Buy Marriott Bonvoy points for just 0.89 cents each (a purchase of just 2,000 points triggers the best deal)

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Marriott is currently running another one of its points sales and while once again this one isn’t quite as good as a sale we saw earlier in the year, this one allows Marriott Bonvoy members to lock in the best deal with just a very small purchase, so this could be a good opportunity to top up an account if you’re just a little shy of the points you need for your next redemption.

The promotion

• Buy 1,000 Bonvoy points and get no bonus
• Buy 2,000 – 150,000 Bonvoy points and get a 40% bonus

It doesn’t get much simpler than that!

Key terms

• Transactions must be completed by 11:59 p.m. ET September 17, 2025, to be eligible for the 40% bonus Points purchase offer with a minimum purchase of 2,000 Points.
• The bonus Points earned with this promotion through the Buy Points or Gift Points pages are not included in the annual purchase limit of 150,000 Points.
• This offer is valid only for Points purchased through the promotion’s Buy Points and Gift Points pages.
• In 2025, members may purchase or receive as a gift a combined maximum of 150,000 Points per calendar year when purchased through our Buy Points and Gift Points pages, Buy Points Points.com-powered window on Marriott websites, Marriott Mobile Apps or the Customer Engagement Centers.
• Members may purchase up to an additional 100,000 Points annually while booking a hotel stay through the reservation path on marriott.com.
• Purchased or gifted Points do not count toward Marriott Bonvoy Elite Status.
• Purchase rate is $12.50 USD per 1,000 Points.
• Points will be posted to the Member’s Account within 72 hours after the transaction is complete.
• A member must be an active member in good standing to purchase and/or receive Points.
• New members may purchase Points thirty (30) days after enrollment in the Marriott Bonvoy program.
• Once Points have been purchased or gifted, no refunds will be permitted.
• Purchasing Points using a Marriott Bonvoy cobrand credit card will earn Points as an everyday purchase.

Full terms and conditions can be found on the promotion page

The numbers

In this sale, the price per point remains the same for every transaction that triggers the 40% bonus, and that’s very good news.

If you buy just 2,000 Marriott Bonvoy points, you’ll end up with 2,800 points (after the 40% bonus is factored in) for just $25.00 …

… and that works out to a cost/point of ~0.89 cents.

And if you buy 150,000 Marriott Bonvoy points, you’ll end up with a total of 210,000 points at a cost of $1,875 …

… which also comes to a cost/point of ~0.89 cents.

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Is this a good deal?

Note: Anyone even vaguely new to the miles and points world should read my one fundamental rule to follow when buying miles or points before proceeding.

In the past, we’ve seen Marriott offer a bonus as high as 60% (points costing ~0.78 cents each), but I can’t remember the last time I saw that deal and, more usually, we see bonuses of between 35% and 50%.

As far as Marriott points sales go, this is middle-of-the-road when it comes to cost/point goes, but it’s worth noting that it’s not in every sale that we see a rewards currency made available at the best discounted rate when you’re only buying a handful of points, so this sale could be useful to a much larger number of people than these types of sales often are.

Here at TFM, we value Marriott Bonvoy points at 0.6 cents each (based on the value we can usually get out of them with very little effort) so, at first glance, the points on sale here look quite expensive, but there may be times when buying points in this sale isn’t such a bad idea.

Despite Marriott’s move to dynamic pricing, it remains possible (with a bit of research) to find stays where you’ll get at least 1 cent of value out of each Bonvoy Point you use, and if you’re buying points at under 0.9 cents each, that represents a good saving.

Here are a few examples:

Here’s the JW Marriott Chicago where on this date, you can pay $854 in cash or 76,000 points which you can buy for $687.50 (and have 1,000 points left over).

Here’s the JW Marriott Houston Downtown where on this date, you can pay $800 in cash or 54,000 points which you can buy for $487.50 (and have 600 points left over).

Here’s the Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove, Miami where on this date, you can pay $1,031 in cash or 84,000 points which you can buy for $750.

Also, it’s worth remembering that the cash prices I’ve shown above are for the cheapest rates available, and these are almost certainly non-refundable.

Bonvoy points bookings are flexible, and that makes the points rates you see in the examples and even better deal.

Be aware, however, that just as it’s not particularly difficult to find a good use for points purchased in this sale, it’s also very easy to find a significant number of terrible ways to use the points that you buy, so make sure you run the numbers and pay close attention to what you’re booking.

Don’t use the wrong credit card

Marriott Bonvoy points sales are processed by Points.com and that eliminates the scope to earn a travel/hotel bonus by using a credit card that offers bonus points for spending in one of those categories.

That makes this a good opportunity to boost your spending towards a welcome bonus on a card that’s offering a good deal, or to boost your earnings of a currency that you particularly like.

I, for example, would probably use my Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card if I was to buy Bonvoy Points as I can never have too many Ultimate Rewards points (despite the fact that I would only earn 1 point/dollar).

Bottom line

This may or may not be a good sale depending on how you plan to spend the points you buy.

Don’t buy Marriott Bonvoy points if you have no plans to use them in the near future, but buy as many as you need if you can lock in a booking now (for any bookable date) where the points you purchase offer you a good saving on the cash rate you would otherwise have had to pay.

As usual, following my frequently given advice is probably the best way forward:

• Find out the cost of a night at the properties you would like to visit (at the time of year you would like to travel)
• Compare that cost to the cost of an award night paid for with points purchased in this sale.

Only if the math clearly makes sense is it ok to buy points. If the results are inconclusive, you should probably pass.

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