LAST CHANCE: Get a 40%-50% bonus when you buy Marriott Bonvoy points

UPDATE – DECEMBER 2023:  This article is now out of date, but don’t worry.  We produce a monthly summary of the top hotel bonus point offers – please click HERE or use the ‘Hotel Offers’ menu above.

Click here for details of Marriott’s new ‘Go Your Way’ bonus points promotion which runs from 12th September to 6th December. You can register by clicking here.

Marriott Bonvoy is offering a 30% bonus when you buy points by 20th December. Click here to buy.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 9th January 2024, you will receive 30,000 Membership Rewards points (convertible to 30,000 Avios) with American Express Preferred Rewards Gold. You receive 25,000 points if you spend £3,000 in three months and a further 5,000 points if you hold the card for 15 months. Membership Rewards points convert to Marriott Bonvoy points at 2:3. You can apply here.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 9th January 2024, you will receive a huge 100,000 Membership Rewards points (convertible to 100,000 Avios) with The Platinum Card. You receive 75,000 points if you spend £10,000 in six months and a further 25,000 points if you hold the card for 15 months. Membership Rewards points convert to Marriott Bonvoy points at 2:3 and cardholders receive Marriott Bonvoy Gold status. You can apply here.

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Marriott Bonvoy has been running another deal when you buy their hotel points, but Monday 22nd March is the last day.

Via this page of the website, you will get a 40% bonus on all points purchases.

Some members will have been emailed with a higher bonus of 50%.  This is only visible when you log in during the purchase process.  For clarity, it doesn’t whether or not you are logged in to Marriott Bonvoy – you will not see the 50% bonus until you start the check-out process.

This isn’t as good as the ‘never seen before’ 60% bonus we had last year, but with the £ currently buying more $ than it did then, the difference isn’t huge if you have the 50% offer.

If you wanted to lock in some rooms for May Bank Holiday or early Summer, this might be your best chance.

The annual purchase cap has now been permanently raised to 100,000 points.  With the bonus, this means that you could pick up 140,000 or 150,000 Marriott Bonvoy points.

If you have the 40% bonus, at the top end you are paying $1,250 (£900) for 140,000 points.

My rule of thumb is that a Marriott Bonvoy point is worth 0.5p so this offer is not great at 0.64p per point.  This drops to 0.60p if you have the higher 50% bonus.

However, you might find it worthwhile if:

• you are topping off your account before making a points booking, or

• you are close to 60,000 Marriott Bonvoy points and want to make a transfer into airline miles (you get a bonus of 5,000 airline miles when you transfer 60,000 Bonvoy points into 20,000 airline miles), or

• you are planning a stay at a property where you know you will get outsized value

The page to buy is here.

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How to earn Marriott Bonvoy points and status from UK credit cards (December 2023)

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.

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 9th January 2024, you will receive a huge 100,000 Membership Rewards points (convertible to 100,000 Avios) with The Platinum Card. You receive 75,000 points if you spend £10,000 in six months and a further 25,000 points if you hold the card for 15 months. You can apply here.

You can also earn Marriott Bonvoy points indirectly:

• American Express Gold (20,000 bonus Amex points)
• American Express Rewards Credit Card (10,000 bonus Amex points)

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 9th January 2024, you will receive 30,000 Membership Rewards points (convertible to 30,000 Avios) with American Express Preferred Rewards Gold. You receive 25,000 points if you spend £3,000 in three months and a further 5,000 points if you hold the card for 15 months. You can apply here.

and for small business owners:

• American Express Business Gold (20,000 bonus Amex points)
• American Express Business Platinum (40,000 bonus Amex points)

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. 

(Want to earn more hotel points?  Click here to see our complete list of promotions from the major hotel chains or use the ‘Hotel Offers’ link in the menu bar at the top of the page.)