Originally Posted by MSPeconomist

Check your math. A 20% bonus on 60,000 points would be 12,000 points, for a total of 72,000, not 75,000 (which would be a 25% bonus).

Sorry. For every 20,000 miles I transfer they add 5,000.

Another way of comparing the programs is to think about aspirational properties. For a normal room at a very nice Starwood hotel (for example, St Regis Singapore, Canyon Suites in Scottsdale, W Hong Kong), estimate 25,000 SPG points per night (with the fifth night free), depending on the season. For Marriott, a normal room in a RC can be 60,000-70,000 Marriott Rewards points per night.



I think you mean nights credits, not elite points. To only earn one point per $3000 spend would be scandalous.

This is what I saw on the Marriott Visa Site. So I guess I'm not sure what a Elite point is. Is the credit earned the same thing as an Elite point towards the Elite status?

ELITE STATUS * for Marriott Rewards premier credit card
15 credits toward Elite Status annually
1 credit toward Elite Status for every $3,000 spent on purchases
Automatic Silver Status

Note that the standard way to earn hotel elite status is to actually stay in the hotels. Maybe to you that would be "some other qualification."