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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.

Marriott to offer free wi-fi in all hotels from January

Marriott has joined the growing number of hotel chains which are throwing in the towel as far as charging for wi-fi goes. From January 15th 2015, all Marriott Rewards members will receive free .....

Marriott has joined the growing number of hotel chains which are throwing in the towel as far as charging for .....

by Rob Burgess18 comments

What is the best Avios credit card? (Part 2: on-going earning rates)

Yesterday I did my best to begin answering the question commonly asked by beginners to this hobby – ‘What is the best credit card for earning Avios points?’. Because you can earn .....

Yesterday I did my best to begin answering the question commonly asked by beginners to this hobby .....

by Rob Burgess56 comments

What is the best Avios credit card? (Part 1: comparing sign-up bonuses)

What is the best credit card for earning Avios points?  This is not as easy an answer as you might think and beginners to this hobby may not be aware of the full range of cards which are .....

What is the best credit card for earning Avios points?  This is not as easy an answer as you might think .....

by Rob Burgess58 comments

Credit cards worth keeping, unused, just for their benefits

Typically there are three different types of travel loyalty credit cards you can apply for: Cards you get just for the sign-up bonus Cards you get primarily for the strong on-going earnings rate Cards .....

Typically there are three different types of travel loyalty credit cards you can apply for: Cards you get just .....

by Rob Burgess70 comments

Four good things and seven bad things about the St Regis Doha hotel

This is my review of the St Regis in Doha along with a selection of my photos. Whilst I was in Doha two weeks ago, I stayed at the new St Regis.  This is arguably the most luxurious hotel in Qatar .....

This is my review of the St Regis in Doha along with a selection of my photos. Whilst I was in Doha two weeks .....

by Rob Burgess13 comments

Sheraton offering 500-3,000 bonus SPG points for Club lounge bookings

Sheraton, part of the Starwood Preferred Guest programme, has launched an interesting promotion for anyone booking a club / executive lounge level room at its 350 Club lounge hotels this Autumn. Until .....

Sheraton, part of the Starwood Preferred Guest programme, has launched an interesting promotion for anyone .....

by Rob Burgess6 comments

Get a 10% bonus on Starwood hotel transfers to Avios – is it worth it?

Every nine months or so, British Airways runs a co-ordinated promotion among all of the major hotel chains, offering a bonus of 25% for converting your points to Avios. The last UK outing for this .....

Every nine months or so, British Airways runs a co-ordinated promotion among all of the major hotel chains, .....

by Rob Burgess31 comments

Changes coming to Hotels.com Welcome Rewards and the Marriott credit card?

By coincidence, two surveys from market research companies have crossed my desk in the last couple of days.  Both imply that changes may be coming to popular reward schemes. Hotels.com and Welcome .....

By coincidence, two surveys from market research companies have crossed my desk in the last couple of days.  .....

by Rob Burgess27 comments

New Starwood hotel promotion for Autumn 2014 launched

Starwood, the Westin / Sheraton / W / aloft / Luxury Collection etc hotel group, has announced its promotion for the final quarter of the year. Called “More For You“, it is a very simple .....

Starwood, the Westin / Sheraton / W / aloft / Luxury Collection etc hotel group, has announced its promotion .....

by Rob Burgess2 comments

Use your Starwood hotel status on Delta Air Lines

I wrote last week about how Delta Air Lines was tightening its grip on Virgin Atlantic now that it owns 49% of the UK company.  Virgin will refocus on flying to destinations in North America.  .....

I wrote last week about how Delta Air Lines was tightening its grip on Virgin Atlantic now that it owns 49% .....

by Rob Burgess6 comments

Starwood launches new ‘daily play’ competition site

Starwood Hotels, owners of Sheraton, Westin, W, St Regis, Aloft etc, has recently launched a new online ‘daily play’ game called ‘Tap Into Luxury’. You can play twice per day, .....

Starwood Hotels, owners of Sheraton, Westin, W, St Regis, Aloft etc, has recently launched a new online .....

by Rob Burgess18 comments

Decent Starwood Hotels 3-4-2, 4-4-3 and 6-4-2 deals launched

Starwood – the Westin, W, Sheraton, St Regis, aloft etc hotel group – has teamed up with Mastercard to offer a free nights promotion.  This is valid for selected hotels in the UK, .....

Starwood – the Westin, W, Sheraton, St Regis, aloft etc hotel group – has teamed up with .....

by Rob Burgess10 comments

Marriott Megabonus – a pretty weak September to January hotel promotion

Marriott Rewards has unveiled its promotion for the Autumn. It is called Marriott Megabonus, which gives the impression that it is a repeat of the offer of that name which has run on a regular basis .....

Marriott Rewards has unveiled its promotion for the Autumn. It is called Marriott Megabonus, which gives the .....

by Rob Burgess3 comments

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