Marriott Bonvoy has launched another sale on points. Unfortunately, Marriott has decided to offer a “mystery bonus” – each member receives a targeted bonus.
The sale will run until July 15, 2022.
Does it Make Sense?
The regular price of a Marriott point is 1.25 cents. Depending on your bonus, you could be paying:
- 55% bonus –> 0.81 cents
- 50% bonus –> 0.83 cents
- 45% bonus –> 0.86 cents
If you are redeeming points at expensive hotels using Marriott’s fifth night free award pricing, you can often end up with a bargain by buying points (instead of paying cash). You might also find that buying points is a cost-effective method of buying airline miles, since 60,000 Marriott points will convert into 25,000 miles in a large number of frequent flyer programs…
But, as always, you probably should NOT make a speculative purchase of points without having a very good plan for using them well…
A Little Bit Extra…
If you are already a member of Topcashback, you will know that they regularly offer members an additional $2.50 of cashback when spending at least $10. More interestingly, Topcashback will occasionally email members offering them a $10 bonus for spending at least $10.
What does this have to do with Marriott Bonvoy? Well… the purchase of Marriott points is processed by Points.com, which is available on the Topcashback website…
So… if you find yourself needing to spend $10 online and you can’t think of anything… you could spend $25 to buy 2,900-3,100 points from Marriott Bonvoy.
$15 for New Members of Topcashback
If you are not yet a member of Topcashback, you can earn an additional $15. Simply sign up using this referral link – http://www.topcashback.com/join-us/inside-flyer/ref/craigsowerby – and earn $10 of cashback.
It’s really quite simple to earn $10 of cashback. The number of hotel chains available via Topcashback is impressive – Hilton, IHG, Marriott, Accor, Choice, Best Western, etc. – as well as the major Online Travel Agencies. Or you could buy $400 of Marriott points and earn the $10 of cashback straight away…
