Marriott Bonvoy

The New York Marriott Marquis is a Times Square icon. Opened in 1985, the hotel is located on Broadway between 45th and 46th Streets. The two wings of the hotel …

Marriott has been busy refreshing the upper end of its co-brand card portfolio. They introduced upper-mid level cards offered by both American Express and Chase, as well as made changes …

Many people moan about the uselessness of Marriott Bonvoy status when it comes to scoring upgrades. While room upgrades are part of the Marriott Bonvoy program starting at the Gold …

Chase offered three months of complimentary Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite status in July to Sapphire Reserve cardholders. You could register anytime until September 30, 2022. If you stayed for 3 …

Despite putting zero effort into it, we’re going to be Marriott Bonvoy Platinum Elite members for another year. It’s the hotel status we’ve earned every year since 2018, even though …

Earlier this year, Marriott Bonvoy started to allow members to add points to free night certificates awarded from having a co-brand credit card issued by American Express or Chase. This …

The Marriott Bonvoy program provides extra bonuses to those who reach higher levels of status with the program. Starting with Platinum, members are given a choice of the following as …

When I think of a TED talk, I hear someone telling me something I should already have realized, but needed a 10-30 minute explanation with several visual slides to make …

The Hotel Goldener Hirsch in Salzburg, Austria, is one of our favorite hotels in the world. It’s a solid contender for being our #1 hotel, period. That’s really saying something, …

Loyalty programs use the carrot/stick method to get members to do what they want. And what hotels want most is for members to book directly with the hotel and not …