Marriott Bonvoy has launched a new mystery bonus for buying their points. This offer runs until December 23, 2024. The offer I received was a 45% bonus. While we have seen 60% in the past (mainly during the pandemic) that is a rarity but 50% isn’t a rarity and that’s what I had during a promotion earlier this year. Let us know in the comments below which offer you get!
The offer also includes a boost to the annual limit of points you can buy from 100,000 to 150,000.
UPDATE: I missed mentioning there is also an earn an extra 1,000 bonus points awarded when you purchase 20,000 or more points.
The bonus offer I received is awarded as follows:
- Get a 45% bonus when you buy 2,000 or more points
Click here for more details and to buy Marriott Bonvoy Points.
With a 45% bonus you are buying points for 0.86 cents US$ each or about 1.2 to 1.4 cents each in C$ (Depending on which province you are in as the points purchase is subject to GST/HST).
We value Marriott Bonvoy points at roughly 1 cent (C$) per point at a minimum. That being said, we always stress it is a minimum. We’ve seen examples where redeeming points provide 2 or 3 cents per point in value. In those cases in can make sense to buy the points as a cost savings measure against the sky high hotel prices we are seeing for stays all around the globe!
As buy points transactions are processed by Points.com they do not count as travel purchases on your credit so your best bet is to use a card with higher base everyday earn rate, of which some of the best are none other than Marriott’s own Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card or the Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card