New to Marriott - points
 

Hi, I'll be staying at my first Marriott in Bangkok (sukhumvit) in an exec level room for 6nts in a couple of weeks. I've signed up for the member card and referred a colleague who will also be staying to earn the extra points.

Does anyone know how many points I'm likely to earn from this trip and then where's the best place to look to decide how to spend them?

Many thanks

You'll get 10 points per dollar, plus the referral bonus.

Generally, spend them when you are staying somewhere where the points save you something close to a penny each- e.g. a $400 room that you can get for 40,000 points.

Do you plan on staying at Marriotts in the future? Or is this more of a one-time thing?

If you become somewhat of a regular, then familiarize yourself with the bigger awards in the program....the Travel Packages, the 5-night awards, etc.

If you see yourself as an infrequent Marriott guest (or truly a one-timer), then you're probably going to earn enough in BKK for 1 award night somewhere, with the category of the award dependent upon your total spend during the six nights.