Marriott Bonvoy today announced its award category changes that will take place on March 3, 2021.
It is unfortunate that Mariott, despite crashing paid and occupancy rates, will only lower the number of points required at 150 hotels and will require more at 51.
You can access Marriott’s page for changes here.
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Note that there are often last-minute changes for hotels moving up and down in categories between when Marriott has released the list and when these changes occur.
Here’s the list:
Only one hotel move two categories up from 3 to 5: Schloss Lieser, Autograph Collection.
Conclusion
There is no excuse not to lower more hotels in categories because when “normal” rates return in a few years, Marriott Bonvoy is immediately moving thousands of hotels up in categories when rates really haven’t changed at all
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Not surprised. Marriott has always protected the category 6-8 hotels from downgrade
The JW Marriott Gold Coast seem to have already increase from category 5 to 6?
Nothing interesting in Asia, aside of perhaps Westin Jakarta going down to cat. 3. May be useful occasionally when cash rates are higher than normal.
In Asia, Marriott Hangzhou Qiantang went from cat 2 to cat 4 in just two years?! Points are devaluations so fast
Why is Marriott raising so many categories? I’d thought they want to lower them to incentivize people.
I don’t understand your conclusion. Marriott Bonvoy is immediately moving thousands of hotels up in categories when rates really haven’t changed at all
#1 card that I am ditching in 2021 (Bonvoy). #2 ditching is Hyatt (annual fee increase)
AMEX Plat-Nothing in the card right now worth 550 USD.
Bonvoy is 95 USD and you get a free night. One of the best cards in my wallet now is Hilton Aspire 250 Airline credit, 250 Hilton Hotel credit, free night anywhere. I have 5 now and using for Maldives once this over
this is another step in the Marriott point devaluation process. The relationship between points and room rates depreciates points for members and i expect more to come whewn travel picks up. So i think a marriot point value about 50 cents per point will be the norm.
this is another step in the Marriott point devaluation process. The relationship between points and room rates depreciates points for members and i expect more to come whewn travel picks up. So i think a marriot point value about 50 cents per point will be the norm.
this is another step in the Marriott point devaluation process. The relationship between points and room rates depreciates points for members and i expect more to come whewn travel picks up. So i think a marriot point value about 50 cents per point will be the norm.