Marriott Is Selling Bonvoy Points With Up to a 55% Bonus Until November 23

Marriott is selling Bonvoy points with a bonus of up to 55% through November 23, 2026, and it has raised how many you're allowed to buy while the offer runs. Read the "up to" carefully, because the bonus you see may not be the one in the headline.

What the offer pays

A bonus of up to 55% when you buy at least 2,000 points in one transaction before the bonus, running through November 23, 2026. At the full bonus that works out to about 0.81 cents per point.

The cap is higher than usual. Marriott ordinarily lets members buy 150,000 points per calendar year before bonuses. During this promotion the ceiling is 200,000.

The bonus varies, and that's the catch

Don't assume a flat 55%. The offer is targeted, and the bonus attached to your account can be lower than the headline. Reports differ on how widely the full 55% is showing, which is itself a reason not to plan around it.

So log in and look at what your own account is quoting before you decide anything. Two members buying on the same day can see different bonuses.

Check the terms if you're buying for the higher cap

The bonus runs to November 23. The raised 200,000 ceiling is the part worth reading the fine print on, because a promotional purchase limit doesn't always run to the same date as the bonus attached to it.

If the higher cap is the reason you're buying rather than the bonus itself, check the terms on Marriott's purchase page before you commit.

Worth buying?

Buying points is worth it when you've priced a specific booking and the points come out cheaper than the cash rate. It's rarely worth it as a speculative purchase, because Bonvoy uses dynamic award pricing, so what the points buy can change between the purchase and the booking.

That's the whole test. Price the room in cash, price it in points, and buy only the shortfall if the points win.

If you're buying because 55% sounds like a lot, you're buying a currency you haven't decided how to spend, in a program that prices its rooms by demand. The bonus is real and it's the best this program has run in a while. It still only pays off against a booking you actually want.

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