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.
With Delta Air Lines now owning 49% of Virgin Atlantic, and offering the ability to earn miles and status by crediting Virgin flights to their SkyMiles programme, I thought it was worth reminding you .....
With Delta Air Lines now owning 49% of Virgin Atlantic, and offering the ability to earn miles and status by .....
23 Jun 201623 June 2016 • 16 comments
Until 5th July, British Airways is offering a 35% bonus if you transfer hotel points from seven major loyalty schemes into Avios – click for my article from yesterday. Since most of the hotel .....
Until 5th July, British Airways is offering a 35% bonus if you transfer hotel points from seven major loyalty .....
22 Jun 201622 June 2016 • 78 comments
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 .....
21 Jun 201621 June 2016 • 83 comments
News in brief: 500 free Marriott Rewards points for following them on Instagram Marriott is offering 500 free Marriott Rewards points if you follow them on Instagram before 21st June. The good news is .....
News in brief: 500 free Marriott Rewards points for following them on Instagram Marriott is offering 500 free .....
19 Jun 201619 June 2016 • 15 comments
I am a little late in writing about the Marriott Rewards Summer promotion. This was purely due to a lack of excitement on my part, to be honest. It is a very simple one, although not letting you .....
I am a little late in writing about the Marriott Rewards Summer promotion. This was purely due to a lack of .....
5 Jun 20165 June 2016 • 10 comments
As part of its acquisition of Starwood Hotels, Marriott Rewards rushed out a series of announcements. These were designed to persuade Starwood loyalists not to walk away immediately, by promising .....
As part of its acquisition of Starwood Hotels, Marriott Rewards rushed out a series of announcements. These .....
3 Jun 20163 June 2016 • 3 comments
I had advance notice on Tuesday that American Express was about to make changes to the minimum income requirements to apply for its cards. To be honest, I assumed that they were going to go up. .....
I had advance notice on Tuesday that American Express was about to make changes to the minimum income .....
27 May 201627 May 2016 • 91 comments
News in brief: Starbucks cashback offer with American Express Over at Shopper Points today are details of a Starbucks / American Express cashback offer. I am delighted to say that the rules are so .....
News in brief: Starbucks cashback offer with American Express Over at Shopper Points today are details of a .....
25 May 201625 May 2016 • 36 comments
News in brief: Delays in registering for the new Hilton / Avios promotion Yesterday was meant to be the launch day for the new Hilton / Avios (via Iberia Plus) promotion which I wrote about at the .....
News in brief: Delays in registering for the new Hilton / Avios promotion Yesterday was meant to be the launch .....
13 May 201613 May 2016 • 48 comments
As well as the Hilton HHonors promotion I trailed yesterday, Iberia Plus is currently running three other Avios special offers with major hotel groups. As Avios can be transferred from an Iberia Plus .....
As well as the Hilton HHonors promotion I trailed yesterday, Iberia Plus is currently running three other .....
9 May 20169 May 2016 • 10 comments
Registration opens today, probably in the UK afternoon, for the new Starwood Preferred Guest promotion. This covers Sheraton, Westin, W, Le Meridien, Aloft, The Luxury Collection, St Regis etc. The .....
Registration opens today, probably in the UK afternoon, for the new Starwood Preferred Guest promotion. This .....
3 May 20163 May 2016 • 11 comments
News in brief: British Airways reducing First Class food options According to reports on Flyertalk from a well regarded BA cabin crew member, the ‘tasting menu’ is being withdrawn from .....
News in brief: British Airways reducing First Class food options According to reports on Flyertalk from a well .....
30 Apr 201630 April 2016 • 16 comments
Earlier this month I (Anika, not Rob) spent a week in Los Angeles. It was my first visit and as I wanted to see as many places as possible – without renting a car, which is virtually a .....
Earlier this month I (Anika, not Rob) spent a week in Los Angeles. It was my first visit and as I wanted to .....
29 Apr 201629 April 2016 • 29 comments
British Airways and Marriott Rewards have teamed up to offer a potentially attractive Avios promotion to anyone who is not already a Marriott Rewards member. (I accept that this is not necessarily a .....
British Airways and Marriott Rewards have teamed up to offer a potentially attractive Avios promotion to .....
26 Apr 201626 April 2016 • 28 comments
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