Guide To 2022 Marriott Bonvoy Choice Benefits

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Choice Benefits is one of the perks of Marriott Bonvoy elite status. If you have passed 50 or 75 elite nights for the year, you can make your pick. Everything you need to know about the program can be summarized.

What are Marriott Choice Benefits?

Marriott Bonvoy elite members are able to choose additional perks for passing certain thresholds, in addition to the standard published program benefits.

Choice Benefits are available to elite members when they pass 50 and 75 elite nights in a year.

Even elite nights not earned through stays qualify. Marriott Bonvoy members can earn up to 30 elite nights per year with co- branded Marriott credit cards.

It's great to start the year with 30 elite nights because I have two Marriott cards.

Marriott’s 50 night Platinum Choice Benefits

Bonvoy members who pass 50 elite nights in a year can choose from Marriott Choice Benefits.

• Five Suite Night Awards
• Five Elite Night Credits
• The ability to gift Silver Elite status
• 40% off a hotel bed
• A $100 charitable donation

Marriott’s 75 night Titanium Choice Benefits

Marriott Bonvoy members who pass 75 elite nights in a year can choose from the following rewards.

• Five Suite Night Awards
• Five Elite Night Credits
• A free night award (valid at a hotel costing up to 40,000 points)
• The ability to gift Gold Elite status
• 40% off a hotel bed
• A $100 charitable donation

How to select your Marriott Choice Benefits

Marriott Bonvoy emails members to prompt them to choose a benefit. If you are eligible to select Choice Benefits, you will see the options immediately. That is something to note.

• Once you select your rewards you can’t change them
• You need to make your selection by Saturday, January 7, 2023
• It can sometimes make sense to wait to make your selection if you don’t have an immediate use for it, since you might change your mind on what makes more sense over time

Selecting my Marriott Choice Benefits

I'm a Marriott Bonvoy Titanium member and I'm already at 56 elite nights for the year because I was trying to redeem Bonvoy points before the devaluation.

Since they can in theory unlock the most value, I have always selected suite night awards as my Choice Benefits. They won't be equally valuable for everyone. I have been able to use them at three places so far this year.

I plan to pick them this year as well. I will wait a bit before selecting them, as there is no reason not to, in case I change my mind.

The other options don't appeal to me as much.

• There’s no value in adding five elite nights to my total for 2022, since I imagine I’ll requalify for Titanium status without issue, but won’t meet the spending requirement to get within range of Ambassador status
• Gifting Silver or Gold status isn’t worth much, as the status doesn’t offer many benefits
• While a donation is a nice thing to do, realistically I value some of the other options at more than $100, so that wouldn’t be a good way to maximize value
• Selecting a free night award worth up to 40,000 points could be a solid option, especially if you don’t otherwise get value out of the suite night awards; however, historically I’ve managed to get good value out of suite night awards

Marriott Bonvoy Platinum and Titanium members get Choice Benefits. For passing 50 or 75 elite nights in a year, members can choose from a number of perks, including suite night awards.

The selection process for eligible members is now open, so you can start thinking about what you want to do this year. I would only make a selection if you have an immediate use in mind, or close to the deadline.

Assuming you are eligible, what Marriott Choice Benefits do you plan on selecting?