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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, City Express, 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 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.

Review: the Courtyard by Marriott Hamburg City hotel

This is our review of the Courtyard Hamburg City hotel, part of Marriott Bonvoy. After two failed attempts (one due to a flight cancellation and the other after being invited to an Airbus factory tour .....

This is our review of the Courtyard Hamburg City hotel, part of Marriott Bonvoy. After two failed attempts .....

by Rhys Jones14 comments

How to ‘top up’ a Marriott Bonvoy hotel free night certificate

A long-awaited improvement to Marriott Bonvoy in 2022 was the ability to top up ‘fixed value’ free night vouchers. In the US, multiple Marriott credit cards come with automatic free night .....

A long-awaited improvement to Marriott Bonvoy in 2022 was the ability to top up ‘fixed value’ free .....

by Rob Burgess24 comments

Review: The Ritz-Carlton Okinawa, a hill-top golf resort in Japan

This is our review of The Ritz-Carlton Okinawa resort. Keen to promote destinations outside Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka, Japan Airlines sent me to Okinawa. This is one of the southernmost islands in Japan .....

This is our review of The Ritz-Carlton Okinawa resort. Keen to promote destinations outside Tokyo, Kyoto and .....

by Rhys Jones12 comments

What are the best hotel promos for April 2025?

Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. All of the information in this article can also be found on our ‘Hotel Offers’ page which contains .....

Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. All of the information in .....

by Rob Burgess7 comments

Get a 45% bonus when you buy Marriott Bonvoy hotel points

Marriott Bonvoy has been running a special deal if you buy their hotel points. The offer ends tomorrow, 30th March. Via this page of the website, you will get a 45% bonus on all points purchases. .....

Marriott Bonvoy has been running a special deal if you buy their hotel points. The offer ends tomorrow, 30th .....

by Rob Burgess

Montcalm Mayfair hotel (re)opens as part of Marriott’s Autograph Collection

The Montcalm Marble Arch hotel has reopened following a two year renovation as Montcalm Mayfair. It is part of Marriott’s Autograph Collection. Despite the name, the hotel is NOT in Mayfair. It .....

The Montcalm Marble Arch hotel has reopened following a two year renovation as Montcalm Mayfair. It is part of .....

by Rob Burgess

New Marriott Bonvoy / American Express hotel cashback deals launched

Marriott Bonvoy has launched two cashback deals for American Express cardholders. If targeted, you will find these under the ‘Offers’ tab for one or more of your cards on the Amex website .....

Marriott Bonvoy has launched two cashback deals for American Express cardholders. If targeted, you will find .....

by Rob Burgess28 comments

When should you transfer hotel loyalty points to frequent flyer miles?

All of the major hotel points currencies allow you to transfer your points into airline miles.  You will often find the airlines encouraging it – British Airways used to offer regular 25% .....

All of the major hotel points currencies allow you to transfer your points into airline miles.  You will .....

by Rob Burgess15 comments

Why ‘earn and burn’ is not always your best hotel points strategy

Many people believe that the general principle of collecting miles and points should be ‘earn and burn’. By ‘earn and burn’ I mean don’t let your balances build up too .....

Many people believe that the general principle of collecting miles and points should be ‘earn and .....

by Rob Burgess22 comments

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