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New: earn Marriott Rewards points and stay credit with London house rentals from Hostmaker

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Marriott is dipping a toe into the ‘homes for rent’ market, and it has chosen London as its test bed.  The new venture is called Tribute Portfolio Homes.

The interesting quirk is that you earn Marriott Rewards points and status night credits on every booking.

The home page is here.

The service is put together by Hostmaker.  Hostmaker is a company which offers management services to people listing property for daily rent, and oversees listings on Airbnb, HomeAway etc.  This is a bit of a coup for them as it can offer an exclusive marketing channel to homeowners who sign up with it.

There are lots of interesting London flats and houses to rent.  What you won’t find – in case you were thinking of doing a cheap mattress run for status purposes – are any bargains.  I couldn’t find anything available for under £100 per night.

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How to earn Marriott Bonvoy points and status from UK credit cards

How to earn Marriott Bonvoy points and status from UK credit cards (April 2025)

There are various ways of earning Marriott Bonvoy points from UK credit cards.  Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses.

The official Marriott Bonvoy American Express card comes with 20,000 points for signing up, 2 points for every £1 you spend and 15 elite night credits per year.

You can apply here.

Marriott Bonvoy American Express

20,000 points for signing up and 15 elite night credits each year Read our full review

You can also earn Marriott Bonvoy points by converting American Express Membership Rewards points at the rate of 2:3.

Do you know that holders of The Platinum Card from American Express receive FREE Marriott Bonvoy Gold status for as long as they hold the card?  It also comes with Hilton Honors Gold, Radisson Rewards Premium and MeliaRewards Gold status.

We reviewed American Express Platinum in detail here and you can apply here.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on American Express Platinum is increased from 50,000 Membership Rewards points to a huge 80,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (80,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.

The Platinum Card from American Express

80,000 bonus points and great travel benefits – for a large fee Read our full review

You can also earn Marriott Bonvoy points indirectly:

and for small business owners:

The conversion rate from American Express to Marriott Bonvoy points is 2:3.

Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which can be used to earn Marriott Bonvoy points.

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Comments (100)

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  • Vasco says:
    25 Apr25 April 12:56

    Off-topic: I’ve only been on the points and miles game for a few months, so when I started, the SPG/Marriott merger was already in motion. This held me back from getting the SPG Amex, as with the uncertainty about whether the mileage transfers would continue, I didn’t think I’d be able to build a large enough balance (especially since I never stay at either Marriott or SPG hotels) to get any worthwhile amount of miles if they were shut down.

    I’ve been thinking of getting the Amex Gold Companion credit card, for the MR bonus, and I’ve already have the BAPP, but now I’m wondering if there’s any change of the earning rate on the Amex SPG being grandfathered in, and maybe I should get that one instead? Any advice?

  • Tom Cook says:
    25 Apr25 April 13:23

    OT Re Plat travel insurance benefits.

    Do you have to book everything on the Plat card to benefit or can you use another AMEX, say BAPP and still benefit from the cover?

    I think that PLAT rental car insurance covers irrespective of card used….

  • Artem says:
    25 Apr25 April 15:37

    Rob, on the back of the Amex Gold changes – I’m planning to upgrade my Gold charge card to Platinum within the next couple of days. Is it worth doing it now, or hold back until the dust settles?

  • Jack says:
    25 Apr25 April 15:42

    Just a quick OT – I want to refer my OH from my Plat for the Amex Rewards credit card (no fee, 10k MR sign up bonus). It doesn’t show as an option on the referral link although all the other cards (BA, SPG, Nectar etc) do. Has it ever been possible to refer for this card? Thanks

    • Anna says:
      25 Apr25 April 17:34

      Is that the “basic” card – if so I think it’s excluded in the Ts & Cs?

      • JamesB says:
        25 Apr25 April 18:57

        Yes, excluded.

      • Jack says:
        25 Apr25 April 19:53

        No, I understand the Basic Card to be the Blue Charge Card. I mean this credit card: headforpoints.com/2017/10/17/american-express-rewards-credit-card-review/ and although Rob refers to one of the three versions as “Basic” I don’t think this is Amex’s own terminology. It is still an MR earning card and if you can refer for the green charge I would expect to be able to refer for this card too. Hope I’m making sense!

        • mark2 says:
          25 Apr25 April 20:36

          I think you have got unrealistic expectations as I have been told I had many times.

  • FlightDoctor says:
    25 Apr25 April 16:03

    Another OT – I was pleasantly surprised to see earlier this week in MMB that I had received a complementary upgrade outbound for a short European team I was taking in 36 hours. This was the first time I have ever received a complementary upgrade outside of the 24hr window (normally it’s at check in at the airport, or at the gate). What was interesting is that I appear to have also received the increased TPs and Avios commensurate with business class outbound. I am aware the flight was very full so maybe this was just a very unusual one off, or could this possibly be a new occasional perk they are offering regular customers?

    • Geoff says:
      25 Apr25 April 16:13

      You may get lucky, but probably only the original Avios and TPs will post.

  • Mark says:
    25 Apr25 April 16:46

    OT re: Curve card.
    Does anyone know their policy for increasing your annual spend limit? £10k to start with, and I read they might increase it ‘later’. Is it best to spend as much as poss as soon as poss, and hope it is upped when you hit the limit?
    The reason being, I hope to use it for this year’s ISA investments…
    TIA, Mark

  • Andrew says:
    25 Apr25 April 18:57

    Trying to keep up my Curve expenditure to keep withdrawing cash… anyone have any idea if paying Amex bills via it will help my cause?

  • Andrew M says:
    25 Apr25 April 20:15

    Not possible. Sorry!

    • Andrew says:
      25 Apr25 April 20:26

      I just gave it a try (linked to a debit card) and it went through fine… Whether or not it counts toward my spend/cash ratio I guess we’ll wait and see. My ratio is about 1:1 right now as I put everything on my Amex, so if they are looking for a 5:1 ratio as I seem to remember reading here, I will almost certainly be declined at my next withdrawal! If not… can surely only be the Amex bill or an oversight.

      • Anna says:
        25 Apr25 April 20:46

        I’ve just found out that loading up on a pre-paid foreign currency card via the Lloyds Mastercard (0% FX) is classed as “General” spending on Curve.

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