New Marriott Promotion [2020]

Today, Marriott ends the limited-time offer for the Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Card which is offering 100,000 Marriott points after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first 3 months. But, you can still earn a lot of Marriott points with the new 2020 promotion that was just released. Below, I will provide you with all the details you need to know.

New Marriott 2020 promotion

  • Get 2,000 bonus points on each stay, starting with your second stay — no bonus point limit.

You must register for the promotion by May 31, 2020. And you must complete your stays between March 17 and June 14, 2020.

By the way, this is the type of promotion that WalletFlo will be able to remind you about in the future so that you don’t ever forget about registering or using the promotion.

Link to register

Is it worth it?

I’m not a huge fan of promotions that only kick in starting with your second stay. But sometimes they can be so lucrative that it is worth taking an unneeded first stay in order to trigger the promotion for a much more lucrative and longer second stay.

This is not the case.

You will only be getting 2000 bonus points on each stay — not even on each night. Using a WalletFlo valuation of .77 cents per point for Marriott points, 2000 bonus points comes out to $15.40.

If you had a few one night stays at a cheaper hotel around $100 per night then that could be like earning and additional 15% back on your status which is pretty good. But that is a pretty limited scenario.

If you are staying multiple nights and paying around 200 per night then the percent back offered by this promotion goes way down. For example, a $200 per night stay for three nights would come out to $600 and you would only net about a 2.5% rebate.

So this promotion is not super lucrative and I would not allow it to shape my travel plans. If you are looking for a great hotel promotion right now, Hilton has a pretty good one that allows you to earn up to 60X in some cases!

Final word

Overall, extra points are always nice but in this case there just is not a very high earning great except for in limited cases when you are making cheap and short hotel stays.

New 2019 Marriott Bonvoy Promotion (Double the Points)

Marriott Bonvoy has finally released the registration information for their new double the points promotion in 2019 called “Double Take.” I have all of the details for the new promo below and also have links for other hotel programs in case you have not signed up for their promotions.

The Offer

  • Earn double points on stays starting with your second stay
  • Marriott Bonvoy U.S. Card Members earn an exclusive bonus of 500 additional points for weekend stays  starting with the first stay.

A “weekend stay” is defined as a stay that includes a Friday or Saturday night regardless of where the hotel is located.

At most Marriott properties you will earn 10 base points per dollar spent so with this promotion you could up that to 20 base points per dollar spent. If you value Marriott points at around .8 cents per point then that is like getting 16% back, which is not bad. 

While this promotion is not as rewarding for the cheaper stays (like the promos some other hotel programs are offering) this promotion could be more worthwhile for expensive stays. In fact, if you had a very expensive hotel stay coming up you might consider burning one night at a cheap hotel just to get that one stay requirement out-of-the-way. 

Register for the offer 

You must register for this offer to earn points! 

Update: Link Fixed! Sorry about that! 

Some people have had trouble registering through the link and have had to call in in order to register.

And just in case you have not registered for other hotel promotions you can find links to those below:

  • IHG Promotion — Varies
  • Hilton Promotion — 2,000 Bonus Points per stay; Plus 10,000 Bonus Points every 5 stays or 10 nights (whichever comes first)
  • Hyatt Promotion — Earn up to 1,500 Bonus Points per qualifying night starting with your second stay through May 15
Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong OZONE.

Key Terms

  • Register for this promotion by May 21, 2019
  • The double points earning is only applicable to members’ base points earned per stay.
  • The promotion earning period is for stays between March 19, 2019 and June 4, 2019
  • A ‘stay’ is defined as consecutive nights spent at the same hotel, regardless of check-in/check-out activity
  • Only one room per hotel is counted toward a member’s nights or stay.
  • The 500 bonus points per weekend stay is in addition to any double points earned.
  • Marriott Bonvoy member’s card account must be open as of May 21, 2019 in order to qualify for the Card Member bonus.

Registration of your Marriott Bonvoy account is required. Marriott Bonvoy™ members who register for this promotion by May 21, 2019 will earn double points per stay, starting with their second stay during the promotion earning period. The double points earning is only applicable to members’ base points earned per stay. The promotion earning period is for stays between March 19, 2019 and June 4, 2019, at participating Marriott Bonvoy™ properties. A ‘stay’ is defined as consecutive nights spent at the same hotel, regardless of check-in/check-out activity. Rooms booked through most third party online retailers and select travel agency bookings are ineligible to earn for this promotion. The member receiving this offer has been targeted and the offer is not transferable. ExecuStay, Marriott Executive Apartments and Marriott Vacation Club® owner-occupied weeks are not eligible for bonus points and nights spent while redeeming an award are not eligible for bonus points. Only one room per hotel is counted toward a member’s nights or stay. Members electing to earn miles are not eligible for this promotion. For a list of current participating brands, visit www.marriott.com/loyalty/earn/hotels.mi. All Marriott Bonvoy™ terms and conditions apply. See www.marriott.com/loyalty/terms/default.mi for more information. Visit marriottbonvoy.com/DoubleTake or call 888-MARRIOTT (888-627-7468) for complete details.

As part of this promotion, Marriott Bonvoy members who are the primary account holder of a U.S.-issued Marriott Bonvoy co-brand credit card (Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant™ American Express® Card, Marriott Bonvoy Business™ American Express® Card, Marriott Bonvoy™ American Express® Card, Marriott Bonvoy Boundless™ Credit Card from Chase, Marriott Bonvoy™ Premier Credit Card from Chase, Marriott Bonvoy™ Premier Plus Business Credit Card from Chase, Marriott Bonvoy™ Credit Card from Chase, Marriott Bonvoy Business™ Credit Card from Chase and/or The Ritz-Carlton™ Credit Card from JPMorgan) will earn 500 bonus points per weekend stay, including the first weekend stay, at participating Marriott Bonvoy properties during the promotion earning period. A ‘weekend stay’ is defined as a stay that includes a Friday or Saturday night regardless of where the hotel is located. The 500 bonus points per weekend stay is in addition to any double points earned. Marriott Bonvoy member’s card account must be open as of May 21, 2019 in order to qualify for the Card Member bonus. To be eligible to receive the Card Member bonus, Card Member must have an active Marriott Bonvoy member account linked to their credit card that was used to register for this promotion. Bonus points will be awarded to the member’s account up to six weeks after the promotion ends.

Final word

Since this was the very first promotion offered by the new program you may have expected a more lucrative offer. However, the ability to get double the base points on stays after your first stay + 500 points on weekend stays is still a pretty decent deal, especially if your stays are on the pricier side.

Marriott’s New 2018 Promotion [You Might Need to Read This]

I wrote earlier about SPG’s new promotion for 2018 but Marriott also just announced its new “MegaBonus” promotion for 2018. You can register for the promotion using this link right here.

Issues with enrolling in the promotion

Note that many people are having issues signing up for this promotion.

When they attempt to sign-up they see a message which states the following:

A Note About This Promotion

We’re sorry, but there was an error in directing you to this promotion.

The reason for this error could be:

  • You’re trying to access a miles promotion and are a points-earner, or vice versa
  • You are not eligible for this promotion
  • This promotion has expired

This has led a lot of people to believe that this promotion is targeted but this is not the case.

I checked with Marriott and they told me that people are having issues probably because of some technical issue that hasn’t been resolved yet. If this happens to you then in order to register, all you need to do is call Marriott and request to be enrolled in the MegaBonus promotion. You can call: 1-801-468-4000.

The actual promotion, much like the SPG promotion is pretty lackluster. For stays between January 16 and April 15 you’ll earn the following points:

  • 2000 bonus points per stay starting with your second stay
  • 1000 additional points for stays that include a weekend night (Friday or Saturday, but Thursday or Friday in the Middle East)
  • Bonus points earnings will have a cap of 50,000

Comparison with the SPG Promotion

This is how the new Marriott promotion compares with the SPG promotion.

  • If you spend $300 on your second hotel stay with Marriott including a weekend night, you’d earn 3,000 base points (with no status) plus 3,000 bonus points for a total of 6,000 Marriott points which comes out to $48 (at a rate of .8 cents per point) for a 16% return. 
  • If you spend $300 on your second hotel stay with SPG including a weekend night, you’d earn 600 base points (with no status) x 2 for 1,200 points plus 500 bonus points for a total of 1,700 SPG points which comes out to $40.80 (at a rate of 2.4 cents per point) for a 13.6% return. 

Final word

Obviously, the higher you go with your spend, the better the return will be for SPG compared to Marriott since the SPG bonus points are tied to how much you’re spending while Marriott offers a flat 2,000 points. SPG also does not place a cap on their promotion. Overall, both of these promotions leave a little to be desired but you should probably enroll in them anyways to take advantage of the earnings.

Get 1,000 Free Marriott Points (Act by 8pm EDT Today!)

Marriott has an ongoing promotion where you can earn Marriott points by simply connecting your social media accounts. The promotion is called #RewardsPoints. You get points for just connecting your social media accounts (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook) to Marriott and by following them and then can earn additional points by answering random trivia on social media.

Today, you can earn another quick 1,000 Marriott points by answering from what yard line the extra point ball is snapped. You need to respond by 8pm EDT! 

You can easily answer this question and earn 1,000 points by tweeting:

“@MarriottRewards 15 yard line #RewardsPoints”

If you haven’t signed up for the promotion and linked your accounts you can do that right here. 

Get 1,000 Free Marriott Points (Act by 8pm EDT Today!)

Marriott has an ongoing promotion where you can earn Marriott points by simply connecting your social media accounts. The promotion is called #RewardsPoints. You get points for just connecting your social media accounts (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook) to Marriott and by following them and then can earn additional points by answering random trivia on social media.

Today, you can earn another quick 1,000 Marriott points by answering how long a quarter is in an NFL game. You need to respond by 8pm EDT! 

You can easily answer this question and earn 1,000 points by tweeting:

“@MarriottRewards @NFL 15 minutes #RewardsPoints”

If you haven’t signed up for the promotion and linked your accounts you can do that right here.