 201722 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

Is it worth buying hotel points TODAY to transfer to Avios for the 35% bonus?

Until 8th March, British Airways is offering a 35% bonus if you transfer hotel points from seven major loyalty schemes into Avios – click for my article on that deal. Since most of the hotel .....

Until 8th March, British Airways is offering a 35% bonus if you transfer hotel points from seven major loyalty .....

17 Feb 201717 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

My review of the Element Frankfurt Airport Hotel

This is my review of the Element Frankfurt Airport Hotel. Last November I went to Amsterdam to stay at the new Element by Westin Amsterdam, a Starwood property that focuses on sustainability. The .....

This is my review of the Element Frankfurt Airport Hotel. Last November I went to Amsterdam to stay at the new .....

11 Feb 201711 February 2017 by Anika Burnett • 11 comments

My review of The Westin Palace hotel, Madrid

Here is my review of The Westin Palace hotel, my second stop in Madrid. The Westin Palace was a short taxi ride from the Gran Melia Palacio de los Duques (my review of Gran Melia Palacio de los Duques .....

Here is my review of The Westin Palace hotel, my second stop in Madrid. The Westin Palace was a short taxi .....

8 Feb 20178 February 2017 by Anika Burnett • 47 comments