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.

How and why to transfer Starwood Preferred Guest points to another person for free

Starwood Preferred Guest, the loyalty scheme for Sheraton, Westin, W, aloft etc – is an oddity amongst hotel programmes. Whilst it works in the same way as other schemes, with different tier .....

Starwood Preferred Guest, the loyalty scheme for Sheraton, Westin, W, aloft etc – is an oddity amongst .....

8 Aug 20158 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

How to use small orphan amounts of miles and points – Part 1 (Hotels)

I thought it was about time to revise and update the lists I first published in 2012 about the best way to use up small amounts of miles and points. What I want to explore is ‘What is the .....

I thought it was about time to revise and update the lists I first published in 2012 about the best way to .....

7 Aug 20157 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

Transferring hotel points to airline miles … when is it worth it?

The American Airlines promotion offering a 20% bonus on transfers from Starwood Preferred Guest is still running until August 7th. Partly inspired by this deal, and partly by my article yesterday .....

The American Airlines promotion offering a 20% bonus on transfers from Starwood Preferred Guest is still .....

26 Jul 201526 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

‘Pay Your Birth Year’ – an attractive Starwood promo for our older readers

I am over in Canada in a few weeks, chaperoning my Mum to a family wedding. The event is based at the Westin in Edmonton (picture below), part of Starwood Preferred Guest. I have been playing .....

I am over in Canada in a few weeks, chaperoning my Mum to a family wedding. The event is based at the .....

24 Jul 201524 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

Bits: 1000 free SPG points, IHG Spire problems

News in brief: 1,000 Starwood Preferred Guest points for registering for SPG Keyless If you received an email from Starwood Preferred Guest yesterday, entited ‘1,000 Reasons To Use .....

News in brief: 1,000 Starwood Preferred Guest points for registering for SPG Keyless If you received an email .....

22 Jul 201522 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

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

This article is the final part of my new series of reference pieces for the site, focussing on hotel expiry policies. They will be permanently linked from our ‘Hotel Offers’ page. .....

This article is the final part of my new series of reference pieces for the site, focussing on hotel expiry .....

20 Jul 201520 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

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

This article is another part of my new series of reference pieces for the site, focussing on hotel expiry policies. They will be permanently linked from our ‘Hotel Offers‘ page. I .....

This article is another part of my new series of reference pieces for the site, focussing on hotel expiry .....

18 Jul 201518 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Bits: BA Abu Dhabi and Kuala Lumpur flights get a 787, my night with Daniel Boulud

News in brief: More British Airways routes get a 787 – check your bookings I got a notification yesterday via the My Flights app that my British Airways booking to Abu Dhabi next Easter had .....

News in brief: More British Airways routes get a 787 – check your bookings I got a notification .....

17 Jul 201517 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

Holiday Tips 4 – earning Avios and other airline miles from car rentals

This is the final part of our ‘Holiday Tips’ series which I have updated and re-run this week in preparation for the Summer season. For many of us, the only time in the whole year when we .....

This is the final part of our ‘Holiday Tips’ series which I have updated and re-run this week in .....

13 Jul 201513 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

One free Sheraton weekend night for staying five Sheraton nights this Summer

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the relaunch of the Sheraton brand. Generally seen as dull and uninspiring outside Asia – where there are some very impressive hotels – Starwood has .....

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the relaunch of the Sheraton brand. Generally seen as dull and uninspiring .....

13 Jul 201513 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

20% bonus on Starwood Preferred Guest conversions to American Airlines

There are two good reasons why you may be considering building up some American Airlines miles at the moment: The free UK credit card has a 15,000 mile sign-up bonus AA still awards 100% of miles .....

There are two good reasons why you may be considering building up some American Airlines miles at the moment: .....

3 Jul 20153 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

Bits: oneworld branding, Delta Hotels in Marriott Rewards, was your £780 BA HK ticket cancelled?

News in brief: oneworld alliance launches new ‘Priority’ logo Take a look at the logo below. You will be seeing a lot more of it: The oneworld airline alliance, which includes British .....

News in brief: oneworld alliance launches new ‘Priority’ logo Take a look at the logo below. You .....

30 Jun 201530 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

Get 500-1,000 free SPG points and 50% off SPG Suite redemptions at the O2

Two bits of Starwood news: 500 or 1,000 totally free Starwood Preferred Guest points If you received an email from Starwood Preferred Guest yesterday – the loyalty scheme for Sheraton, Le .....

Two bits of Starwood news: 500 or 1,000 totally free Starwood Preferred Guest points If you received an email .....

24 Jun 201524 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Free Heathrow Express First Class upgrade over the Summer for Marriott Rewards Elite members

Hotel group Marriott and Heathrow Express have teamed up to offer a free First Class upgrade over the Summer for travel until August 31st. This offer is ONLY available to elite (Silver and above) .....

Hotel group Marriott and Heathrow Express have teamed up to offer a free First Class upgrade over the Summer .....

24 Jun 201524 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments