Marriott Bonvoy made some new announcements regarding certain promotions, and we also mentioned a reminder of things that carried over from the year before.
Seems like the first part of 2021 is going to be a tough time to travel. Keep in mind that at Pointshogger, we do not endorse any sort of unnecessary travel. However, if you do have an essential trip, do watch out for these promotions to help boost your accounts.
Marriott Bonvoy is offering a 2 day sale of its e-gift cards. For today, November 30, 2020 and December 1, 2020, members can send a 15% off e-gift cards.
Note that the gift cards will be available for Canadian residents and are in USD.
Marriott Bonvoy is offering several deals all at once to close out the month of November. Below are the highlights of some of their current and upcoming offers.
Just a quick disclaimer. Even though we are no endorsing unnecessary travel, we understand that there are people who do absolutely have to travel for work. And for those who do want to take a vacation, have fun, but please be careful!
Hyatt is offering Work from Hyatt packages. The goal of this initiative is the encourage people to work out of the hotels instead of at home. It’s a way of combining a vacation with work together. Since there is limited travel, most likely, you will have to go to a nearby hotel, namely within your own country.
See also: COVID-19 Updates for our most up-to-date tracking.
I’m not sure about everyone, but when I start travelling again, it will most likely be road trips within Canada ONLY for the foresable future. For this reason, I have been tracking hotel points expiry policies, elite status extensions and other relevant information more closely than airline industry.
I still hope to see hotels being used for multi-purposes, not just for tourism. For example, government buying up rooms to house certain people temporarily to alleviate the hospitals. Marriott has introduced a work anywhere program.
Marriott Bonvoy is offering a new program called: Work Anywhere. The program offers several different packages that will be explained below.
These packages are designed to encourage people who happen to be working from home, to work out of hotels and resorts instead. So Marriott is offering enhanced benefits for staying at a hotel that will combine working and vacationing together.
Marriott Bonvoy is kicking off a Week of Wonders starting today, October 8, 2020 through October 15, 2020.
Marriott says that the celebration is “aimed at bringing members joy and happiness by encouraging travel and providing opportunity to experience the pleasures of travel in your own home.” Basically, each day of the promotional week will feature a different Wonder.
See also: COVID-19 Updates for our most up-to-date tracking.
Hotel chains have done a great job at extending elite status memberships, as well as points expiry policies.
Below is a list of extension offers by programs more relevant to Canadians.
Marriott Bonvoy announced a status match and challenge offer by matching the elite status of 4 competitor programs (along with completing a challenge). Once completed, the Marriott status will be maintained through February 2022.
Note that it has been around for a few days now and there is no precise time limit on when it ends. It will be based on internal numbers, so best to register as soon as possible (more details on the conditions below).
Marriott Bonvoy Escapes has launched a 5-day sale throughout Canada, Caribbean, Latin America and the U.S. This covers more than 4,900 hotels.
Promotion
This promotion runs from August 26, 2020 and August 30, 2020 for stays from August 26, 2020 through October 1, 2020. These are the benefits:
Marriott Bonvoy members can save 25% off the standard rate
Non-members save 20% off the standard rate