Marriott Bonvoy has been emailing some (not all) members with targeted promotions for stays through March 31, 2021 and there was a new batch of email sent out yesterday, also loaded into the profile.
These targeted offers were adopted into Marriott Bonvoy from SPG, and they took some time off earlier this year but returned in August (read more here and here) and Mid December (read more here).
You can check your Marriott Bonvoy Promotion Central here.
READ MORE: Marriott Bonvoy Rate & Bonus Points And Miles Promotions
Marriott Bonvoy’s last global bonus promotion ended in November after being extended once and since then there is nothing in sight that could counter the competition.
Both Hilton and Hyatt have rolled out a generous Q1/Q2 promotion for 2021 paired with deep cuts in status re-qualification requirements for next year. So far crickets from Marriott.
I’ve also received an email for this latest promotion, the very first targeted one I got for this entire year.
There are traditionally several versions of these targeted offers, from bonus points to free night certificates. These offers are always valid for the months you sign up + the following three.
You can combine targeted offers with global and property-specific ones. Of course for the time being there isn’t any global promotion around.
Keep in mind that in order for the stays to count you need an eligible PAID stay in the time frame and days (weekdays/weekends depending on the details of the targeted promo). Award stays do no count towards these promotions.
It’s very frustrating for members if they’re never included in these targeted campaigns and that’s exactly how I felt these last 18 months. My last targeted bonus was Double Nights in the spring of 2019.
Conclusion
Marriott has sent their final batch of 2020 targeted promotions to their members which this time also includes your truly. I got an offer for 18,000 points when completing three PAID weekend stays in the coming three months which is going to be easy.
Marriott often tries to reactivate members with offers such as the fantastic free night certificate after each stay that are hard to pass. I haven’t had a Bonvoy stay ever since Marriott let their Global promotion run out without replacement in early November.
Members have usually been targeted at least for one of these offers in a calendar year (sometimes more frequently).
I actually got a targeted offer! SURPRISED!
I’m Titanium and got 7500 after 1st stay and 15K after the 2nd … total 22.5K
Platinum member here, got the same offer (22500 pts) through end-Feb.
Never have one, and still none.
Double points on stays of 2 or more nights through 2/28
Double points for me but only when weekend stay through 3/31/2021
Nothing, nada, niente. Titanium and 79 nights this year and all I can hear from Marriott is the sound of crickets chirping.
Titanium here: offered 4,500 on 1st stay and 7,500 for 2nd stay for a total of 12,000 Bonvoid points (for comparison, this would be 4K if SPG over 2 stays). With so many services & amenities shut down across Marriott, plus their ‘pause’ in brand standards, and all the work you have to do to call around to find out what is open at each hotel due to their terrible website, you’d expect something better to get people to travel again.
I received this offer today (cobramded with EK’s program) but when I used the link to register I landed on a page saying I wasn’t eligible (lifetime Gold, albeit meaningless elite). It was also worded in such a way that I wasn’t sure I was being offered EK points of Bonvoy points.
Exactly the same happened when I tried to register from their email today – I’m Platnum E. but not allowed IN to the party.
I like most of their properties although stick to Sheriton/Marriott mainly but have been edged out of this generous looking promo.
I’m thinking it maybe my Gold Emirates is linked – but not sure
Also receive the ek co brand offer (effective 22 dec 2020 to 22 March 2021) but mine was 10k points only with 3 stay. Tried to register using the email link but failed. Tried 3 times and manage to succeed at 3rd try after login. Question is I only receive the email today and register but I had a paid stay on Christmas Day (which fall within the qualifying period but before I receive the email), does that stay qualify for the first stay point awards?
I did not get an email but when I went on line I found it in my Promotions. THANKS for the heads up.
Titanium here with over 100 nights on the year and nothing yet.
Last year (2019) and until March of this year I was an Ambassador member. I am now a Titanium member (I spent more than 100 nights but did not reach the required consumption for Ambassador).
In all of 2019, and 2020 (already 2 years), I did not receive any targeted promotions.
Titanium here with 100 nights this year.. Very disappointed that marriott has not sent me any of these promotions for a while. They have forgotten about their good cusotmers. So I and my business colleagues have started to take our business to the competition. Bad policy for Marriott to forget their loyal clients