Marriott Megabonus Promotion Is Live

Marriott Megabonus

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In recent times the Marriott Megabonus promotion has been pretty bland, uninteresting and not tempting in the slightest and has caused me to book a sum total of zero nights with Marriott that I wouldn’t have otherwise booked. I’m reasonably disciplined when it comes to hotel promotions so they have to be pretty good to make me alter my stays or to induce me to book more stays. This time around however they’ve improved the promotion considerably.

My last Megabonus promotion looked like this:

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So, as I value Marriott Rewards Points at around $0.006 each, Marriott was offering me a $90 bonus to book 15 paid nights and then a $12 bonus for every night booked after that. There was no way I was going to go out of my way to hit those bonus targets, it just wasn’t worth it.

My Marriott Megabonus Promotion

This time things are a bit different and I appear to have two Marriott Megabonus promotions in my account – that’s new!

The first Marriott Megabonus promotion is actually slightly worse than the last one Marriott offered me (clearly they didn’t get the message when I completely ignored their 4Q 2015 promotion!):

  • Register by April 15, 2016
  • Stay at participating properties between February 1 – May 15, 2016
  • Win #1: Earn 15,000 bonus points after 20 paid nights plus 3,000 bonus points each additional night, up to 30,000 bonus points
  • Win #2: At the same time, earn a free night after two paid stays (register separately in your online account)
  • Win #3: Unlock a new bonus points offer in your online account after you win #1 and #2
  • Every stay counts at 4,000+ hotels worldwide. Enjoy your free night and redeem points for additional stays, shopping, dining, exploring and more.

So, by my valuation, that’s a $90 bonus for booking 20 paid nights and an $18 bonus for every night booked after that – that’s not going to happen!

But the second Marriott Megabonus Promotion is a whole lot better:

  • Register by April 15, 2016
  • Stay at participating properties between February 1 – May 15, 2016
  • Win #1: Earn a free night after two stays
  • Win #2: Unlock your new bonus points offer – and register when it appears in your online account
  • Win #3: Every stay counts at 4,000+ hotels worldwide
  • Remember to book direct on Marriott.com.

A free night at a Marriott Category 1-5 hotel may not be that exciting but a free night is a free night and could save me a nice chunk of money.

On top of this, I already have a Free Night Certificate for a Marriott Category 1-5 hotel courtesy of my Chase Marriott Rewards credit card so, with just two stays at Marriott properties between 1 February and 15 May, I’ll have a free weekend at any Category 1-5 property worldwide.

Here’s a link to all of Marriott’s Category 5 Hotels 

If I don’t use the certificates for a free weekend I’ll probably put them to good use at a couple of airport Marriott’s that I’m going to need to book in the next few months. With Category 5 hotels at airports like LAX going for over $150/night, the certificates could be very useful.

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Other Marriott Megabonus Promotions

Judging by the chatter on Flyertalk there are other variations on Marriott 1Q Megabonus promotion:

Some people are just getting the free night promotion:

  • Register by April 15, 2016
  • Stay at participating properties between February 1 – May 15, 2016
  • Win #1: Earn a free night after two stays
  • Win #2: Unlock your new bonus points offer – and register when it appears in your online account
  • Win #3: Every stay counts at 4,000+ hotels worldwide
  • Remember to book direct on Marriott.com.

While others are getting the free night promotion and a less generous version of my main promotion (I didn’t think that was possible!):

  • Register by April 15, 2016
  • Stay at participating properties between February 1 – May 15, 2016
  • Win #1: Earn 10,000 bonus points after 15 paid nights plus 2,000 bonus points each additional night, up to 20,000 bonus points
  • Win #2: At the same time, earn a free night after two paid stays (register separately in your online account)
  • Win #3: Unlock a new bonus points offer in your online account after you win #1 and #2
  • Every stay counts at 4,000+ hotels worldwide. Enjoy your free night and redeem points for additional stays, shopping, dining, exploring and more.

To find out what Megabonus you’ve been targeted for, log into your account on Marriott.com and check what Marriott has added to “your promotions”

Marriott Megabonus

The full Marriott Megabonus Terms & Conditions can be found here but I’ve also reproduced them below:

Marriott Megabonus Q1 2016 Terms & Conditions

  • A ‘stay’ is defined as consecutive nights spent at the same hotel, regardless of check-in/check-out activity.
  • Registration is required.
  • Marriott Rewards members who register for this promotion by April 15, 2016 will earn one (1) free night award at a category 1-5 hotel (value of standard free night award ranges from 7,500 points for Category 1 hotels to 25,000 points for Category 5 hotels) after two paid stays made between February 1, 2016 and May 15, 2016 at participating Marriott® properties.
  • If a member completes two qualifying stays during the promotional period, an additional offer will be unlocked and become available in the member’s account within 2-3 days after the second qualifying stay.
  • The member may not receive additional notification except through their online member account and must register for the additional offer within two (2) weeks from the date the additional offer becomes available.
  • Maximum one (1) free night award earned with this promotion per member to be redeemed for a future stay at participating Marriott Rewards category 1-5 properties.
  • Free night award will expire six (6) months after the date of issuance.
  • An earned free night award is good for one (1) single or double occupancy standard room only and includes the cost of the hotel room and applicable room taxes only.
  • An earned free night award will be added to the member’s account within 3-5 business days after the second qualifying stay.
  • The awarded free night certificate is not transferable and may not be given as a gift.
  • Nights spent while redeeming an award are not eligible for credit and Marriott Vacation Club® owner-occupied weeks are not eligible for credit.
  • Only one room per hotel is counted toward a member’s nights or stay.
  • Members electing to earn miles are not eligible for this promotion.
  • For a list of current Marriott Rewards participating brands, visit http://www.marriott.com/marriott-rewards/earn/hotels.mi.
  • Stays at our exclusive luxury hotel partner, The Ritz-Carlton®, will count toward achievement.
  • Rooms booked through most third party online retailers and select travel agency bookings are ineligible to earn for this promotion.
  • All Marriott Rewards program terms and conditions apply. See www.marriott.com/rewards/terms/earning.mi for more information.
  • Visit MarriottRewards.com or contact us for complete details.