Marriott's mystery bonus, promotion for those who buy Bonvoy points
In recent months more and more we have seen point sale promotions from airlines and [...]
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In recent months more and more we have seen point sale promotions from airlines and hotel chains. We have also already explained how this practice works, how convenient and when not recommended.
Today we discuss the latest invention from Marriott. which has launched the Mystery Bonus promotion until Sept. 25.
The difference from usual point sales is that the bonus is not fixed for All users of the Bonvoy loyalty program, but changes from user to user. Probably based on factors such as point usage, stays, elite level and other values.
To find out about your bonus you need to go into your profile personal and click on "discover the mystery bonus." As you can see, in my case the points given away are 50% of those bought. This means that I will receive 50k points in case of a 100k purchase.
Points can be used to sleep for free in the group's hotels around the world, including Italy.
For an expenditure of 1.250$ thanks to my bonus I will receive a total of 150k Bonvoy points, enough to sleep 7 nights in one of the brand new Marriott facilities in the Maldives, or 13 nights at the Sheraton Milan San Siro.
Buying points, only and exclusively when there are such promotions, can save a lot of money. In the example of the Sheraton with an average price per night of not less than 150€, here buying points would save almost 50% on the reservation cost.
Does it pay off?
It always depends on the intended use of the points, If the bonus is higher than 40%, my advice is that the promotion is interesting and so it may make sense to buy the 100k points, which is the maximum allowed.
- 6,000 Mile Registration Bonus
- Collect miles WITH EACH PURCHASE
- Your miles with no expiration*
- No fees for ATM withdrawals and foreign purchases
- Without having to change banks
- Autonomous card activation
- Multi-function mobile application
- Free travel insurance
- Free credit for up to 7 weeks
- Contactless Payment
- Mastercard® SecureCode
- 20€ discount directly in your statement by spending €60 in one or more transactions with Carta on Italotreno.it
- Free fee the 1st year. From the 2nd €5.50 per month
- You can choose to pay in full or in installments
- Premium level of the Italo Più program
- 4 Vouchers per year for access to Italo Club Lounges
- Preferential Access to Italo's Fast Track at the station
- For every 5 purchases of Italo ticketing and/or onboard services made with Italo American Express Credit Card you will receive 1 voucher for room upgrade
- Welcome bonus of 100,000 Volare points upon reaching 6 thousand in spending in the first 3 months after card issuance
- Accumulate 1.5 qualifying Volare points for every euro spent, accumulate an additional 3 non-qualifying Volare points ( for a total of 4.5 Volare points) for every euro spent on ticketing purchases and other services offered by ITA Airways
- Access to the Premium Club of ITA Airways' Volare program.
- ITA Airways Lounge Access
- Free excess baggage
- Points Back