Are you looking to maximize your Marriott Bonvoy Points? In addition to the purchase of these valuable hotel points for a “free” stay in one of the many properties of the program around the world, it can sometimes make sense to transfer Marriott to point to foreign airlines.
This article will study the various ways to use Marriott points, including hotel reservations, airline transfers, purchases via shopping portals and other redemption options.
How to use Marriott Bonvoy points for a stay at the hotel
You can use your Marriott Bonvoy points to book rooms in Marriott Properties around the world, but the number of points required may vary. Marriott replaced your 1-8 category scheme with Pricing of dynamic rewards In 2022, it became more difficult to predict the number of points needed for a specific stay at the hotel.
The Marriott dynamic pricing model has its pillows, as some properties offer better value than others, but many hotels now require more points than before.
For example, you can book a stay in a Towneplace Suites in Columbus, Ohio, For only 136 or 12,000 points per night on some dates, which gives you a value of 1.1 cents per point. Ritz-Carleton, the Maldives, Fari Islands, some dates cost 6 175 or 198,000 points a night, which comes out over 3 cents per point.
Both options will give you well over April 2025 on TPG evaluation from 0.70 cents per point of Marriott Bonvoy. We usually recommend Occupy points for a low -end hotel or luxury To get the best value.
In addition to standard redemption, Marriott offers Money Rewards + PointsWhich allow you to combine money and points, so you do not need to use all your points during your stay. The Cash + Points option also allows you to customize your stay by buying points overnight and paying money for the next; This is useful when prices vary throughout your stay.
And finally, you can use your points along with Free Night Certificates Available from specific Marriott credit cardsS These awards are usually provided as part of a welcome offer or the anniversary of your account (after paying the annual fee) and they cover the prize remains to a certain number of points – usually ranges from 35,000 to 85,000. However, you can combine these certificates with Up to 15,000 additional points From your Marriott Bonvoy account to book rooms with higher prices.
For example, if the hotel you want to book A reward certificate of 35,000 pointsYou can use your free night prize to partially cover overnight costs and pay an additional 5000 points.
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Get Fifth Night Free
A great bonus from the Marriott Bonvoy program is that if you reserve five consecutive nights in one reservation using points, The less expensive night is freeS This free night is automatically reflected when booking online and applies to all Marriott brands participating.
However, this becomes complicated if you use money + points or free night certificates. To get a fifth night for free, you have to book at least five nights from your stay with points. If you redeem points for four nights and use money or certificates for extra nights, you will not qualify for the fifth night free bonus.
Read more: Can you mix hotel points and free night certificates for the fourth or fifth night free?
How to Transfer Marriott Points to Airline Partners
Marriott members can transfer points Up to 39 airlines, including exclusive partnerships that are not available to other loyalty programs.
You can transfer points to Marriott Bonvoy to most airline partners in a 3: 1 ratio, which means 3 Marriott Bonvoy points yield 1 mile per airline. You will also get 5,000 miles bonus for each transferred 60,000 points, which increases your effective transfer ratio to 12: 5. There are a few exceptions to this rule: however:
- The points transfer to Air New Zealand in a 200: 1 ratio, with 75 bonus miles every 60,000 you transfer.
- United Airlines provides 10,000 miles of every 60,000 points you transfer.
- American Airlines, Avianca and Delta Air Lines no longer offer 5,000 bonus miles.
While airline transfers may not give you as good a deal as the hotel stay, they can be useful if you need to exceed the balance of miles or use more awkward points and miles that are more difficult to earnS
You can transfer up to 240,000 points to Marriott Bonvoy to airlines every day; The minimum transfer amount is 3000 points. In addition, the name of your honor flyer account usually must match the first and last name in your Marriott account. Finally, our previous tests showed a major change in how long these transfers take. So, consider putting on Retention of a ticket for a reward If you are afraid that the seats will disappear before the transfer is transferred.
How to use points for moments of Marriott Bonvoy
Marriott Bonvoy Moments It offers a number of destination -specific activities, such as concerts, sports events and culinary experiences, in cities where Marriott Hotels are located.
You can book these experiences using Marriott Bonvoy points. Some activities may not be available for cash purchase, which makes it difficult to determine their value. To explore these options, visit Site for moments of Marriott BonvoyS
Keep in mind that certain experiences have a fixed point, while others are auctioned. Review the terms and conditions before purchase as most do not recover.
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How to use Marriott points for flights, car rentals and cruises
You can use Marriott points to reserve flights, car rentals and cruises and pay for Tsa precheck By redeeming a trip on Marriott pageS However, this will not give the best value for your points.
For example, we divided a one -way flight from the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to the San Francisco International Airport (SFO) of Alaska Airlines for 80 or 22,500 points of Marriott. This is a return of only 0.36 cents per point of a marriott-closely half of our estimate of 0.70 cents.
The purchase of car rentals provides such a return, with the sample day rent in Los Angeles coming to $ 93.50 or $ 25,000.
You can also use Marriott Points to book a trip using Dots program or to book a trip with The Ritz-Carlton Yacht CollectionS
For most sailing, you can buy points to a cruise certificate for a dollar amount from your cruise reservation. The minimum purchase is 63,000 points, which equates to a certificate of $ 250. If your points do not cover the entire price, you can pay from the pocket for the rest and earn 3 Marriott points for a dollar spent. Unfortunately, this way you will only get about 0.4 cents per point.
Thehe Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection Collection It requires at least 180,000 points that you can redeem for $ 1,000 from your cruise. This provides a slightly better value than 0.55 cents to a point, but you can still get much more than your points by buying them for a stay at the hotel.
Related: How to book a cruise using points and miles
How to buy goods with marriott shopping
Finally, you can use your Marriott Bonvoy points for goods and gifts – but we don’t recommend it.
Marriott offers a wide range of products on it Web shopFrom Uber Gift Cards to Bose and Bluetooth speakers. Redemption values vary, but are usually not the best use of your miles.
For example, Adventure Adventure, arranging Stanley, which arranges a Pint Cup beer, which sells for about $ 15, will return you 12,500 points to Marriott Bonvoy. This is enough for a one -time stay in Towneplace apartments in Columbus, Ohio, worth $ 136.
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The best credit cards for Marriott Hotel Reservation Cards
It is easy to earn enough Bonvoy points for your next purchase with a large set of Cobranded credit cards full of features. Here are some of our favorite, along with their current welcome deals:
- Marriott Bonvoy Boundless® Credit Card (See Tariffs and fees): Earn three free nights (every night at a value to 50,000 points) after spending $ 3,000 on purchases in the first three months of opening an account. Some hotels have resort fees. Plus, win 50,000 points after spending $ 6,000 in purchases in the first six months of opening an account.
- Marriott Bonvoy Bold® Credit Card (See Tariffs and fees): Earn 30,000 bonus points after spending $ 1,000 for purchases in the first three months of opening an account.
- Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant® American Express® Card: Earn 185,000 Bonus points from Marriott Bonvoy after spending $ 6,000 on purchases within the first six months of the card membership.
- Marriott Bonvoy Business® American Express® Card: Earn three free prizes for the night after using your new card to make $ 6,000 for eligible purchases within the first six months of card membership. Each free night prize has a redemption level of up to 50,000 points at Marriott Bonvoy® for a total potential value of up to 150,000 points, in hotels participating in Marriott Bonvoy®. Some hotels have resort fees. Conditions apply.
- Marriott Bonvoy Bevy® American Express® Card: Earn 155,000 Bonus points from Marriott Bonvoy after spending $ 5,000 in purchases within the first six months of the card membership.
Remember that you can transfer points to Marriott from three Credit card programs: Amex Membership Awards, BILT Rewards and Chase Ultimate Awards. You can also increase your Marriott balance with Eat around the city Nutrition Program.
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While the points of Marriott Bonvoy have been depreciated in recent yearsThere are still many great ways to maximize your points, whether in luxury All that includes a resort or of budget Family trip (or both).
We recommend that you focus on your stay at the hotel or transfer Airline Partners points. These options provide the best value for your points and allow you to explore the world available.