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Marriott webpage summarising ways to keep points from expiring :
https://www.marriott.com/loyalty/poi...ck=2043917&lk=1000584075
Fastest easiest way is to buy 1,000 points for $12.50US. https://buy.points.com/PointsPartner...EN&product=BUY
T&Cs re: 24-month points expiration:
http://www.marriott.com/marriott-rew.../expiration.mi
”1.6.d. Points Expiration Policy. Members must remain active in the Loyalty Program to retain Points they accumulate. If a Member Account is inactive for twenty-four (24) consecutive months, that Member Account will forfeit all accumulated Points. Members can remain active in the Loyalty Program and retain accumulated Points by earning Points or Miles, redeeming Points, or purchasing Points (as described in 2.9) in the Loyalty Program at least once every twenty-four (24) months, all subject to the exceptions described below. If a Member does not maintain an active status for five (5) consecutive years, the Member’s Account may be deactivated. Once Points are forfeited, the Points cannot be reinstated, but a Member can earn new Points, unless that Member’s Account has been deactivated.
i. Not all Points activities help maintain active status in the Loyalty Program. Examples of activities that do not count toward maintaining an active status in the Loyalty Program include, but are not limited to:
A. Gifting or transferring Points; however, converting Points to Miles or Miles to Points does count toward maintaining an active status;
B. Receiving Points as a gift or transfer
ii. Awards redeemed by a Member prior to Point forfeiture are still valid even though the Award may not yet have been fulfilled at the time of Point forfeiture. However, if those Awards are cancelled after the Points expiration date, those Points are still subject to forfeiture. For example, if a Member redeems Points for an Award Redemption Stay that occurs after the Points expiration date, and then cancels the reservation prior to arrival without having completed any qualifying activity to extend the expiration date, those Points will expire.
iii. The Points expiration policy does not currently affect Points in a Lifetime Elite Membership Account; however, the Loyalty Program may choose to apply a Points expiration policy to Lifetime Elite Membership Accounts in the future.
Note : Points expiration was paused until Dec 31 2022. As of Jan 2023, points expiration was reinstated.
Did you extend Marriott Bonvoy® Points Expiration?
To provide you ample time to redeem Marriott Bonvoy® Points, the expiration of Points was paused until December 31, 2022. At that time, your Marriott Bonvoy® Points will only expire if your Account has been inactive for at least 24 months.
https://www.marriott.com/loyalty/poi...ck=2043917&lk=1000584075
Fastest easiest way is to buy 1,000 points for $12.50US. https://buy.points.com/PointsPartner...EN&product=BUY
T&Cs re: 24-month points expiration:
http://www.marriott.com/marriott-rew.../expiration.mi
”1.6.d. Points Expiration Policy. Members must remain active in the Loyalty Program to retain Points they accumulate. If a Member Account is inactive for twenty-four (24) consecutive months, that Member Account will forfeit all accumulated Points. Members can remain active in the Loyalty Program and retain accumulated Points by earning Points or Miles, redeeming Points, or purchasing Points (as described in 2.9) in the Loyalty Program at least once every twenty-four (24) months, all subject to the exceptions described below. If a Member does not maintain an active status for five (5) consecutive years, the Member’s Account may be deactivated. Once Points are forfeited, the Points cannot be reinstated, but a Member can earn new Points, unless that Member’s Account has been deactivated.
i. Not all Points activities help maintain active status in the Loyalty Program. Examples of activities that do not count toward maintaining an active status in the Loyalty Program include, but are not limited to:
A. Gifting or transferring Points; however, converting Points to Miles or Miles to Points does count toward maintaining an active status;
B. Receiving Points as a gift or transfer
ii. Awards redeemed by a Member prior to Point forfeiture are still valid even though the Award may not yet have been fulfilled at the time of Point forfeiture. However, if those Awards are cancelled after the Points expiration date, those Points are still subject to forfeiture. For example, if a Member redeems Points for an Award Redemption Stay that occurs after the Points expiration date, and then cancels the reservation prior to arrival without having completed any qualifying activity to extend the expiration date, those Points will expire.
iii. The Points expiration policy does not currently affect Points in a Lifetime Elite Membership Account; however, the Loyalty Program may choose to apply a Points expiration policy to Lifetime Elite Membership Accounts in the future.
Note : Points expiration was paused until Dec 31 2022. As of Jan 2023, points expiration was reinstated.
Did you extend Marriott Bonvoy® Points Expiration?
To provide you ample time to redeem Marriott Bonvoy® Points, the expiration of Points was paused until December 31, 2022. At that time, your Marriott Bonvoy® Points will only expire if your Account has been inactive for at least 24 months.
FAQ: How to prevent Marriott Rewards points expiring (after 24 months inactivity)
#241
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This wouldn't earn points, but it might make you feel better about losing your points to expiration.
#243
Join Date: Jan 2019
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Does anyone know purchasing points still extends the expiration date for points? I just had the points post but still have the same warning that they were expiring soon in a few weeks. (Or how long might it take?)
#244
Join Date: Jan 2019
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Just an FYI update - this updated the expiration after a few days. Still a valid way to keep points alive!
#245
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I just noticed this in my account, but I have not had any actual activity since last May:
The date of your last qualifying activity* was 01/08/2019
Your account will remain active and Points won’t expire as long as you stay or use some of your Points by 01/08/2021
Does anybody else have this message?.
The date of your last qualifying activity* was 01/08/2019
Your account will remain active and Points won’t expire as long as you stay or use some of your Points by 01/08/2021
Does anybody else have this message?.
#246
Join Date: Jul 2018
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I asked this in the Canadian SPG Card thread, but this thread is probably more appropriate:
Does anybody know by experience if transferring AMEX Membership Rewards Points to the combined Marriott program (i.e. after August 2018) still counts as a qualifying activity?
I transferred to SPG prior to the merger of the programs in August 2018, and those transfers show up under my Marriott account as qualifying activities (i.e. my 2 year expiry date is from the last transfer I did).
Also, is it just me or is your points expiry date only explicitly stated on the Marriott app? I can only find the dates of my last qualifying activities on the website.
Does anybody know by experience if transferring AMEX Membership Rewards Points to the combined Marriott program (i.e. after August 2018) still counts as a qualifying activity?
I transferred to SPG prior to the merger of the programs in August 2018, and those transfers show up under my Marriott account as qualifying activities (i.e. my 2 year expiry date is from the last transfer I did).
Also, is it just me or is your points expiry date only explicitly stated on the Marriott app? I can only find the dates of my last qualifying activities on the website.
#247
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Per https://www.marriott.com/loyalty/terms/default.mi
Do I understand this correctly - that points redeemed for a future award immediately extends the points expiration? This is not how it used to work with Marriott, so just asking. And what happens if I have to cancel said award after the initial expiry date?
ii. Awards redeemed by a Member prior to Point forfeiture are still valid even though the Award may not yet have been fulfilled at the time of Point forfeiture.
#248
Join Date: Dec 2005
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I had the same experience. My points were/are set to expire in a few weeks, I recently bought points, they posted, and I still got the "your points are about to expire" email from them.
Buying points worked before to extend the expiration. Did they change the policy?
Buying points worked before to extend the expiration. Did they change the policy?
#249
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#253
Join Date: Apr 2010
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Since point sharing, receiving(transfer) does not include in qualifying activity towards Points Expiration date, your date for point expiration is not extended further.
Here is the list I was given.Qualifying Activity
- Completed Paid / Redemption / Incidental stays posted to the account.
- Activity based on Arrival Date
- Completed Marriott Bonvoy Events
- Activity based on Departure Date
- Activity based on Departure Date
- Points earned from Loyalty Credit Cards
- Points earned from program partners
- MVW Owners exchanging week or Points
- Purchasing Points
- Converting Points to Miles
- Redeeming Points (including Charitable Donations)
- Excluding hotel Awards and Travel Packages
- Activity based on Reward Order Date
- Excluding hotel Awards and Travel Packages
Non-Qualifying Activity
- Earning Points through social media promotions
- Points issued or earned through VSE
- MVW Owners Staying on Ownership Week
- Unless Stay has Incidental Credit
- Unless Stay has Incidental Credit
- Vacations by Marriott
- Registering for Promotions
- Ordering Hotel Rewards
- Ordering Travel Packages
- Gifted Redemption Stays
- Point Sharing
- Giving or Receiving
- Giving or Receiving
- FRUS, RWAD, ADJ-,ADJ+, etc (Bonuses added by Guest Services)
- Purchasing of Gift Cards
#255
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[update several hours later: The 2000 points have now posted - hopefully the extra 1000 will post soon - weird that they do it in two transactions, but whatevs]
Last edited by huge; Mar 1, 2020 at 11:46 pm Reason: update