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Marriott Bonvoy overview

Marriott’s rewards program, named “Marriott Bonvoy,” in my opinion offers better than average rewards for paid stays, a fair elite program, a huge selection of hotels that run from very low end to ultra-luxury, and credit cards that offer good value for their annual free nights but relatively poor value for credit card spend.  This post is designed to include everything you need to know.

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JW Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay Marriott Rewards Sweet Spot

Marriott Cat 5 Sweet Spot: JW Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay Resort & Spa

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Whether trying to earn the most United miles per dollar or redeeming for a Southwest Companion pass and a 7-night hotel certificate, the value of...
United Miles Per Dollar

Which card earns the most United miles per dollar? A surprising answer…

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In a recent post I considered whether it was foolish to use hotel cards for everyday spend.  I concluded that using the SPG card...
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The 150,000 point offer everyone should avoid

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Last fall, Marriott began advertising a so-called 150,000 point offer for their Marriott Rewards Premier credit card.  The offer was so clearly inferior to...

Top 10 signup bonuses February 2017. Where’s SPG?

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In December of last year, I unveiled a new page on this site:  Top 10+ Credit Card Offers. This is a sorted list of...

[EXPIRED] Are you eligible for the Amex SPG 35K bonus?

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I expect that many readers are interested in the Amex SPG lmited time 35K offers for both personal and business cards.  I know that...
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[EXPIRED] Increased Amex SPG sign-up bonuses: 35K on both business and personal!

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This offer is expired. American Express has increased the signup bonuses on both the SPG personal and SPG business cards to 35k bonus points for...
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South African Wine Country on Marriott points: Protea Hotel Stellenbosch Dorpshuis & Spa

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As Greg pointed out when introducing me, I am currently on a round-the-world trip -- after all, we collect these miles and points with...
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British Airways Avios 35% bonus when transferring hotel points

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British Airways is offering a 35% bonus when converting hotel points in British Airways Avios. While this works with points from a number of...
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Who is eligible for Marriott’s Elite Status Buy Back?

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One of the things I love about Marriott's elite status program is that once you get status it is incredibly easy to keep it. ...
Marriott Travel Package MakeUpYourMinder

Should you use Marriott points to get a Southwest Companion Pass? Introducing the Marriott...

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Last week I described how I used my Marriott Rewards points to secure a Southwest Companion Pass.  The trick, which will only work through...
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Secured Southwest Companion Pass and 7 Night Stay. Now where should we go?

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Yesterday, I called Marriott's Platinum Elite phone line (800-399-4229) in order to book a Travel Package.  Marriott travel packages are awards in which you...
Ritz Offer

Ritz offer dropping from 3 to 2 free nights.

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Yesterday I told you about the soon to be gone Fairmont 2 free night offer.  At the moment there are still a couple of...
Marriott Travel Packages

12 things you need to know about Marriott Travel Packages

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Now that we have until March 31st to convert hotel points into Companion Pass qualifying Southwest points, I expect that readers will have more...
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SPG point owners win again thanks to the Alaska Virgin America merger

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Yesterday, Virgin America spilled the conversion ratio beans.  Thanks to the upcoming Alaska merger, as of January 9th 2017, Virgin America customers will be...

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