Marriott often has promotions for buying gift cards. There is currently an offer for Southwest Rapid Rewards points or United Airlines miles, but this Amtrak offer for 10% bonus is better.
You can get additional 10% loaded to your Marriott Gift card for using a promotional code (AMT). Just input the code (AMT) to the promotion code field at the check out.
The bonus 10% will show instantly on the receipt. If you want to save on shipping costs, make sure that the purchase is below $1000.
Getting 5% Cashback for Gift Card Purchases
You can also get cashback for buying Marriott Gift Cards online. These cashback rates vary between online shopping malls. Currently the best offer is 5% and offered by TopCashback. If you are not yet a member, just sign up and click through to the Marriott’s gift card mall from TopCashback. You will receive the 5% cashback in a few months.
Note that purchasing Marriott gift cards through their online mall qualifies for Marriott spend. You will receive 5 points per dollar used if you are paying using the Marriott branded Chase credit card.
Conclusion
This is a great way to save money on Marriott hotel stays. These gift cards can be used at all Marriott properties. Just be prepared to some confusion at overseas locations that don’t see these cards often. They are processed through the Marriott’s internal system.
You will receive $990 gift card + $45.05 cashback for paying $901. Essentially this is a 14% discount of the hotel price.
Thanks for the info! Can they be used at Ritz Carlton properties too?
You should be able to use Marriott Gift Cards at RC’s and vice versa. Front desk agents are not always aware of this but you can just ask them to process them as they would do with the gift cards under their “own” brand.
I do not see the option for cashback on Marriott giftcard after AC hotel. I see Autograph collection afterwards. I want to get the 5% cashback, can I go through shop marriot even though it shows 6%?
The cash back for gift cards with TopCashback has ended.
The problem with using gift cards outside USA is the bad exchange rate right? How much would I usually lose in Thailand for example?
These are processed using Marriott’s internal system and not linked to Visa/MasterCard at this point. BTW Marriott GC’s used to be in fact Visa ones just without the “Visa”. The rate should be competitive.
Has this actually worked for anyone? I tried three weeks ago. The 10% for the Amtrak bonus works very easily but I never got the 5% back from topcashback. I submitted a request for them to investigate but I’m worried the two cannot be combined.
It has worked for me under a previous sale.