This is just a quick article to give you a heads up that we got a small unexpected bonus from Marriott Bonvoy yesterday for our “Member-versary.” Yesterday, we received an email from Bonvoy. It came from a strange address, noreply@mr-points.com,…
Introduction Since Marriott Rewards fully transitioned to Bonvoy in February 2019, it has run one worldwide points promotion – the “Endless Earning” promotion for Summer 2019. The promotion was extremely weak. Basically, for a period of 2.5 months, a Bonvoy…
Introduction The Chase Ritz-Carlton Visa (RC Visa) is one of our very favorite credit cards. We’ve extolled the value we get out of this card previously, most notably in our “Keep or Cancel” article from last year (Keep or Cancel…
We thought it would be worthwhile to compile the Fall 2019 points promotions from major hotel chains in one place, so readers can compare. We’ve previously covered the major promotions from Hilton and Hyatt, but there are a number of…
We wanted to be sure to publish a reminder, a couple of days in advance, that Marriott Bonvoy will start Peak/Standard/Off-Peak pricing soon – on Saturday, September 14. For any upcoming plans at desirable Marriott properties and/or on potentially popular…
Over the past several months, Marriott has been making a series of changes to its Bonvoy program, each new change representing a devaluation of Marriott points. As Marriott implemented those changes, we knew that yet another major devaluation was on…
Marriott Bonvoy has released a new round of “Exclusively For You” promotional offers – check your account to see if you have a new offer! My New “Exclusively For You” Offer My new “Exclusively For You” offer is for double…
At Middle Age Miles, one of the phrases we repeatedly use is, “Never leave points on the table.” That saying seems particularly appropriate for Marriott’s new “Endless Earning” promotion for the rest of Summer 2019, because it’s worth registering to…
Once again, everyone should check your Marriott Bonvoy account now. Marriott has released a new round of special “Exclusively for You” promotional offers, and you might have one waiting in your account! Philly’s “Exclusively For You” Offer Philly has Gold…
Introduction Marriott free night certificates are fairly widely available as anniversary benefits on several Marriott co-branded credit cards. These cards offer an anniversary free night certificate worth up to 50,000 points: Amex Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant card (formerly Amex SPG Luxury)…