Saving for a down payment. So I’m being cheap... but I want to take my SO on a nice vacation. Best way to utilize Bonvoy points? I have about 450,000 points... or is this not enough?

Anyone ever have success with requesting AA to transfer a spouse’s separate reservation to your reservation so SO can reap elite status benefit (ie, early boarding/seat selection)?

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Fish fam and point gurus.. will be short of 2 United PQS at year end for gold elite status.. do I pay out of pay out of pocket ..worth it ? Any other ways to get more than 1 PQS / flight ?

I will be at 49 Bonvoy nights for the year. I need to book a room for a night in December. If I use reward points, does that night count towards status so I can achieve Platinum?

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Should I get bonvoy points for a stay my company paid for directly? It was a $2,200 stay so I would like my points. So far I’ve only received points for my $20 bar tab. 🥴

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Mariott Mafe me feel insecure.. How many Bonvoy points??😂

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Its absolutely insane how many hotels are not redeemable using Marriott bonvoy points now despite still having capacity 🤦‍♂️ Here I come Hyatt

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Dubai for 5 nights. Seems like I’m using my bonvoy points (4+1free) is the best deal. Considering Grosvenor house, but also willing to pay if needed for another hotel. Is the Ritz JBR good? Honeymoon

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Easiest way to do a “mile run” but for bonvoy nights? Even with the 5 award nights, I’ll be ~8 away from titanium!

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60k Bonvoy points for 30k AA miles - yay or nay? Have 500k bonvoy points, and 140k AA miles. Plan to redeem AA miles for round trip to HKG.

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What do you choose for your annual choice benefit from Marriott and why? I don’t need the night credits or a bed and none of my family/friends could really use silver elite status

Turned away from my weekly hotel at midnight bc they can’t find my res and are sold out. Res w/ conf number actively shows in Bonvoy app, they can’t figure out issue. Platinum elite. How many points?

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Transit delay; how many bonvoy points?

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Does it ever make sense to convert hotel points to airline miles? United is running a points to miles special where you get a 30% bonus. I have 35,000 bonvoy points - would it make sense to convert?

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Platinum Elite here, do you all just ask if any upgrades are available or rely on the front desk agent to upgrade you? I feel like a d-bag asking.

Is it worth transferring bonvoy points to airlines? Based on my reading bonvoy points should be worth $0.8 at hotels but my experience has been they’re closer to $0.5 when I really need them

Why does it take so f-ing long to transfer Bonvoy points to airlines?

Headed to London for Christmas. Hotel recs? I can’t decide if I use Bonvoy points or no?

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Want to do bonvoy points trip to Hawaii in late Jan / feb for 5-7 days. I am currently leaning toward Maui. Wailea beach/ritz seem like the best options. Any suggestions on hotels/island Going with GF

A homeless person followed me to my hotel room in SF. How many bonvoy points?

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Planning to travel during Thanksgiving (super late in planning as usual) any fun recos- travelling from Chicago have boatloads of AA and Bonvoy points to burn. 7-8 nights

My husband and I are looking to go on a 6-day warm-weather trip together in February. I have a bunch of Marriott Bonvoy points I can use so would prefer a Marriott property. Any suggestions?

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Looking to burn some BonVoy points and suite night awards on a hotel in NYC. Anyone know any hotels with great suites, good for a group of people?

Aeroplan early recognition candidate here - short of 5k AQM to hit a 100K super elite status by October 15.

Any tips on how to hit the status?

Anyone flown United basic economy to Europe? Does Silver elite status help with the seat they assign you or are you still getting a crappy seat regardless?

Need a good off-strip hotel/resort location for a long weekend trip to Vegas area. Thoughts about the JW Marriott? Any other good options? Plenty of Bonvoy points to burn... thanks

Anyone feeling generous and want to give away Marriott Bonvoy points?? 😆😆

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Is there a way to sell my 550k Marriott bonvoy points? Would love to hear what others have done. Thanks!

Doing a New York trip on Bonvoy points. Best hotel near Central Park? I’m a Plat, so something with a nice lounge would be cool. Looking at JW Essex House, Ritz, St Regis, but open to others.

Best way to blow Bonvoy points on a 1 night stay in Honolulu?

Considering Ritz, Royal Hawaiian and Moana Surfrider. Any good experiences?

Best way to fly Qatar airways without spending $? Trying to book business class from DFW to DOHA. I have 350k MR, 450k AA, 80k UA, 1.5M Marriott Bonvoy points and 130k Delta

Looking to cash out 250-300k of my hard earned bonvoy points for a 3 night stay in an awesome location.

Anyone have good recommendations? Help me out my fellow 🐠s!

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Looking for recs for best bang for the Bonvoy points hotels outside the US? I found the Rayong Marriott for only 17,500 points (not sure if it’s nice in person) but that’s what prompted this curiosity

PSA: travelpro platinum elite carryon spinner is selling for $200 on amazon rn

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Best/nicest/most value property in SF for Bonvoy points redemption?

Would you rather have 3 Chase UR points or 6 Marriott Bonvoy points?

Does anyone know about/use the Hilton Honors AMEX Business Card? It looks pretty good compared to sapphire, but just wanted to check

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Hilton Honors or Marriott Bonvoy rewards program? Which one has the more perks and better overall value?

Do you earn Bonvoy points and/or nights on stays for which you booked/paid using points?

Going to Tokyo in Sep. would like to use Bonvoy points, where should I stay?

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For the Spg 50 night bonus award, is the 10 suite nights or the one free night award better?

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Anyone else obsessed with the Westin white tea line? 😅

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Found a bed bug in a Radisson Red in Campinas Brazil, how many points?

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Hi, will be staying in London next week. Does anyone have an Accenture rate code for the Marriot / Hilton in London?

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Almost 4 weeks in and my status is still wrong. It was correct for the first ~1 day and then bumped down a level. Shouldn’t be hard as all my nights last year were SPG. This is ridiculous.

Just booked flight to Hong Kong. Best SPG/Marriott to book on points? Trying to find proximity to good nightlife, restaurants, and public transportation. (Cont.)

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The new SPG app is not intuitive at all, very hard to navigate i find.

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Could any marriott employee share a friend and family form? I'll return the favor :)

FYI - Just went on the Marriott website and selected the option to combine both spg and Marriott accounts. All stays and details updated. Past history to be updated in 48 hours. Get it done folks!!

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It says on Bonvoy breakfast voucher that gratitude is included. Somehow they always expect additional cash tips?

If anyone is interested in taking a summer trip to Myrtle Beach from 7/29-8/5, I am renting out my timeshare with Marriott's OceanWatch Villas at Grande Dunes. This resort is right on the beach and offers many fun activities for the whole family! The two-bed, two-bath condo has a fully furnished kitchen and can fit up to 8 people. I am ideally looking for someone to rent it out for the entire week for about 3K total. Message me for more information!

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Merged my account this morning. Quite a sentimental moment to delete my SPG app. Bye bye you purple little guy

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Missing nights from the Marriott-SPG just reappeared in my account! Anyone else ?

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What are some perks of the Ritz?? I’m staying here for the next few weeks but I don’t get the hype

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New Delta Marriott deal - 2 miles per $1 spent. Anyone switching to earn miles?

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Has anyone ever gone out to the W Hotel on Capitol Hill? Is it like a bar/club? Do you recommend it?

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