Marriott travel packages used to be one of the sweetest spots in Marriott Rewards, just as Nights and Flights was a great value option in the Starwood Preferred Guest program. These redemptions are no longer valid.
The introduction of peak season pricing gave award category-based certificates a new use case, even though they lost most of their luster when Marriott Bonvoy was introduced four years ago.
If you used these packages, you came out behind with upper-tier properties. If you wanted a 100,000 mile transfer and a seven night stay at a category 4 or higher hotel, you could still get a savings of 90,000 points.
7 Nights plus.
The season is high.
The category is called
100,000 miles.
It is priced separately.
Savings.
4
320,000.
420,000 people.
There were 90,000.
5
385,000
470,000.
There were 90,000.
6
510,000 people.
600,000.
There were 90,000.
7
570,000.
660,000 people.
There were 90,000.
8
750,000.
840,000 people.
There were 90,000.
Marriott is eliminating redemption categories and Hotel and Air Travel Packages as well, effective next Wednesday.
The program's terms and conditions were not disclosed.
There are hotel and air travel packages.
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Hotel and Air Travel Packages are no longer available for purchase.
Marriott released the information in their terms and conditions update earlier than they wanted members to know, so this post isn't how they wanted members to learn about the change. The information was published too early, and we regret it. We will have more information for members in the coming days.
The use case for these certificates has been limited over the past few years, so the actual loss is minimal. The travel packages were an important part of the program for a long time and they still feel like part of the denouement for guests.
Marriott travel packages used to be the best value in the program. Marriott travel packages were gutted by the new program. It seems that this may have been in anticipation of peak season award pricing which is another step towards Marriott's...
August 15, 2019.
"General"
The Marriott Bonvoy program is a head and shoulders above the other programs. When a standard suite is available, those other two don't guarantee late check-out or suite upgrades. Bonvoy doesn't live up in practice.
November 8, 2021.
In hotels.
Marriott just announced their new program. We get something closer to the program on the elite side, as expected, thanks to the strong benefits of the Starwood program. We get something closer to what Marriott has offered on earning and redemption, because Marriott was strong on earning and redemption.
April 16, 2018).
In hotels.
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