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.
Starwood is offering a 20% discount when you purchase SPG Starpoints between 20th July and 31st August. The link is here. At the top end, 20,000 points will cost you $560. These can be converted .....
Starwood is offering a 20% discount when you purchase SPG Starpoints between 20th July and 31st August. The .....
28 Jul 201228 July 2012 • Leave a comment
With BMI’s departure from Star Alliance, those of us who regularly fly on Star Alliance member airlines are having to look for a new home for their miles. One of the key determinants, for me, .....
With BMI’s departure from Star Alliance, those of us who regularly fly on Star Alliance member airlines .....
23 Jul 201223 July 2012 • 4 comments
Today is July 16th, which means that its the day that the changes to the American Express Platinum Card benefits come into force. To say that Amex’s changes to the Platinum card this year have .....
Today is July 16th, which means that its the day that the changes to the American Express Platinum Card .....
16 Jul 201216 July 2012 • 14 comments
(EDIT from October 2012 – this no longer works, A&K has changed the rules so you now need to have taken 1 A&K trip before claiming your Gold status.) Gold is the mid-tier status in .....
(EDIT from October 2012 – this no longer works, A&K has changed the rules so you now need to have .....
15 Jul 201215 July 2012 • 2 comments
This is the 3rd of my series of posts looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are worth applying for. These posts will be linked to the relevant sections of the .....
This is the 3rd of my series of posts looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or .....
7 Jul 20127 July 2012 • 3 comments
I posted a few days ago about the Marriott Rewards Summer promotion but, to be honest, it is rare that I summon up the enthusiasm to spend my own money in a Marriott. Ritz-Carlton, Marriott’s .....
I posted a few days ago about the Marriott Rewards Summer promotion but, to be honest, it is rare that I .....
4 Jul 20124 July 2012 • 2 comments
Loyalty Traveler reports that Starwood is now offering elite stay credit and SPG points for up to three rooms per stay (apparently this started on March 1st but went unreported or unpublicised at .....
Loyalty Traveler reports that Starwood is now offering elite stay credit and SPG points for up to three rooms .....
24 Jun 201224 June 2012 • Leave a comment
Loyalty Traveler has the full low-down, in great detail, of Marriott’s July to October promotion. This offers triple airline miles, starting with your 2nd stay during the promotion .....
Loyalty Traveler has the full low-down, in great detail, of Marriott’s July to October .....
19 Jun 201219 June 2012 • Leave a comment
Just a quick reminder that the 25% bonus for transferring hotel points into avios via BAEC is still available and runs until 20th June. The rules imply that this is the last date to .....
Just a quick reminder that the 25% bonus for transferring hotel points into avios via BAEC is still .....
29 May 201229 May 2012 • Leave a comment
SamG on Lufthansa launches huge UK Business and First sale – Dubai £799, Cape Town £1199, Maldives £1399
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