Most experts agree that Marriott points have steadily decreased in value since merging with Starwood. While some of the best redemptions have come from Marriott, such as discounted Category 8 hotel pricing, this is no longer available. I already miss all the lovely hotels I stayed at for only 60,000 points – now they are…
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Marriott Category 8 Discounted Pricing – Ends Soon
Marriott’s acquisition of Starwood has been messy, with horrendous IT issues and a data breach. However, one positive benefit available is hotel pricing at lower rates on top-tier properties. Until March 5th 2019, hotels in the highest category are in Category 7, which costs 60,000 Marriott points per night. Peak and off-peak pricing is also…
Marriott 30% Transfer Bonus to United
The easiest airline points to earn in Canada is Aeroplan, by a mile. However, they do levy fuel surcharges on several airlines including Air Canada, Lufthansa, Thai Airways, and others. This can run to absurd levels in some cases. If you want to fly with those carriers, it may be a better option to use…
New Marriott Award Chart and Redemptions
Marriott today released their new award chart that will apply August 1 to all SPG and Marriott properties. They have also released their new Hotel and Air packages. Overall, I would say I’m quite pleased, although there are some people that will disagree. Marriott Award Chart The new Marriott award chart ranges from 7,500-85,000 points.…
Summary of the Combined Starwood/Marriott Program
Back in April, Marriott and Starwood revealed their new consolidated rewards program. There are a ton of changes which you can see on their dedicated site. I’m still not sure why they decided to switch the programs in the middle of the year instead of January 1st, but anyways, here’s my summary of the most relevant…
SPG and Marriott Category Changes 2018
Starwood and Marriott announced their category changes last month, which come into effect March 6, 2018. There are only a few days left to lock in the lower rates. For Canadians, the only way to earn Marriott and SPG points directly is through the SPG American Express Card and SPG Business American Express Card. Starwood…
An Easy Way to Do the Marriott Megabonus Promotion
Marriott has a quarterly promotion for stays known as MegaBonus. This time around, Marriott MegaBonus lets you can earn a free night after just two stays. I don’t write much about Marriott because my preferred hotel chains are Hyatt and Fairmont. Their entire loyalty program could use a lot of improvement as well. However, this…
1,000 Free Marriott Points with Social Media!
Marriott Rewards pretty much is the only major hotel or airline program to award points for online social media interaction. I’ve never used the previous version of their program, but today they’ve revamped the program raising the annual limit of points you can earn from 15k to 45k. The new name of this is #rewardspoints.…
Marriott Cash and Points and Overview
Marriott recently released their new cash and points chart, allowing you to redeem points for an award night with a cash supplement. This is part of their four improvements that they’re releasing for next year. Award Rates Breakdown These rates will be available in early 2016, bringing Marriott in line with other major programs such…
Marriott Rewards Category Changes 2014
Marriott has just released a document containing the category changes for 2014. Award Devaluation The current award chart is as follows: There are no new creation of award categories (unlike last year). Marriott says: 73% of the properties remain unchanged. 66% of the programs properties will remain in Categories 1-4. 27% of the hotels are…
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