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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.
If you’ve been thinking of a trip to the Maldives and / or you have a lot of Marriott Bonvoy points to burn, it’s worth knowing about a couple of pieces of news. There is a new JW Marriott .....
If you’ve been thinking of a trip to the Maldives and / or you have a lot of Marriott Bonvoy points to .....
15 Mar 202515 March 2025 • 19 comments
When a hotel owner makes a branding deal with a major hotel chain, the owner makes certain commitments – not just to hotel standards, but to how guests will be treated. Whilst a carrot is always .....
When a hotel owner makes a branding deal with a major hotel chain, the owner makes certain commitments – .....
10 Mar 202510 March 2025 • 36 comments
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 .....
9 Mar 20259 March 2025 • 22 comments
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 .....
6 Mar 20256 March 2025 • 4 comments
You may have heard of North Island Resort in the Seychelles. If the name rings a bell, it is because it is where Prince William went on honeymoon, as did George and Amal Clooney. It is situated .....
You may have heard of North Island Resort in the Seychelles. If the name rings a bell, it is because it is .....
2 Mar 20252 March 2025 • 7 comments
Lifetime status is a popular perk among the hotel chains. In general, lifetime status usually requires such a high threshold that you would wonder why such a person would ever want to set foot in .....
Lifetime status is a popular perk among the hotel chains. In general, lifetime status usually requires such a .....
26 Feb 202526 February 2025 • 30 comments
This is our review of Marriott’s new Koenigshof hotel in Munich, part of the Luxury Collection. As the capital of Bavaria, Munich attracts a lot of business travel and its size, history and .....
This is our review of Marriott’s new Koenigshof hotel in Munich, part of the Luxury Collection. As the .....
23 Feb 202523 February 2025 • 31 comments
News in brief: British Airways cancels London City to Mykonos flights BA Cityflyer, the subsidiary which runs flights from London City Airport, has quietly dropped services to Mykonos. The route was .....
News in brief: British Airways cancels London City to Mykonos flights BA Cityflyer, the subsidiary which runs .....
21 Feb 202521 February 2025
Marriott and Hertz have had a partnership for many years, although neither makes a big deal of it. You can see details on the Marriott website here. As part of this, Hertz offers a status match to .....
Marriott and Hertz have had a partnership for many years, although neither makes a big deal of it. You can see .....
18 Feb 202518 February 2025 • 7 comments
Marriott Bonvoy has launched a new deal if you buy their hotel points. The offer runs until 30th March. Via this page of the website, you will get a 45% bonus on all points purchases. Unlike .....
Marriott Bonvoy has launched a new deal if you buy their hotel points. The offer runs until 30th March. Via .....
13 Feb 202513 February 2025 • 17 comments
In my previous article, I outlined ‘the facts’ of the Marriott Bonvoy loyalty scheme. This article is my personal opinion, highlighting areas where I think you might want to focus. The .....
In my previous article, I outlined ‘the facts’ of the Marriott Bonvoy loyalty scheme. This article .....
9 Feb 20259 February 2025 • 12 comments
This is part of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be covered over two articles on different days. One will list the basic facts of the scheme – basically .....
This is part of our overview series of the main hotel loyalty schemes. Each scheme will be covered over two .....
8 Feb 20258 February 2025 • 12 comments
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 .....
5 Feb 20255 February 2025 • 4 comments
In late 2020 Marriott launched a new program called ‘Business Ready’ aimed at SMEs in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Unsurprisingly, given the pandemic timing, it didn’t seem to .....
In late 2020 Marriott launched a new program called ‘Business Ready’ aimed at SMEs in Europe, the .....
3 Feb 20253 February 2025 • 6 comments
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