Marriott Bonvoy

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 …

In 2019, we stayed at the Courtyard by Marriott New York Manhattan/Central Park. We found the hotel acceptable and a great deal at the time for a rate of under …

When dealing with Marriott Bonvoy hotels, I’ve learned to set my expectations pretty low. It’s the one way I’ve learned to avoid being disappointed with our stays. The biggest complaint …

Popular wisdom says booking a hotel directly through the company’s channels (app, website or phone) will give you a better room than booking through a third party. If you use …

Marriott Bonvoy has an assortment of co-brand credit cards. One of the benefits of keeping these cards for the long term is a free night certificate issued after each anniversary …

As a rule, I don’t like to write hot takes. Instead of venting my initial reaction, which occasionally can be wrong, I’d rather take a while to understand what’s happening …