Feb 25, 2022, 8:38 am
Last edit by: goodeats21
*** It seems the Free Night Certificate + Points "top-off" redemption went live on April 29 or 30th 2022 - Discussions here: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/marr...on-thread.html ***
Starting March 29, our new flexible point redemption rates will go into effect. That means free nights will align more closely with nightly rates and availability. For stay dates in 2022, you can expect that nearly all of our hotels will have the same minimum and maximum number of points required for redemption — similarly to how they were previously categorized.
All the ways you earn points will not change — you’ll just have more flexibility when you’re ready to redeem.
Plus, starting at the end of April, you can combine your Free Night Award with up to 15,000 points to access more hotels you’ll love.
Our current redemption process will remain in place through March 28. After that, you will not see hotel categories (1–8) or redemption rates classified as Off-Peak, Standard, or Peak. At the same time, as part of our yearly redemption assessment process (similar to our annual category changes in previous years), the minimum point redemption rates will increase for approximately 200 hotels on March 29 — that’s less than 3% of all hotels. You can explore this list of hotels and decide when and where to maximize your free nights.
With our flexible cancellation policy, you can reserve your redemption stay and still modify your reservation if you find a lower rate in the future.
Want to learn more? Check out all our flexible point redemption rates FAQs.
When there is a redemption points rate drop, this info about how to modify award reservations -- on the website, not the app:
If you click to modify the existing reservation, and select to edit payment, it will adjust the points and keep the same reservation
HT to Schnit
Starting March 29, our new flexible point redemption rates will go into effect. That means free nights will align more closely with nightly rates and availability. For stay dates in 2022, you can expect that nearly all of our hotels will have the same minimum and maximum number of points required for redemption — similarly to how they were previously categorized.
All the ways you earn points will not change — you’ll just have more flexibility when you’re ready to redeem.
Plus, starting at the end of April, you can combine your Free Night Award with up to 15,000 points to access more hotels you’ll love.
Our current redemption process will remain in place through March 28. After that, you will not see hotel categories (1–8) or redemption rates classified as Off-Peak, Standard, or Peak. At the same time, as part of our yearly redemption assessment process (similar to our annual category changes in previous years), the minimum point redemption rates will increase for approximately 200 hotels on March 29 — that’s less than 3% of all hotels. You can explore this list of hotels and decide when and where to maximize your free nights.
With our flexible cancellation policy, you can reserve your redemption stay and still modify your reservation if you find a lower rate in the future.
Want to learn more? Check out all our flexible point redemption rates FAQs.
When there is a redemption points rate drop, this info about how to modify award reservations -- on the website, not the app:
If you click to modify the existing reservation, and select to edit payment, it will adjust the points and keep the same reservation
HT to Schnit
29 Mar 2022 : Introduction of Dynamic award pricing and removal of award chart
Mar 28, 2022, 11:20 pm
#151
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: India
Programs: Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, IHG Plat, HH Gold, Trident Plat, DL Diamond, AI Maharajah
Posts: 29,673
Same here. I have about half a dozen upcoming reward stays booked over the next 4 months. All of them are still showing the same rates.
Mar 29, 2022, 12:34 am
#153
Join Date: Feb 2020
Posts: 13
Made an Al Maha reservation with points advance a month ago, have been trying for weeks to deduct the points to confirm the reservation but the website is simply broken and doesn't confirm or deduct the points. Emailed support last week and they're dragging their feet, got fed up and called in a few hours ago, sat on the phone for 30 minutes and was told the guy who confirms the reservations is backed up and it will be another half hour. That was 3 hours ago and the points still have yet to be deducted and reservation is unconfirmed. Booking is still showing the same points rate but we'll see what happens later today.... Made it abundantly clear in writing asking for them to deduct the points several days ago so if the rate goes up today surely they'll compensate me the difference... right? At this point I have no faith in Marriott support but sounds like I have no other choice but to suck it up.
Mar 29, 2022, 2:59 am
#155
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 389
Made an Al Maha reservation with points advance a month ago, have been trying for weeks to deduct the points to confirm the reservation but the website is simply broken and doesn't confirm or deduct the points. Emailed support last week and they're dragging their feet, got fed up and called in a few hours ago, sat on the phone for 30 minutes and was told the guy who confirms the reservations is backed up and it will be another half hour. That was 3 hours ago and the points still have yet to be deducted and reservation is unconfirmed. Booking is still showing the same points rate but we'll see what happens later today.... Made it abundantly clear in writing asking for them to deduct the points several days ago so if the rate goes up today surely they'll compensate me the difference... right? At this point I have no faith in Marriott support but sounds like I have no other choice but to suck it up.
Mar 29, 2022, 3:19 am
#156
Join Date: Feb 2020
Posts: 13
Mar 29, 2022, 6:29 am
#159
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Location: Saipan, MP 96950 USA (Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands = the CNMI)
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Posts: 15,039
Since the award chart is going away, I went ahead and archived it to preserve the memory.
https://archive.ph/oXaV1
https://archive.ph/oXaV1
Mar 29, 2022, 6:34 am
#160
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Programs: DL, OZ, AC, AS, AA, BA, Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott, IHG
Posts: 19,896
Mar 29, 2022, 6:55 am
#161
Join Date: Feb 2020
Location: NYC
Programs: Bonvoy Ambassador, Hyatt Globalist, IHG Platinum, United 1K, AA Platinum
Posts: 31
Grabbed two nights at the Santa Marina in Mykonos for our Labor Day trip. Still one more FNA to burn for 40k, seeing what's available this morning.
Mar 29, 2022, 7:27 am
#163
Join Date: Apr 2003
Programs: B6 Mosaic, Bonvoy LT Titanium (x SPG LT), IHG Spire, UA Silver
Posts: 5,847
Mar 29, 2022, 7:50 am
#164
Join Date: Nov 2007
Programs: Marriott Bonvoy Platinum, Hilton Honors Diamond, Delta Gold
Posts: 4,347
Everything I checked/ booked last night still showing the same exact rates right now. Anyone seeing any significant changes yet?
Mar 29, 2022, 8:47 am
#165
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: MCI
Programs: AA Gold 1MM, AS MVP, UA Silver, WN A-List, Marriott LT Titanium, HH Diamond
Posts: 52,570
I just checked for an April award stay I have booked and saw no changes across any hotels in the area. (Scottsdale/Tempe, for what it's worth...)
I also tried a test booking of a 35k hotel using a 25k certificate and did not have an option to use the cert. So it appears that feature isn't live yet.
I also tried a test booking of a 35k hotel using a 25k certificate and did not have an option to use the cert. So it appears that feature isn't live yet.
