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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.

New Starwood dining discounts in London for SPG members

Starwood Preferred Guest has launched a new range of dining discounts for its members. These are valid globally, but I have just focussed on the London ones here.  You can navigate through the .....

Starwood Preferred Guest has launched a new range of dining discounts for its members. These are valid .....

by Rob Burgess9 comments

SPG Amex holders now receive “SPG Preferred Guest Plus” status for free

Whilst I have a Starwood Preferred Guest American Express card, I also have Gold status in the SPG programme via my Amex Platinum card. This development had therefore passed me by until a reader .....

Whilst I have a Starwood Preferred Guest American Express card, I also have Gold status in the SPG programme .....

by Rob Burgess22 comments

25% bonus for transferring hotel points to United Mileage Plus – worth it?

United Airlines has taken a leaf out of the British Airways promotions book and is currently offering a 25% bonus on all hotel and car hire points transfers. There is a bit of small print to follow: .....

United Airlines has taken a leaf out of the British Airways promotions book and is currently offering a 25% .....

by Rob Burgess1 comment

Last chance to transfer your hotel points to Avios for a 25% bonus

Here is a final reminder that Tuesday October 15th is the last day to initiate a transfer of hotel points to British Airways Avios points to receive a 25% bonus. Here is a quick reminder of the .....

Here is a final reminder that Tuesday October 15th is the last day to initiate a transfer of hotel points to .....

by Rob Burgess14 comments

Receive £5 from Amex for writing a review on TripAdvisor

This seems like easy free money, to be honest. American Express is offering a £5 statement credit when you connect your Amex card to your TripAdvisor account and write one review on the site. The .....

This seems like easy free money, to be honest. American Express is offering a £5 statement credit when you .....

by Rob Burgess50 comments

Earn 1,500 Avios with a Marriott ‘UK Weekend Romance’ package

Marriott is offering a bonus of 1,500 Avios points if you book a ‘UK Weekend Romance’ package before Christmas. You can stay as little as one night if you include a Friday or a Saturday. .....

Marriott is offering a bonus of 1,500 Avios points if you book a ‘UK Weekend Romance’ package .....

by Rob Burgess3 comments

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

The British Airways promotion offering a 25% bonus on conversions from hotel schemes into Avios is still running for another two weeks. Triggered by this, reader James emailed me to ask whether I .....

The British Airways promotion offering a 25% bonus on conversions from hotel schemes into Avios is still .....

by Rob Burgess14 comments

Is it worth buying hotel points to transfer to Avios with a 25% bonus?

Until 15th October, British Airways is offering a 25% bonus if you transfer hotel points from seven major loyalty schemes into Avios. Since most of the hotel programmes allow you to buy points – .....

Until 15th October, British Airways is offering a 25% bonus if you transfer hotel points from seven major .....

by Rob Burgess4 comments