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Category: Marriott Bonvoy
Marriott BreakAway Up To 30% Off Leisure Discount For Weekend Stays
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
Marriott has offered Breakaway leisure discounts for many employees of its most significant account for years. The program has been greatly expanded this year, and many more employees are eligible for up to 30% off weekend discount. The rate is not valid for business travel. You can access this offer on Marriott’s website here. READ […]
What is a W Hotel? Everything you need to know about the ‘coolest’ hotel brand
Written by Rhys Jones @ Head for Points
2023 will be the year that W Hotels celebrates its 25th anniversary. The brand has gone from strength to strength and you can now find these luxurious style icons in many major cities around the world as the brand continues an aggressive expansion plan. In this article – the first in a new occasional series […]
Marriott Bonvoy Terms & Conditions Changes January 26, 2022
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
Marriott has again made minor changes to the Terms & Conditions governing its Bonvoy guest loyalty program. The changes clarify what is qualifying spend and what counts towards reaching the $20K Ambassador spend requirement. You can access Marriott Bonvoy T&Cs here. READ MORE: Marriott Bonvoy Rate & Bonus Points Offers Non-Qualifying Charges: 2.1.c. Non-Qualifying Charges. […]
REGISTER NOW for Marriott’s new ‘1000 bonus points and double elite nights’ promotion
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
Marriott Bonvoy has launched its first promotion for 2022. You can register here. It is particularly attractive because you will earn double elite night credits on qualifying stays, as well as 1,000 bonus points per night. What is the new Marriott Bonvoy promotion? This is how it works in a nutshell: the promotion runs from […]
Bits: has Tesco blocked Pay+ cards from HMRC?, £150 Amex cashback with Marriott Homes & Villas
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
News in brief: Has Tesco blocked Pay+ debit cards from paying HMRC? Last week we ran a long article about Tesco Bank’s new Clubcard Pay+ card. This is a prepaid debit card – which you load via bank transfer from an app – earning 1 Clubcard point for every £8 you spend on it. It […]
Marriott Bonvoy Double Elite Qualifying Nights + 1,000 Bonus Points Per Night February 8 – May 4, 2022
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
Marriott has launched its latest global promotion, Make Every Night Count, for Bonvoy member stays between February 8 and May 4, 2022. Marriott Bonvoy members earn 1,000 bonus points for each night consumed during the promotional period + double elite qualifying nights. You must register for this offer by April 20. You can register for […]
Bits: last day for the BA sale, new Marriott Moments at the O2, 30% bonus buying Hyatt points
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
News in brief: Last day for the British Airways and BA Holidays sale With unfortunate timing, given the announcement yesterday about the end of arrivals testing for the fully vaccinated, the British Airways and BA Holidays sale is ending. You need to book today, Tuesday. That said, we will admit that it isn’t the most […]
Just Cleared Out Marriott Bonvoy Account For 20 Nights In The Maldives!
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
Over the past couple of months, I have repeatedly reminded our readers to use their Marriott points before March this year when they turn into Bonvoy Bolivars due to dynamic award pricing. Marriott Bonvoy already discontinued the Travel Package awards last week without any advance notice to its members (read more here and here). So […]
Review: the Courtyard Glasgow Airport hotel, part of Marriott Bonvoy
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
This is our review of the Courtyard hotel at Glasgow Airport, part of Marriott Bonvoy. Regular readers will know that Courtyard has been opening a number of brand new hotels at UK airports recently. I reviewed Courtyard London City Airport here and reviewed Courtyard Inverness Airport here – both are new build hotels and both […]
Marriott Bonvoy “Every Night Counts Even More” Promotion February 8 – May 4, 2022
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
Marriott Bonvoy is about to launch its next global promotion, Every Night Counts Even More, valid for stays from February 7 – May 4, 2022. Marriott’s last promotion, “Embrace More,” was valid for September 14 – December 12, 2021. You can access Marriott Promotion Central here. READ MORE: Marriott Bonvoy Rate & Bonus Points Offers […]
Marriott Americas, Europe, Middle East & Africa 25% Off Escapes Through February 20, 2022
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
Marriott has released its latest 25% off Escapes for stays at select countries in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa through February 20, 2022, that are available for bookings through Sunday. Escapes have been available for stays in the Americas, and recently Marriott extended them elsewhere too (still no Asia-Pacific through). You can […]
Reader Question: How Many Points Marriott Credits For Unattached Travel Package Certificate?
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
Marriott Bonvoy yesterday discontinued previously much loved Travel Packages without any advance notice due to the program moving entirely dynamic award redemptions in March (read more here). Members have until February 28, 2022, to attach existing Travel Package Certificates to reservations, or Marriott will return an undisclosed value to affected members. So members have been […]
Marriott Travel Packages No Longer Available & Attach Existing Certificates By February 28, 2022
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
Today, Marriott Bonvoy discontinued Travel Packages that allowed members to redeem for a set number of nights with an airline miles component. Existing travel packages must be attached to reservations by February 28, 2022, or they will be canceled and points refunded to member accounts. You can access Marriott Bonvoy here. READ MORE: Marriott Bonvoy Rate […]
Bits: win a £700 voucher with Virgin Atlantic, new W hotel in Greece, get 25% off No1 Lounges
Written by Rhys Jones @ Head for Points
News in brief: Win a £700 flight voucher with Virgin Atlantic In addition to its winter sale, Virgin Atlantic has been offering a number of ‘daily deals’ (lasting, oddly, for multiple days) with incentives to book your next trip now. In the past fortnight this has included £100 Amazon vouchers and cabin upgrades. Virgin’s latest […]
Marriott Bonus Points & Rates Update January 2022
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
Here’s a comprehensive look at the Marriott Bonvoy bonus point and rate opportunities you can use in December. Remember to forward us promotional offers by email that you receive from both hotels and airlines. Of course, you can send questions and comments too! You can access Marriott Bonvoy here. READ MORE: Marriott Bonvoy Rate & Bonus Points And Miles […]
Is Marriott Bonvoy Going To Kill The Travel Package Redemption Option This Week?
Written by Sebastian Powell @ LoyaltyLobby
Members are currently looking at Marriott to see if the Travel Packages redemption will disappear by Wednesday, January 19th as a recent leak of an updated Bonvoy T&C version suggested. Last week Gary who runs ViewFromTheWing discovered an update in the Marriott Terms & Conditions that the travel packages would be eliminated effective January 19, […]
Wine Wednesdays: Guest Stealing From The Lounge – Case Sheraton Grand Rio De Janeiro
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
How often do you see a guest arriving in a club lounge with two grocery store-sized plastic bags and start filling them up with sodas from the refrigerator? Well. When staying at the Sheraton Grand Rio de Janeiro, I tend to get some work done in the top floor club lounge, which has a Nespresso […]
Reader Question: Is Marriott Going To Devalue Points To Miles Conversions?
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
A LoyaltyLobby left a question on a piece I wrote last week (access here) about Marriott’s pending point devaluation and why you should make any aspirational bookings now. Readers are encouraged to send us questions, comments, or opinions by email, Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. We’ll try to cover them here several times a week. You can access […]
Hotel Danieli In Venice Will Exit Marriott System To Become Four Seasons
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
On Friday, Marriott announced that it would take over the former Four Seasons in Sao Paulo and reopen it as a JW (read more here). There has been news coming out of Italy that the exact opposite is taking place in Venice. The oldest continuously operating hotel in the city, The Hoel Danieli, will soon […]