This is a great time to apply for the Chase Marriott Rewards Premier credit card. Currently the card has a bonus offer in which you can earn 80,000 MARRIOTT REWARDS BONUS POINTS if you spend $3,000 in the first three months of having your account. Keep in mind, the bonus alone is enough points for a free […]
Category: Marriott Rewards-Using Points
Which Loyalty Programs Count Reward Nights Towards Elite Status?
When you stay at a hotel on points, do these free nights count towards earning or maintaining elite status? Well that depends on the program. Right now with Choice Privileges and IHG, you earn elite status credit on reward stays. On Nov. 1, 2015, the rules were changed and you started to be able to […]
Take Advantage Of Hotel Loyalty Programs That Offer The Fifth Night Free
Are you are planning a trip in which you will be using hotel points and changing hotels during your trip? If any of the hotels that you are planning to book are a Starwood, Marriott, Ritz or Hilton hotel, try to stay at one (all?) for at least 5 nights. Reason being, the loyalty programs, […]
You Do Not Need The Points In Your Marriott/Ritz Rewards Account To Book Award Nights
I am hesitant to tell you this because I am competing with all of you in terms of booking hotels, especially during school vacations, but I will anyway. 🙂 MOST OF THE TIME, Marriott Rewards and Ritz Carlton Rewards allow you to book hotel reservations on points even if, at the time of booking, you do not […]
Marriott and Ritz Partnership-Get the lower fee credit card and still book Ritz on points
Ritz Carlton is a subsidiary of Marriott. Marriott markets the Ritz as their luxury partner. Because of this partnership, members of Marriott Rewards, have the ability to redeem points for stays at the Ritz and members of Ritz Carlton Rewards have the ability to redeem points for stays at a Marriott Resort. You can read […]
Ways To Use Marriott Rewards Points To Book Free Travel
The Marriott Rewards Program has been combined with the SPG Program to become one program. You can get all the details of the combined Marriott/SPG Program here. Now that you have accumulated all of these Marriott Points, how can you use these Marriott points for free travel? The options are […]