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Marriott Bonvoy has launched a new bonus points promotion, starting in mid September and running for three months.

It isn’t hugely generous and it has an annoying ‘starting with your second stay’ rule.  However, if you tend to do one-night stays at the cheaper brands it could work out nicely.

There is also an extra perk for holders of the Marriott Bonvoy American Express card.

You must register via this link.

Marriott Bonvoy autumn winter 2022 promotion

How many bonus Bonvoy points do I earn?

You earn 2,000 bonus Marriott Bonvoy points per stay, starting with your second stay during the offer period.

Note that this is per stay and not per night. There is no limit to the number of times you can earn the bonus, although it is not generous enough to justify changing hotels each night on a longer stay.

Got a Marriott Bonvoy American Express card? You will an extra 2,000 points for each Marriott Bonvoy brand you stay at during the promotion, starting with your second brand. Subsequent stays at the same brand do not trigger the 2,000 points.

What are the key dates?

The offer runs from 21st September to 15th December.

You MUST register via this link before your stay.

Registration closes early on 1st December, just to annoy people.

Existing bookings DO count – there is no need to rebook.  Reward bookings do not count

Marriott Bonvoy Autumn 2021 bonus points offer

Is this a good offer?

It’s not life-changing, but at least it is straightforward.  You don’t need to rebook anything.

I value a Marriott Bonvoy point at 0.5p.  This means that the bonus is worth £10 per stay

£10 is not a terrible return if you are doing cheap one night stays – on a £100 bill it is another 10% back on top of your base points and any elite bonus.  It is clearly a bad return if you are doing five nights for £3,000 at the St Regis Mallorca, reviewed here, in which case Hilton’s ‘double points’ offer may suit you better.

If you have the Marriott Bonvoy American Express, you would be earning 4,000 points per stay, worth £20, on qualifying stays. If you are likely to stay at a lot of different Marriott Bonvoy brands between now and mid December, you may want to consider getting the card. Whilst you pay a 3% FX when using the card outside the UK, the ‘6 Bonvoy points per £1’ earned on Marriott spend would offset that.

In any event, 2,000 points is better than nothing. You should definitely sign up if you think you may have any Marriott stays over the three month promotion period.

You can register, and find out more, on this page of the Marriott website.


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

How to earn Marriott Bonvoy points and status from UK credit cards (November 2024)

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.

The Platinum Card from American Express

50,000 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

(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.)

Comments (28)

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  • Lady London says:

    “from your second stay” I stop reading. I remember the Marriott name, and won’t hasten to look at any future promotions from that name either.

    I mean, it’s a miserable 2,000 points per night How cheap can they get?

  • Graham Walsh says:

    A Note About This Promotion
    We’re sorry, but there was an error in directing you to this promotion.

    The reason for this error could be:

    You’re trying to access a miles promotion and are a points-earner, or vice versa
    You are not eligible for this promotion
    This promotion has expired
    Updating your earning preference is fast and easy; simply sign into your account. For all other issues, please contact Marriott Bonvoy Customer Suppor

  • BSI1978 says:

    Colour me massively underwhelmed…!

    Thought for a minute this had somehow warranted an extra post but see that it was the 3rd one today, just released later.

  • Danyal says:

    Marriott are back with their underwhelming global promotions. Hilton much better all year round. I did however receive a targeted Marriott promotion a few months ago and managed to bag a nice 2x Free Night Awards up to 35k per night.

  • Adam says:

    No need to rebook existing rservations, right?

    • Rob says:

      No

      • krys_k says:

        Including current stay that I’m in the middle of? But that’s a question more to satisfy my curiosity rather than a desperate need to confirm if I will or will not get 2k points.

        • E says:

          @krys_k Are you staying till after the 21st? If not then don’t bother.

          Also note that award stays don’t count for the bonus.

          • krys_k says:

            Thanks.
            I wonder if the dedicated points hunter could book a series of individual bookings to cover a longer stay and pick up 2k points per booking.

  • George K says:

    Nothing on my dashboard. I’ll try not to take it personally …

    (it may pop up later… but wondering what to do if it doesn’t!)

  • slidey says:

    Junk like ‘from second stay’ is one of the reasons I generally dont even look at marriott anymore.

  • Angelamc11 says:

    Could this be targeted as it’s not working for me either?

    • Rob says:

      Worked fine for me, and Marriott has sent out a press release so it meant to be live.

      • Angelamc11 says:

        Thanks that’s useful to know. I’ll keep trying and maybe email if it doesn’t show for me. I’ve 12 individual nights booked before the end of the year with Marriott.

      • Egar says:

        I changed in the profile the earning preference from miles to points and was then able to register for this promotion. I wonder what Rob feeling is about earning Avios in my BA account rather than points for Marriot stays.

        • Rob says:

          Totally sensible if you doubt you’ll ever get enough points for a decent redemption.

    • RussellH says:

      I was targetted – and signed up, though it is highly unlikely that I shall have a marriott stay anytime soon.

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