Goodbye To Marriott Moments At Madison Square Garden
We have written about using points for sporting events with kosher food at Madison Square Garden many times over the past eleven years.
It was a...
Marriott Suite Night Awards Are Now Rebranded As Nightly Upgrade Awards
Marriott awards 5 suite night awards (SNAs) as a choice benefit after hitting 50 and 75 Marriott nights in a calendar year, or after...
Marriott Bonvoyed: How Much Are Your Favorite Hotel Redemptions Going For Now?
Update, 3/26/23: Marriott previously said points requirements would be untethered from the legacy award chart in 2023.
Sure enough, standard hotels (excluding hotels like the...
[Final Day For Bonuses On Transfers To Korean] Bonvoyed: Marriott Will Begin Devaluing Airline Mileage Transfers, Removing The Backstop Of Bonvoy Points Value
Update, 11/8: As predicted, Marriott continues to devalue this benefit. 11/30 will be the final day to earn a 5,000 mile bonus for every...
[Last Chance To Lock In Lower Rates!] Marriott Award Pricing Will Be Bonvoyed On March 29th
Update, 3/28: Today is the final day to lock in rates before Marriott begins the process of removing their award charts.
That process begins...
[WOW: Points Are Now Posting!] Marriott Will Cancel All Existing Travel Packages Next Month, Refund At Peak Point Levels
Update, 3/10: Points have been refunded as I calculated in the post below! For example, below is the 420K point refund for a 7...
[WOW! Certificate Refunded At Full Peak Rate!] Getting Bonvoyed Detaching A Marriott Travel Package Certificate From A Hotel Stay
Update: I was expecting a long battle with Marriott saying too bad, so sad. However while Marriott was not able to restore my travel package...
Ends Today? Will Marriott Travel Packages Prove To Be A Hedge Against The Upcoming Bonvoy Devaluation Or Will They Get Bonvoyed?
Before the brutal Marriott-Starwood merger, both companies offered lucrative redemptions for booking a hotel award and transferring points to miles at the same time.
Unfortunately,...
[Package Sales #Bonvoyed As Of Next Week] Marriott’s Latest Devaluations Means Travel Packages Are Much More Attractive
Update: Gary Leff reports that Marriott is discontinuing these travel packages. That's probably due to Marriott preparing to eliminate their award chart and hotel...
OUCH! Bonvoyed: Marriott Kills Award Charts; Elite Status And Certificates Extended
I'm currently on safari in Africa, but I had to take a break from my break to cover today's major news. Marriott will join...
Marriott Week Of Wonders Or Weak Of Wonders?
Marriott is advertising a week of wonders.
Most of them seem pretty weak to me.
Save 30% on Marriott Boutiques.
Save on hotel beds and...
Marriott Status Downgraded? Tweet For An Upgrade!
I gave up on the Marriott program last year after the program was devalued too many times, dropping from Titanium to lifetime Gold.
After Gary...
Marriott Reveals Another Data Breach
Back in 2018 Marriott announced a massive data breach. They were very careful to lay the blame on Starwood, though they had already fully merged...
[Final Day, Book Now!] Brutal! A Look Into The Marriott #Bonvoyed 2020 Category Changes: 1,686 Going Up, Just 499 Going Down, Plus More Capacity...
Update: Today is the final day to book. Don't forget to book awards at hotels that are going up in category! Prices may go...
Marriott Travel Packages Haven’t Been #Bonvoyed Again, But Good Luck Finding Someone That Knows That
Related: Earn 100,000 Bonus Points On The Chase Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Consumer Card, Plus Where You Can Use Anniversary Nights!
Last March I wrote about...
Sunday News Roundup 12/15/19: Jersey City Terror, TLV Hotel, Bonvoyed, Protect Your Ring, Check Your Passwords, And More!
Featured trip reports of the day:
DDF posting legend AJK managed to trick his wife into getting on a plane in Cathay Pacific First Class,...
Marriott Dynamic Peak Award Pricing Coming Tomorrow, Points Advance And 5th Night Free Awards Will Also Be Devalued
Update: The devaluations in this post go into effect tomorrow! Be sure to take advantage of current standard award pricing by making reservations today!
Originally...
Marriott Will Bonvoy All Mini Hotel Toiletries Worldwide
2 weeks ago I wrote about how I will miss mini hotel toiletries. I expected my take to be somewhat controversial and was surprised...
#Bonvoyed: Goodbye To Using Marriott Points For MLB Moments And Thanks For The Amazing Memories!
I've used 8 figures of miles earned from credit cards to fly myself and my family around the world in first class cabins and...
Don’t Forget To Convert Your Marriott Travel Package Certificates To New Certificates Before They Expire!
Marriott pulled a fast one on loyalty members last August. Their social media representatives made posts implying that Marriott would treat members who purchased travel...
Here’s How I Was #Bonvoyed By 2 Marriott Hotels In July
It's been a year since Marriott took over the beloved Starwood program. Our credit card earnings have been devalued and customer service has gone...
Marriott’s CEO Thinks Hotel Resort Fees Are Like Airline Baggage Fees
Washington DC's attorney general is suing Marriott for charging resort fees and failing to properly disclose them.
Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson thinks these are like...
Bonvoyed: Here’s What I Did With My Tier 4-5 Travel Package Certificate
Marriott pulled a fast one on loyalty members last August. Their social media representatives made posts implying that Marriott would treat members who purchased...
Marriott’s Latest Fiasco: A Massive Data Breach
As I wrote previously, the Marriott-Starwood merger has been one fiasco after another. The company that claims to live by the Golden Rule has failed...
Marriott’s Latest Fiasco: Clawing Back Lifetime Nights
On Sunday I wrote about the plethora of fiascos, unforced errors, and downright sleaziness that have summed up the past few weeks since Marriott...
The Marriott-Starwood Merger Has Been One Fiasco After Another
Mergers are never good for consumers and there are always pain points, but the Marriott-Starwood merger has crossed over into the absurd.
We knew that...
After 4 Days Of Trying, I Was Finally Able To Merge My Marriott And SPG Accounts
Marriott began their rewards program merger on Saturday and it's been a mess. But after 4 days of trying I was finally able to...
Marriott Partially Relents On Travel Package Usage And Downgrades; A Good Start But It’s Not Enough
Related posts:
There’s Only One Explanation For Marriott Concealing The Travel Package Conversion Chart: They Wanted To Fleece Their Loyalty Members
Marriott Takes The...
There’s Only One Explanation For Marriott Concealing The Travel Package Conversion Chart: They Wanted To Fleece Their Loyalty Members
Update: Marriott has just addressed some of the issues mentioned below, but not all of them. Read more here.
Related post (Read this first!): Marriott Takes...
Marriott Takes The Low Road, Chooses Worst Case Scenario For Unattached Travel Certificates
Marriott has published the following travel package conversion chart and the following statement,
For members with existing Travel Packages (booked prior to today and not yet attached...
A Timeline Of Upcoming Critical Dates For The Starwood AMEX Bloodbath And The Starwood-Marriott Merger!
Update: Marriott has confirmed that they will stop selling their lucrative travel packages on 8/17/18
Marriott Will Massively Devalue New Miles+Nights Travel Packages In August; Comparing The Value Of The Current Packages To The New Packages
Related Marriott Travel Packages posts:
All About Marriott’s Lucrative Miles+Nights Travel Packages; The Best Way To Spend Your Starpoints.
Guesstimating Where Marriott Travel Packages...
No Marriott, The Starwood AMEX Card Will Not Be Richer Than Ever. You Are Just Changing What I’ll Use It For
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