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Marriott Bonvoy is the loyalty scheme for Marriott hotels, which includes these brands: AC Hotels, Aloft, Autograph Collection, Bulgari, 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 are interested in the internal workings of hotel loyalty programmes, you might find this VAT tribunal ruling of interest. Recently published, it is the result of a (failed) appeal by Whitbread .....
If you are interested in the internal workings of hotel loyalty programmes, you might find this VAT tribunal .....
2 Mar 20172 March 2017 • 20 comments
News in brief: Up to 30% discount when you buy Starwood Preferred Guest points Starwood is offering a 10%-30% discount when you purchase SPG Starpoints before 30th April. The link to buy is here. The .....
News in brief: Up to 30% discount when you buy Starwood Preferred Guest points Starwood is offering a 10%-30% .....
2 Mar 20172 March 2017 • 69 comments
As I mentioned yesterday, I am at the Loyalty 2017 conference for three days this week. The most interesting session from Day 2 was a presentation by the head of Marriott Rewards on the integration .....
As I mentioned yesterday, I am at the Loyalty 2017 conference for three days this week. The most interesting .....
22 Feb 201722 February 2017 • 38 comments
Until 8th March, British Airways is offering a 35% bonus if you transfer hotel points from seven major loyalty schemes into Avios – click for my article on that deal. Since most of the hotel .....
Until 8th March, British Airways is offering a 35% bonus if you transfer hotel points from seven major loyalty .....
17 Feb 201717 February 2017 • 15 comments
This is my review of the Best Western Hotel Airport Frankfurt. EDIT: When we reviewed this hotel, it was part of Marriott and called Element Frankfurt Hotel. It has now been rebranded as Best Western .....
This is my review of the Best Western Hotel Airport Frankfurt. EDIT: When we reviewed this hotel, it was part .....
11 Feb 201711 February 2017 • 11 comments
Here is my review of The Westin Palace hotel, my second stop in Madrid. The Westin Palace was a short taxi ride from the Gran Melia Palacio de los Duques (my review of Gran Melia Palacio de los Duques .....
Here is my review of The Westin Palace hotel, my second stop in Madrid. The Westin Palace was a short taxi .....
8 Feb 20178 February 2017 • 47 comments
It was due a return and now it is back. I’m talking about the ‘bonus when you transfer your hotel loyalty points to British Airways Avios‘ promotion. The ba.com page for the .....
It was due a return and now it is back. I’m talking about the ‘bonus when you transfer your .....
7 Feb 20177 February 2017 • 93 comments
I have an Automobile Association (AA, not to be confused with American Airlines!) membership card in a drawer at home. This may not seem surprising, except that I don’t own a car. My AA .....
I have an Automobile Association (AA, not to be confused with American Airlines!) membership card in a .....
31 Jan 201731 January 2017 • 36 comments
In the Emirate of Ras Al-Khaimah, a modest drive from Dubai, is a luxury tent and villa resort in the desert. Called Al Wadi Desert (home page here) it used to be run by Banyan Tree which gives you .....
In the Emirate of Ras Al-Khaimah, a modest drive from Dubai, is a luxury tent and villa resort in the desert. .....
25 Jan 201725 January 2017 • 45 comments
Most frequent flyer schemes allow you to pay to transfer miles to a friend. It is usually a terrible deal. The price is often only modestly cheaper than buying miles outright but .....
Most frequent flyer schemes allow you to pay to transfer miles to a friend. It is usually a terrible .....
22 Jan 201722 January 2017 • 32 comments
News in brief: Uber cuts Starwood earning rate (but it is still points for nothing) For the last two years, I have been earning a steady stream of free Starwood Preferred Guest points via their .....
News in brief: Uber cuts Starwood earning rate (but it is still points for nothing) For the last two years, I .....
21 Jan 201721 January 2017 • 68 comments
News in brief: New Starwood SPG Moments concerts at the O2 now bookable Starwood Preferred Guest has released a new batch of O2 concerts. It is fair to say that the list has something for everyone. .....
News in brief: New Starwood SPG Moments concerts at the O2 now bookable Starwood Preferred Guest has released .....
13 Jan 201713 January 2017 • 41 comments
News in brief: More Luxury Travel Diary auctions launched The Luxury Travel Diary site dropped me a line about another wave of its auctions closing soon. Interesting options closing in the next 48 .....
News in brief: More Luxury Travel Diary auctions launched The Luxury Travel Diary site dropped me a line .....
3 Jan 20173 January 2017 • 96 comments
News in brief: Last day to buy Starwood points at a possible 50% discount Starwood is offering a very good, but targetted, deal which ends TODAY – a 50% discount when you buy 5,000+ Starwood .....
News in brief: Last day to buy Starwood points at a possible 50% discount Starwood is offering a very good, .....
31 Dec 201631 December 2016 • 49 comments
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