Marriott owns a South African-focused hotel chain called Protea. We ran a reader review on one during covid in our ‘My Favourite Hotel’ series, Protea Hotel Entebbe in Uganda – .....

Marriott owns a South African-focused hotel chain called Protea. We ran a reader review on one during covid in .....

5 Feb 20235 February 2023 by Rob Burgess

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 .....

4 Feb 20234 February 2023 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

This is a very quick article to say that Marriott Bonvoy has just released tickets for the Peter Kay show on 22nd March 2023. The cost is 40,000 Bonvoy points for two seats in the Marriott Bonvoy VIP .....

This is a very quick article to say that Marriott Bonvoy has just released tickets for the Peter Kay show on .....

25 Jan 202325 January 2023 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

Marriott Bonvoy has launched its first promotion for 2023. You can register here. It is particularly attractive because you will earn double elite night credits on qualifying stays, as well as 1,000 .....

Marriott Bonvoy has launched its first promotion for 2023. You can register here. It is particularly .....

25 Jan 202325 January 2023 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

If you have gained Titanium Elite status in Marriott Bonvoy over the last year or so, perhaps boosted by the 2022 ‘double elite nights’ offer or the 15 free elite nights that the Marriott .....

If you have gained Titanium Elite status in Marriott Bonvoy over the last year or so, perhaps boosted by the .....

21 Jan 202321 January 2023 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

This is our review of the JW Marriott Grosvenor House hotel on Park Lane, London. The JW Marriott Grosvenor House (not to be confused with the nearby London Marriott Grosvenor Square) opened 94 years .....

This is our review of the JW Marriott Grosvenor House hotel on Park Lane, London. The JW Marriott Grosvenor .....

15 Jan 202315 January 2023 by Sinead Archer • 54 comments

Marriott has unveiled the new JW Marriott Hotel Berlin – image above, and website here. Located on Stauffenbergstraße, the JW Marriott Hotel Berlin is directly adjacent to Tiergarten, a .....

Marriott has unveiled the new JW Marriott Hotel Berlin – image above, and website here. Located on .....

13 Jan 202313 January 2023 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

Back in the olden days, it was relatively common for airlines to allow you to transfer your miles into hotel programmes. American Airlines was particularly keen. Then, slowly but surely, a pyramid .....

Back in the olden days, it was relatively common for airlines to allow you to transfer your miles into hotel .....

12 Jan 202312 January 2023 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Marriott Bonvoy has released a new batch of tickets for its box at The O2 arena in London. If you’ve never been, this is a great way to see a concert – or at least it is about as good as .....

Marriott Bonvoy has released a new batch of tickets for its box at The O2 arena in London. If you’ve .....

10 Jan 202310 January 2023 by Rob Burgess

On top of your usual elite status tiers, Marriott Bonvoy offers two additional benefits for people who hit 50 and 75 elite nights in a calendar year. You should be able to select your preferred .....

On top of your usual elite status tiers, Marriott Bonvoy offers two additional benefits for people who hit 50 .....

6 Jan 20236 January 2023 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

There has been a lot of discussion about the ‘status cliff’ at the end of 2022, with literally millions of frequent travellers due to lose their airline or hotel status due to reduced 2022 .....

There has been a lot of discussion about the ‘status cliff’ at the end of 2022, with literally .....

4 Jan 20234 January 2023 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

We have been working with Marriott to bring you details of 10 new Marriott Bonvoy hotels opening in 2023 which would resonate with a UK audience. We have run similar articles this week on new Hilton .....

We have been working with Marriott to bring you details of 10 new Marriott Bonvoy hotels opening in 2023 which .....

2 Jan 20232 January 2023 by Rhys Jones • 45 comments

‘Points Advance’ is a unique feature of the Marriott Bonvoy hotel programme which lets you book a reward night if you don’t have the points. It is as straightforward as it sounds: I .....

‘Points Advance’ is a unique feature of the Marriott Bonvoy hotel programme which lets you book a .....

2 Jan 20232 January 2023 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Many hotel chains let you use your points to pay for food, drink and spa treatments whilst a guest.  Is it ever worthwhile, or would you be better saving your points for another free night in the .....

Many hotel chains let you use your points to pay for food, drink and spa treatments whilst a guest.  Is .....

24 Dec 202224 December 2022 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments