Marriott bonvoy rewards - Revision history

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‎Award Chart

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‎Other ways to earn points

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‎Marriott Credit Cards

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-<li>Points are worth about .7 cents each. {{Link|Hotel Point Values}}</li>
+<li>Points are currently worth about .7 cents each. {{Link|Hotel Point Values}}</li>
 <li>Like most other hotel programs, you can earn enough points for several free nights by signing up for one of the program's credit cards. With three main cards available from Chase and Amex, you can earn even more points by signing up for multiple cards. But you can't simply signup for all the cards in a short span of time—you need to follow a set of complicated rules that Amex, Chase, and Marriott have instituted to try to minimize the number of bonuses they give to any member</li>

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 <li>'''If there are “standard” rooms available, you can USUALLY book them with your points'''. Each hotel can designate up to 10 days each year where they limit the award availability for their "standard rooms". Some hotels avoid fully participating in the program by treating most of their rooms as some sort of non-standard category, rather than as "standard" rooms, which effectively blocks award availability for most or all their rooms. </li>
-<li>'''Points are based on their award chart'''. Peak and off peak nights are the same for any given market, but the categorization constantly adjusts based on market demand and cash pricing and varies wildly across different months and even days. </li>
+<li>'''Starting in March 2022, Marriott is moving away from using an award chart'''. The number of points required for each hotel will dynamically change, just like cash prices. There won't be a fixed conversion between the cash price and the required number of points but point costs will be different for different nights and the price for any given night might go up and down. When this change happens, we expect many award nights to be priced at about .6 cents per point, but no one knows what pricing will look like.</li>
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 <li>'''You won't receive a certificate during the first year you have the card'''. You'll only receive them after you renew each year. Certificates aren't credited until a month or two after your anniversary date, so you can't cancel the card right after your anniversary, get a refund of the annual fee, and still receive the certificate.</li>
-<li>'''There are some limitations to how quickly you can sign up for multiple cards and still receive the signup bonuses'''. You are also restricted from getting the signup bonus for some cards, if you already have other cards. So if you want to maximize the number of certificates you can receive each year and you want to qualify for signup bonuses for each card you get, you'll need to spread your applications out, and apply for cards in a specific order. See more details at our guide to [[Marriott / SPG Credit Cards]].</li>
+<li>'''There are some limitations to how quickly you can sign up for multiple cards and still receive the signup bonuses'''. You are also restricted from getting the signup bonus for some cards, if you already have other cards. So if you want to maximize the number of certificates you can receive each year and you want to qualify for signup bonuses for each card you get, you'll need to spread your applications out, and apply for cards in a specific order. See more details at our guide to [[Marriott credit cards]].</li>
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 <li>'''You won't receive a certificate during the first year you have the card'''. You'll only receive them after you renew each year. Certificates aren't credited until a month or two after your anniversary date, so you can't cancel the card right after your anniversary, get a refund of the annual fee, and still receive the certificate.</li>

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 <li>'''If you want to book a nicer room, you may be able to upgrade an award booking for only 5,000 points ($35) per step'''. It may take multiple steps to get to the room category you want. Availability is up to each hotel. Particularly at more expensive hotels, you can often spend a little bit extra for a significantly nicer room. It is also often possible to upgrade your room by paying the cash difference between the rate for the upgraded room and the rate for the standard room.</li>
-<li>'''Unlike most other programs, Marriott allows you to book an award night even if you don’t have enough points at the time of booking'''. You can lock in any availability ahead of time. You then have until 14 days before the reservation to earn enough points to pay for the free night award. Note that this isn't available at all hotels.</li>
+<li>'''Unlike most other programs, Marriott allows you to book an award night even if you don’t have enough points at the time of booking'''. You can lock in any availability ahead of time. You then have until 60 days after the reservation or 14 days before the stay to actually earn the points to pay for the free night award. Note that this isn't available at all hotels.</li>
 <li>'''Your 5<sup>th</sup> night is free when booking with reward points'''. This does not apply to Cash + Points redemptions. </li>

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	'''The best way to quickly earn a bunch of points is by signing up for one or more of the program's credit cards'''. Typical signup bonuses range from 50,000 - 125,000 points per card and you can earn bonuses from multiple cards (subject to some fairly complicated rules. {{Link\|Signup Intro}}.		'''The best way to quickly earn a bunch of points is by signing up for one or more of the program's credit cards'''. Typical signup bonuses range from 50,000 - 125,000 points per card and you can earn bonuses from multiple cards (subject to some fairly complicated rules. {{Link\|Signup Intro}}.
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		+	'''Simply by linking your accounts, you'll earn Marriott points on some Uber purchases'''. You get 2 points for Uber eats orders of at least $25, 6 points for Uber Eats orders delivered to Marriott hotels, and 3 points per dollar for Uber XL, Comfort, and Black rides. You link your accounts in the Rewards section of the Uber app.

	'''Marriott has a bunch of other point earning partners''' such as Cruise with Points and Rewards Network Dining.		'''Marriott has a bunch of other point earning partners''' such as Cruise with Points and Rewards Network Dining.

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 <li>'''Discounted “member” rates'''.</li>
-<li>'''Free Wi-Fi'''.</li>
+<li>'''Free Wi-Fi'''. If a "participating property" charges for Wi-Fi as part of a resort fee, they are supposed to give you some other "replacement" benefit.  </li>
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 *[[#Quick Guide|Quick Guide]]
-*[[#Marriott / SPG Brands|Marriott / SPG Brands]]
+*[[#Marriott Brands|Marriott Brands]]
 *[[#Free Night Certificates|Free Night Certificates]]
 *[[#Award Chart|Award Chart]]
 *[[#Cash + Points Awards|Cash + Points Awards]]
 *[[#Transferring Points to Airlines|Transferring Points to Airlines]]
 *[[#Acquiring Points|Acquiring Points]]
 *[[#Keeping your Points from Expiring|Points Expiration]]
 *[[#Member Benefits|Member Benefits]]
-*[[#Benefits with United Airlines|Benefits with United Airlines]]
+*[[#Airline Partnerships|Airline Partnerships]]
 *[[#Shortcuts to Status|Shortcuts to Status]]
-*[[#Credit Cards|Credit Cards]]
+*[[#Marriott Credit Cards|Marriott Credit Cards]]
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 <li>Points are worth about .7 cents each. {{Link|Hotel Point Values}}</li>
-<li>Like most other hotel programs, you can earn enough points for several free nights by signing up for one of the program's credit cards. With five main cards available from Chase and Amex, you can get even more free nights, by signing up for multiple cards. But, you can't simply signup for all five cards in a short span of time—you need to follow a set of complicated rules that Amex, Chase, and Marriott have instituted to try to minimize the number of bonuses they give to any member</li>
+<li>Like most other hotel programs, you can earn enough points for several free nights by signing up for one of the program's credit cards. With three main cards available from Chase and Amex, you can earn even more points by signing up for multiple cards. But you can't simply signup for all the cards in a short span of time—you need to follow a set of complicated rules that Amex, Chase, and Marriott have instituted to try to minimize the number of bonuses they give to any member</li>
-<li>Every year, each credit card also provides a certificate good for a free night at one of the program's hotels. The certificates from each of the four "standard" credit cards, are good for any hotel night that would cost 35,000 points or less. The certificates from the "premium" cards are good for hotels nights that would cost up to 50,000 points. If you have multiple cards, you can receive multiple certificates each year. </li>
+<li>Every year, each credit card also provides a certificate good for a free night at one of the program's hotels. The certificates from each of the "standard" credit cards are good for hotel nights that would cost 35,000 points or less. The certificates from the "premium" cards are good for hotels nights that would cost up to 50,000 points. If you have multiple cards, you can receive multiple certificates each year. </li>
-<li>It can be a good deal to transfer your points to partner airlines in order to book frequent flyer tickets. With almost every partner, the rates are 1 frequent flyer mile for every 3 points. If you transfer a 60,000 point block, you'll get a 15,000 point bonus, or a total of 25,000 miles. At a value of {{Value|Marriott}} cents per point, you are "buying" miles for {{Value|Marriott|2.4}} cents each. </li>
+<li>It can be a good deal to transfer your Marriott points to partner airlines in order to book frequent flyer tickets. With almost every partner, the rates are 1 frequent flyer mile for every 3 points. If you transfer a 60,000 point block, you'll get a 15,000 point bonus (for a total of 25,000 miles). At a value of {{Value|Marriott}} cents per point, you are "buying" miles for {{Value|Marriott|2.4}} cents each. </li>
-<li>Marriott has a promotion available for new members. where you can earn a free night certificate (good at lower category hotels), if you make two stays within the first four months after becoming a member. Wait to join, until you are likely to make two stays, and make sure to use the link above to register (you may need to open it in private / incognito mode).</li>
+<li>Marriott has a promotion available for new members. where you can earn a free night certificate (good at lower category hotels), if you make two stays within the first four months after becoming a member. Wait to join the program until you are likely to make two stays and make sure to use the link above to register (you may need to open it in private / incognito mode).</li>
-<li>Platinum elite status in the new program gives you lounge access and breakfast, at most of the program's hotels, and the possibility of an upgrade to a suite. Platinum status requires the same number of nights (50) as Gold status in Marriott's old program. But, it will no longer be possible to easily get this level of status from a credit card. </li>
+<li>Platinum elite status gives you lounge access and breakfast at most of the program's hotels, and the possibility of an upgrade to a suite. There are some tricks to earning status without staying the full 50 nights. </li>
-<li>Platinum Premier members get automatic United Silver elite status. This status requires the same number of nights as the old Marriott Platinum status (75). </li>
+<li>Titanium members get automatic United Silver elite status. </li>
-<li>Cash and Points awards are almost never a good option. </li>
+<li>Cash + Points awards are almost never a good option. </li>
 <li>Using points for upgrades can often be a good deal, with only 5,000 points needed to jump up each room category.</li>