Check to See If You’re Targeted to Earn Bonus Marriott Elite Nights and Points
Brendan Dorsey is an Associate News Editor at TPG who covers nearly everything for TPG including aviation, credit cards, points, miles, ride-hailing services and more. He previously worked for TIME.
Feb. 05, 2019
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Check to See If You’re Targeted to Earn Bonus Marriott Elite Nights and Points
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Marriott is sending out targeted promotions where its loyalty members can earn bonus elite night credits or redeemable points after completing just one stay.
TPG Editor Nick Ewen was targeted for a promotion to earn up to 22,500 bonus points after completing three stays. You'll earn 6,000 points after the first stay, 7,500 points after the second and 9,000 after the third. If you do max out the promotion, those 22,500 are worth $202 according to TPG's valuations. Not a bad haul if you already were planning on those stays, but may not be worth going out of your way for just the points themselves.
TPG's Executive Editorial Director Scott Mayerowitz was targeted for double bonus points on paid stays of two nights or more.
As reported by Doctor of Credit, the other promo doles out bonus elite night credits after eligible stays. You'll earn bonus 5 elite nights after just one stay and another 5 elite nights after another stay. So hypothetically you could earn 12 elite nights after just two separate one-night stays, 10 from the bonus and two from the stays themselves. TPG's Summer Hull was targeted for a deal that offers double elite nights on each stay.
Both of these bonus elite promotions could significantly help toward attaining elite status with Marriott Bonvoy. It may even be worth completing a mattress run at an inexpensive Marriott property if you have a specific status you're gunning for this year.
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You can check here to see if you were targeted, search your inbox for an email from Marriott, or log-in to your Marriott account and see if any deal appears. The promotions expire on various dates, so some stays have to be completed by April 30 or May 31. Check your offer to make sure to find the details of each promotion.
Remember that holding a Marriott co-brand credit card can help toward attaining elite status, the Marriott Rewards® Premier Plus Credit Card gives 15 elite night credits each calendar year (enough to qualify for Marriott Silver status):
The Platinum Card® from American Express offers complimentary Gold status with Marriott, although you'll have to start from scratch if you want higher status than that, since the card benefit doesn't actually award elite night credit.
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- Gold status at Marriott and Hilton hotels (enrollment required)
- Access to the Fine Hotels & Resorts program and Hotel Collection
- Extended warranty protection
- International Airline Program and Cruise Privileges Program
Cons
- Steep annual fee
- Difficulty meeting $15,000 welcome offer for smaller businesses
- Limited high-bonus categories outside of travel
- The Points Guy Exclusive Offer: Earn 150,000 Membership Rewards® points after you spend $15,000 on eligible purchases with the Business Platinum Card® within the first 3 months of Card Membership.
- Get 5X Membership Rewards® points on flights and prepaid hotels on amextravel.com, and 1X points for each dollar you spend on eligible purchases.
- Earn 1.5X points (that’s an extra half point per dollar) on eligible purchases at US construction material & hardware suppliers, electronic goods retailers and software & cloud system providers, and shipping providers, as well as on purchases of $5,000 or more everywhere else, on up to $2 million of these purchases per calendar year.
- Unlock over $1,000 in annual statement credits on a curation of business purchases, including select purchases made with Dell Technologies, Indeed, Adobe, and U.S. wireless service providers.
- $200 Airline Fee Credit: Get up to $200 in statement credits per calendar year for checked baggage fees, lounge day passes, and more at one selected airline.
- $189 CLEAR® Credit: Use your Card and get up to $189 back per year on your CLEAR® membership. CLEAR® is available at more than 50 U.S. airports and stadiums.
- The American Express Global Lounge Collection® can provide an escape at the airport. With more than 1,400 airport lounges across 140 countries and counting, you have more lounge location options than any other credit card on the market as of 9/2021.
- $695 Annual Fee.
- Terms Apply.