American Express Membership Rewards is offering a new (possibly targeted?) 40% transfer bonus when transferring to Marriott Bonvoy. That's not a terribly compelling bonus, but it may be attractive enough in some circumstances.
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Chase announced today newly increased offers on the Chase Marriott Bonvoy Bold and the Chase Marriott Bonvoy Boundless. Both offers include a nice haul of points for modest spend and could be worthwhile for those who are...
When planning a vacation, do you decide your destination and then look for travel deals? Or, does the travel deal determine your destination? This question has been on my mind lately as I've been...
Frequent Miler's Card Talk is a new bi-weekly series in which Nick and I meet with a reader to do a credit card intervention. What credit cards should you get and which should you...
Nearly all airline and hotel chains have announced over the past week how they intend to deal with elite status seeing as most of their loyalty program's members will have a hard time attaining...
Marriott has updated its COVID-19 / coronavirus cancellation policies and made some really positive changes for members, making new and existing bookings more flexible while also extending the shelf-life of free night certificates, suite...
Two ultra-premium Marriott Bonvoy credit cards offer annual free night certificates good for any hotel that is available for 50,000 points or less. One is the Bonvoy Brilliant Amex Card. The other is the...
Hawaii vacation: when you hear those two words, what comes to mind? Palm trees, pineapples, coconuts, sandy beaches, waterfalls, mountains, luscious scenery and more I'm sure. For the majority of people, another word also...
Are you sitting on a Marriott Travel Package certificate and wondering what to do with it? This week on Frequent Miler on the Air, I tell Greg which of his ideas are not likely...
Whenever someone asks me, "Which is the best credit card?" or "Which credit card should I get right now?", my first question in return is, "Where do you want to go?". Different rewards currencies...
In this weekend's Frequent Miler week in review around the web, read about Marriott's properties in motion: apparently, there have been more than a couple of properties increasing in category mid-year without announcement. Also...
Hawaii continues to be one of my favorite destinations in the world. And Kauai, in particular, is my favorite island. It's simply drop-dead gorgeous everywhere you look.
Now, here's a tip from a reader that...
Marriott has announced several major changes to their awards program. This information was sent to us directly by Dan Forman, Senior Director Consumer PR at Marriott International. Here's a quick summary:
Peak and off-peak...
For better or worse (mostly worse), Marriott's Peak and Off-Peak award pricing will begin September 14 2019. At first glance, it doesn't look too bad. Category 1,2 and 3 award prices only vary 2,500...