Get many free hotel nights with Marriott Bonvoy credit cards!

A little-known advantage of Marriott Bonvoy: you can transfer up to 100,000 Marriott Bonvoy points per year from one account to another!

So, in our point-earning strategies, we advise a couple or travel companions to each apply for the Marriott Bonvoy^® Business American Express^®* Card or the Marriott Bonvoy^® American Express^®* Card and then combine their points into one account to book their free hotel nights!

For two, it’s a good way to earn more than 100,000 points, which paves the way for a lot of free hotel nights!

You can make the transfer online.

If you’re not interested in free hotel nights, you can opt for another option: earn airline miles.

Marriott Bonvoy partners with numerous airline programs such as Aeroplan, Flying Blue, United MileagePlus, etc. For most loyalty programs, Marriott Bonvoy points transfer at a 3:1 ratio.

So 30,000 points = 10,000 miles.

And for every 60,000 points transferred, Marriott adds a 15,000 points bonus or 5,000 bonus miles!

Thus, 60,000 Marriott Bonvoy points = 25,000 Aeroplan points / Flying Blue miles / Avios miles, etc!

The Marriott Bonvoy^® Business American Express^®* Card and the Marriott Bonvoy^® American Express^®* Card offer you many advantages such as:

• 5 points per dollar on Marriott purchases
• 2 points per dollar in all your purchases
• Annual Free Night Award for up to 35,000 points every year after your first anniversary
• Marriott Bonvoy Silver Elite status
• 15 Elite Night Credits each calendar year; these will get you closer to Gold Elite status (25 nights)
• One free additional card
• Travel insurance (delay/loss/theft of baggage, flight delay, travel accident, hotel or motel burglary)

After one year, if you renew your annual fee, you will automatically get an Annual Free Night Award with a 35,000 points value, which will be valid for one year (from the date of issue of the certificate). You can top up this Free Night Award with up to 15,000 Marriott Bonvoy points. That’s enough to get you a free night’s accommodation and up to 50,000 Marriott Bonvoy points.

Enough to treat yourself to a night in a hotel like this in the heart of Manhattan, New York! Like in one of these hotels during the 2024 holiday season (prefer the Residence Inn, ideal for families):

Here again, the card fee should be seen as an investment: $120 CA for the Marriott Bonvoy^® American Express^®* Card or CA$150 for the Marriott Bonvoy^® Business American Express^®* Card for a night in a beautiful hotel in the heart of Manhattan costing US$439 + taxes and fees – that’s unheard of!

Bali has nearly 30 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’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^MD American Express^MD* Card or the Marriott Bonvoy^MD Business American Express^MD* Card.

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

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

25-night stay = from 100,000 points !

There are 5 Marriott Bonvoy locations in the Philippines.

Here’s how much a 10-night stay in one of these hotels would cost in 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^MD American Express^MD* Card or the Marriott Bonvoy^MD Business American Express^MD* Card.

So, with the welcome bonus from a single credit card, you could get up to 6 free nights in a hotel:

If you’re a couple or with a friend (OR if you subscribe to both Marriott Bonvoy credit cards), that’s over 12 nights free !

By visiting two different destinations, over 5 nights each, your 10-night stay in the Philippines will therefore have cost you between 80,000 and 120,000 Marriott Bonvoy points.

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^MD American Express^MD* Card or the Marriott Bonvoy^MD Business American Express^MD* 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 !

Morocco has 4 Marriott Bonvoy locations.

Here’s how much a 10-night stay in one of these hotels would cost in 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^MD American Express^MD* Card or the Marriott Bonvoy^MD Business American Express^MD* Card.

So, with the welcome bonus from a single credit card, you could get up to 6 free nights in a hotel:

If you’re a couple or with a friend (OR if you subscribe to both Marriott Bonvoy credit cards), that’s over 12 nights free !

By visiting two different destinations (Casablanca and Marrakech) for 5 nights each, your 10-night stay in Morocco will have cost you between 80,000 and 120,000 Marriott Bonvoy points!

12-night stay = from 100,000 points !

Egypt boasts 18 Marriott Bonvoy establishments.

Here’s how much a 10-night stay in one of these hotels would cost in 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^MD American Express^MD* Card or the Marriott Bonvoy^MD Business American Express^MD* Card.

So, with the welcome bonus from a single credit card, you could get up to 6 free nights in a hotel:

If you’re a couple or with a friend (OR if you subscribe to both Marriott Bonvoy credit cards), that’s over 12 nights free !

12-night stay = from 100,000 points !

Visiting two different destinations (Cairo and Sharm El Sheikh) for 5 nights each, your 10-night stay in Egypt will have cost you between 80,000 and 120,000 Marriott Bonvoy points!

Here are some examples of how the milesopedia community uses Marriott Bonvoy points!

We personally went to Manhattan last May: 35,000 points for a night of US$350 so for 140,000 points, we had 5 nights (and paid 4 nights), which is worth, $2300!

PL C.

We leave with our family for Europe for 26 days in December/January and have booked 18 nights with our Bonvoy points. (New York 3 nights, Vienna 5 nights, Wroclaw 3 nights, Dresden 2 nights, Leipzig 2 nights and Paris 3 nights).

Marie Andrée C.

8 nights in Louisiana between New Orleans, Houma, Lafayette and Baton Rouge – 1 night at the Marriott at the Montreal airport to limit my mother’s fatigue and travel before a very early morning departure for Mexico.

Pierre-Luc V.

2 nights at Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel:70,000 points. 2 nights in London, booked 4 days early at the London Marriott Hotel County Hall:120,000 points. And I transferred 126,000 points in 52,000 American AAdvantage miles.

Jorge L.

I’m trying to maximize the value of points generally. And it was at the JW Marriott Hotel Ankara (mentioned in the article) that I managed to have the most value per point, followed by the Meridian N’fis in Marrakech, then the Element Me’aisam – Dubai. I usually avoid categories 4 and up. Except when I have an annual certificate to spend.

Poly G.

Sheraton Dubrovnik Riviera Hotel:75,000 points for 5 nights! I mentioned that it was the birthday of my spouse. So I received a free night, a bottle of wine and a small party cake!

Patrick E.

AC Hotel Valencia – Late August to last September. 5 nights for 30,000 points. We had an upgraded room with king bed and the very friendly receptionist even gave us breakfast for two (16 euros ch.) for free!!!!

Alain M.

Three nights in Honolulu next March, five nights in Tokyo in April, and surely more bookings to come for our mini-tour of the world 2020!

Dominique M.

The Ritz-Carlton – Tokyo when it was at 60,000 points. 5 nights for 240,000 points. With the upgrade in suite, we are talking about a value of nearly $10,000 which cost me $500 in annual fees for Bonvoy/SPG cards I don’t think I’ll ever sleep again in a room/hotel of this level. It is now a category 8 to 85,000 points at night, but if you can have it in low season for 70,000 points, I highly recommend it.

Mathieu L.

I am currently at the Residence Inn Toulouse-Blagnac Airport… superior room upgrade with welcome gift (a plate of sweets) – Very convenient to visit the Airbus Museum.

Murielle D.

We’re leaving for 18 nights in South Africa in November. 9 nights for 97,500 Marriott points. Value of $2372.37.

Pascal J.

This summer in Italy, 385,000 points for 16 days worth $4,500 in addition to a saving of $800 on lunches thanks to Platinum status.

Last summer, Paris, Nice and Marseille. 13 days. 260,000 points plus 2 certificates. Value of about $4,000. Then 5 days in Virginia in high season. 140,000 points, worth $2,200.

Mario D.

5 nights in San Francisco, 1 night in Sydney, 2 nights in Melbourne, 2 nights in Brisbane, 2 nights in Gold Coast!

Bénédicte P.