New! You can now redeem up to 25,000 points to combine with a Free Night Award
Mar 12, 2026 | 7:31 am
#1
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New! You can now redeem up to 25,000 points to combine with a Free Night Award
As a Marriott Bonvoy® member, you can now redeem or purchase up to 25,000 points (up from 15,000 points) to combine with a Free Night Award for eligible stays. It’s a great way to access more hotels and follow your passions! A Free Night Award can be earned through Marriott Bonvoy® Credit Cards, select Marriott Bonvoy® promotions, or Marriott Bonvoy® Elite Benefits such as Annual Choice Benefit when you reach 75 Elite Night Credits. Certain hotels have resort fees. Terms apply.
Learn more about Free Night Awards by visiting: https://www.marriott.com/offers/free...ard-off-206324
Learn more about Free Night Awards by visiting: https://www.marriott.com/offers/free...ard-off-206324
Mar 12, 2026 | 8:01 am
#5
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Yes, with the number of properties now consistently pricing over 50k this will make it considerably easier to use the certs.
Mar 12, 2026 | 8:18 am
#6
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: New York City + Vail, CO
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Great news but highly reflective of the massive points inflation we’ve seen recently.
i wonder if anyone at Marriott’s legal department is evaluating if they can still call them free night awards or if they will need to refer to the certificates as discounts. Particularly 35k awards. Obviously they can still be used in their entirety at some properties but there must be a threshold where it becomes a false or misleading statement.
i wonder if anyone at Marriott’s legal department is evaluating if they can still call them free night awards or if they will need to refer to the certificates as discounts. Particularly 35k awards. Obviously they can still be used in their entirety at some properties but there must be a threshold where it becomes a false or misleading statement.
Mar 12, 2026 | 8:29 am
#7
Join Date: Apr 2022
Location: USA
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That’s helpful, but I wish Marriott would make them useable on more than just the most basic room. As a leisure traveller focused largely on upscale and luxury hotels, that restriction severely limits the usefulness of even the 85,000 point certificates - particularly in Europe, where basic room sizes are typically tiny.
Mar 12, 2026 | 9:31 am
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Mar 12, 2026 | 12:44 pm
#12
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If we rephrased this as “We haven’t bothered to index the redemption value of the SNA’s we give out in line with points inflation, so we’re generously allowing our customers to fund more of the ever-increasing shortfall with their own money”, would it still be “great news” ?
Mar 12, 2026 | 1:00 pm
#13
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: New York City + Vail, CO
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If we rephrased this as “We haven’t bothered to index the redemption value of the SNA’s we give out in line with points inflation, so we’re generously allowing our customers to fund more of the ever-increasing shortfall with their own money”, would it still be “great news” ?
