Marriott Bonvoy points can save a lot of money for your travel. Depending on the destination, you can get one or more free hotel nights with points.

Here are several tips to know before finding out what these points can offer you in this destination.

Marriott Bonvoy partners with American Express in Canada by issuing two Marriott Bonvoy credit cards (one for consumers and one for SMEs).

By signing up for the Marriott Bonvoy^® American Express^®* Card, you can earn 50,000 Marriott Bonvoy points.

If you also sign up for the American Express^MD Marriott BonvoyTM Business Card, you could earn 50,000 Marriott Bonvoy points.

That’s 160,000 Marriott Bonvoy points with both credit cards.

If you are a couple – or with a travel companion – you can earn between 100,000 and 200,000 Marriott Bonvoy points!

You can also transfer points to Marriott Bonvoy from one of these seven American Express Membership Rewards Cards:

The transfer rate is 1:1.2 (or 5:6). This means that if you transfer 10,000 Membership Rewards points, you will receive 12,000 Marriott Bonvoy points.

Each year, you can transfer up to 100,000 Marriott Bonvoy points for free from one Marriott Bonvoy account to another. It is a convenient method to book hotel nights from a single account to:

• Combine points earned on a spouse or a travel buddy’s Marriott Bonvoy credit cards.
• Benefit from a Marriott Bonvoy Elite status
• Earn Elite nights for renewal of a status
• Book hotel nights with points by taking advantage of the “Stay 5 nights, Pay for 4” tip.

When redeeming your Marriott Bonvoy points, you can benefit from the “Stay for 4, pay for 4” perk.

With this advantage, you save about 20% of your booking price, so you use fewer points for a longer stay!

Now that you know the main tips about earning and redeeming Marriott Bonvoy points, let’s look at the good deals at this destination. And now, Air Canada offers a non-stop flight between Montreal and New Delhi. And if you need advice on visiting this country, check out our guide about India.

India has nearly 130 Marriott Bonvoy properties. For the purposes of this article, we will focus on properties that are available between 5,000 and 20,000 points per night. Here are some examples of where we have stayed:

Here’s how much a 10-night stay in one of these hotels would cost in points:

• Hotels from 5,000 points: between 40,000 and 80,000 points
• Hotels from 10,000 points: between 80,000 and 120,000 points
• Hotels from 15,000 points: between 120,000 and 160,000 points
• Hotels from 20,000 points: between 160,000 and 240,000 points

These points are easily earned by subscribing to the Marriott Bonvoy^® American Express^®* Card or the Marriott Bonvoy^® Business American Express^®* Card.

So, with the welcome bonus from one credit card, you could get more than 12 free nights at a hotel costing 5,000 points per night:

12-night stay = from 50,000 points!

If you’re a couple or with a friend (OR if you subscribe to both Marriott Bonvoy credit cards), you’ll get more than 25 nights free !

Jean-François stayed in several of these hotels during his trip to India: as you will see below, they arecomfortable and particularly well located.

25-night stay = from 100,000 points !

Here are some details about Aloft New Delhi Aerocity Hotel:

• 10,000 to 15,000 Marriott Bonvoy points per night
• Swimming pool and gym
• Excellent breakfast

Here are some details about Le Meridien New Delhi Hotel:

• 20,000 to 30,000 Marriott Bonvoy points per night
• Swimming pool and gym
• Excellent breakfast
• Well located

Here are some details about JW Marriott Hotel Mumbai Sahar:

• 20,000 to 30,000 Marriott Bonvoy points per night
• Swimming pool and gym
• Excellent breakfast
• Elite lounge

This destination is easily accessible with Marriott Bonvoy points! Enjoy it!