Marriott/Outside partnership: Earn 1,000 bonus points with subscription, 50 bonus points per activity, & more

Marriott recently launched a new partnership with outdoor activity company Outside. As part of the partnership you can get a 14 day free trial of the Outside+ Adventure Pass, 1,000 bonus Marriott Bonvoy points if you have an existing subscription, 2,000 bonus points for becoming a first time subscriber, 50 bonus points per activity, and more.

The Deal

• Marriott’s partnership with Outside includes:
  • 1,000 bonus Marriott Bonvoy points for existing Outside+ subscribers
  • Complimentary access to Outside+ while staying at Marriott Bonvoy Outdoors properties
  • 50 bonus Marriott Bonvoy points when completing activities tracked in the Outside app while staying at Marriott Bonvoy Outdoors properties
  • 2,000 bonus Marriott Bonvoy points when upgrading an Outside account to an Outside+ subscription
  • Get a 14 day complimentary Outside+ Adventure Pass if you’re not currently an Outside+ subscriber
• Direct link to link Marriott and Outside accounts.

Key Terms

• 1K bonus points
  • This one-time, limited-time bonus offer (“Offer”) is open to active members of the Marriott Bonvoy loyalty program whose account is in good standing at the time of linking and points posting (each a “Marriott Bonvoy Member”) who also currently have a paid subscription to Outside+.
  • Offer valid May 13, 2026, 12:00 a.m. EST through August 11, 2026, 11:59 p.m. EST (“Offer Period”).
  • To qualify for this Offer and earn the Marriott Bonvoy bonus Points, a subscription holder for Outside+ who has not yet linked their Marriott Bonvoy account must link their Marriott Bonvoy account to their Outside subscription account via the account linking page to earn 1,000 bonus Points during the Offer Period.
  • A Marriott Bonvoy Member who has previously linked their Marriott Bonvoy and Outside accounts prior to or after the Offer Period will be ineligible to earn 1,000 bonus Points.
  • Please allow four to six weeks after the end of the Offer Period for Marriott Bonvoy Points to appear in your Marriott Bonvoy account.
• 14 day trial of Outside+
  • This one-time, limited-time, 14-day trial of Outside+ Adventure Pass offer (“Offer”) is open to members of the Marriott Bonvoy loyalty program (each a “Marriott Bonvoy Member”) who are new to Outside and/or registered users of Outside, Trailforks, Gaia GPS, MapMyFitness, or other Outside-affiliated brands prior to linking their accounts on the account linking page.
  • Offer valid May 13, 2026, 12:00 a.m. EST through August 11, 2026, 11:59 p.m. EST (“Offer Period”).
  • To qualify for this Offer and receive a 14-day trial of Outside+ Adventure Pass, a Marriott Bonvoy Member, who has not yet linked their Marriott Bonvoy account, must link their Marriott Bonvoy account to their Outside account via the account linking page during the Offer Period.
  • A Marriott Bonvoy Member who has previously linked their Marriott Bonvoy and Outside accounts prior to or after the Offer Period will be ineligible to earn the 14-day trial of Outside+ Adventure Pass.
• 2K bonus points
  • Marriott Bonvoy Members who are not current Outside+ subscribers and subsequently purchase or upgrade their unpaid Outside membership to a paid Outside+ subscription through the offer promotion page during the Offer Period shall be eligible to receive 2,000 Marriott Bonvoy Points (the “Upgrade Bonus”), subject to these Terms and Conditions.
  • Marriott Bonvoy Members who, at the time of upgrade, are current paid subscribers to any Outside subscription product, including but not limited to Outside+, Outside Digital, MapMy MVP, Trailforks Pro, or Gaia GPS Premium, shall not be eligible to receive the Upgrade Bonus.
• Outside+ complimentary access & 50 bonus points for activities during Marriott Bonvoy Outdoors stays
  • Linked Account Members will be eligible to receive complimentary access to Outside+ Adventure Pass during their Eligible Stays (defined below) at Participating Marriott Bonvoy Hotels.
  • In addition, Linked Account Members are eligible to earn fifty (50) Marriott Bonvoy bonus Points (“Points”) on each Qualifying Activity either tracked or synced by using an integrated and verifiable means (defined below) via Outside apps, including Gaia GPS, Trailforks, MapMyRun, MapMyWalk, MapMyRide, and, MapMyFitness.
  • Earn Points on up to three (3) activities per day, up to 5,000 points per calendar year, during Eligible Stays at Participating Marriott Bonvoy Hotels (Outside Adventure Pass and Marriott Bonvoy Points offer, collectively referred to as the “Get Outside Offer”).
  • “Eligible Stay” means a stay of one or more consecutive nights at a Participating Marriott Bonvoy Hotel by a Linked Account Member who: (a) links their Marriott Bonvoy account to their Outside account at least 48 hours prior to check-in; (b) provides the Linked Account Member’s name and Marriott Bonvoy account number at the time the reservation is made or at least 48 hours prior to check-in (whichever comes earlier); (c) pays a Qualifying Rate or applies an Award Redemption (such term is defined in the Marriott Bonvoy Program Rules for the stay); and (d) stays in one of the reserved guest rooms under the reservation.
  • “Qualifying Tracked Activity” means a track/route with a minimum of 10 minutes in duration that is recorded on an Outside app (e.g., Gaia GPS, Trailforks, MapMyRun, MapMyWalk, MapMyRide, or MapMyFitness). For purposes of the Get Outside Offer, an Eligible Stay begins at 12:00 a.m. local time on the check-in date of the Eligible Stay and ends at 11:59 p.m. local time on the checkout date of an Eligible Stay.
  • For the avoidance of doubt, Linked Account Members who make reservations or link their accounts less than 48 hours prior to check-in may not earn Points under the Get Outside Offer.
  • In addition, Stays booked at a Non-Qualifying Rate (term is defined in the Marriott Bonvoy Program Rules) will not earn Points under the Get Outside Offer.
  • “Participating Marriott Bonvoy Outdoor Category Hotels” means properties that participate in Marriott Bonvoy Outdoor Category Program as set forth in the published list, excluding Homes and Villas by Marriott Bonvoy and The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection.
  • Points awarded under the Get Outside Offer will be deposited into Linked Account Members’ Marriott Bonvoy account within seven business days following the applicable Qualifying tracked activity.

Quick Thoughts

There are lots of different elements to this Marriott/Outside partnership.

The most rewarding part—as a lump sum number of points at least—is the ability to earn 2,000 bonus points when subscribing to an Outside+ membership for the first time. That costs $89.99 per year and so it’s certainly not worth subscribing to for the points alone, but it’s a good little bonus if you had been eyeing a subscription.

If you’re already a subscriber, it’s nice that you can earn 1,000 bonus points for simply linking your Outside+ and Marriott Bonvoy accounts.

Earning 50 bonus points for each activity, with a limit of 150 bonus points per day and 5,000 bonus points per year, is great in theory. However, it’s a shame that you can only earn those bonus points when staying at Marriott Bonvoy Outdoors properties. It would’ve been much better if Outside+ subscribers could earn those 50 bonus points even when not staying at a Marriott property, but I guess then Marriott would have little incentive to award them bonus points. In order to facilitate those 50 bonus points earnings during eligible stays, you also get complimentary access to Outside+ even if you don’t have an active paid subscription.

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