Free night from Marriott Amex – does it count towards status?

[secretsquirrel]

When you use the Amex annual
Free night certificate, does this count as a night towards status requirement?

[meta]

It does.

[Olly]

When/how do you know when you’ve hit the target? Does it show in Amex app, Bonvoy status page or neither?

[meta]

Olly wrote:

When/how do you know when you’ve hit the target? Does it show in Amex app, Bonvoy status page or neither?

It will show on desktop site. You need to click on the points breakdown on the account homepage. Then in very small print at the top it will show. It will initially just state how much more till Gold status, but thereafter the free night.

[Olly]

Thanks Meta. It’s now posted.

Anyone know how you go about topping it up for redemptions of up to 40k? ie. Beyond the limit of 25k as used to be the case?

[meta]

I believe that will be an option from 2 January.

[secretsquirrel]

Thanks meta, I thought it would be a straight No so glad to see.