The Points Mom

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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, […]

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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 […]

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