Just like Marriott Bonvoy did in 2020, come February, they are once more depositing into your account 50% of the Elite Night Credits (ENCs) based on your 2020 earned Elite status. Bonvoy indicates these free nights will be deposited by February 5th. So me, who had achieved Platinum last year because of last year’s boost, I […]
Category: Marriott News
Marriott Bonvoy Updates On Status (Extending!), Points Expiration And Free Nights
Marriott Bonvoy is joining the party and is extending Bonvoy Status and pausing point expiration as we have seen many other loyalty programs do recently. Specifically, these are the details… Status Extension: The status you earned in 2019 will be extended to February 2022. Points Expiration: Normally, if you are inactive in the program for 24 consecutive months, you […]
You No Longer Have To Make That Annoying Phone Call When You Want To Use Your Free Bonvoy Night
With many of the Bonvoy cards that are issued by Chase and Amex, you receive 1 free night every year after your cardmember anniversary. The free nights range from stays worth 25,000 Bonvoy points to 50,000 Bonvoy points, depending on which card you hold. I love the free anniversary nights, and advise people that these […]
Maybe You Should Food Shop On Vacation
Currently participating Element Hotels, Residence Inns, TownePlace Suites, all of which come with full kitchens, are enticing you to stock your fridge! When you book a stay of 7 days or more, you will receive a $25 grocery gift card or an on-property market credit. Plus, select locations offer a grocery delivery service direct […]
Marriott Bonvoy Adding Peak And Off-Peak Redemption Rates
Since the merger to what has now become the Marriott Bonvoy program, members have been able to redeem their Marriott Bonvoy points at standard rates. For example, members were able to redeem points for a Category 5 property at the standard rate of 35,000 Bonvoy points. However, this is changing on September 14, 2019. Starting […]
Is Your Head Spinning Reading About Marriott Bonvoy’s New Cards That Will Replace Your Current Ones? Mine Is…
Remember last week when Marriott announced the new name for it’s combined program which they called MARRIOTT BONVOY? Marriott Bonvoy will become the new name of the program starting on February 13, 2019. Well today, Marriott released some more news about the fate of your Amex SPG cards and Chase Marriott cards and it’s confusing. Below, […]
Beaver Creek Lodge Has Joined Marriott’s Autograph Collection
I missed this announcement during the summer and I was excited to see it today. The Beaver Creek Lodge in Beaver Creek, CO has joined Marriott’s Autograph Collection. This means that there is even another property at a Colorado ski resort that can be booked using Marriott/SPG points. The resort is an all-suite hotel, every room […]
The Marriott Site Is Now Allowing You To Combine Your Points From SPG-I Just Did
With the official merge of the programs on August 18th, much of the Marriott site has been limited over the past few days. Prior to August 18th, you would have had a balance of SPG points and another balance of Marriott Rewards points. As of today, you can combine these points online which will yield […]
Have Fun Playing With The New Marriott/Ritz/SPG Award Chart…I Did!
As we know, in August, Marriott, Ritz and SPG will be combined into one program and there will be a single points currency. Also in August, SPG members will see their point balances triple. Want to know what that new points balance can get you? Here is the award chart which takes effect in August. […]
How The American Express SPG Business Card Is Changing In August
We recently learned that SPG, Marriott and Ritz are becoming one unified loyalty program. With this development comes changes to some of the cards that currently exist. Let’s take a look what changes are in store for the American Express Starwood Preferred Guest Business Card. Card Rewards-Instead of Starpoints, you will earn “points” with the card […]