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Did you know you can earn points as a Marriott Bonvoy member when you refer a friend to sign up for a Bonvoy account or credit card? Members can earn up to 250,000 bonus points a year through these programs. Here's how you can earn up to 250,000 bonus Bonvoy points annually.
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Marriott Refer a Friend Program for Bonvoy Points
The Marriott Refer a Friend / Reward a Friend referral program allows members to refer friends or colleagues to Marriott Bonvoy. Both parties receive bonus points on stays after registration.
The program is simple. Every person you invite will earn 2,000 bonus points on their first five stays (up to 10,000 bonus points), and you also earn 2,000 bonus points on stays your friend makes after signing up. Thus, both members will earn 10,000 bonus points if the new member completes five stays. For either party to earn the bonus points, the new member must select and keep Bonvoy points as their earning preference — at least until completing their first five stays.
But it gets better. You can earn points with up to five new members a year. That's potentially up to 50,000 bonus Bonvoy points. For perspective, AwardWallet users typically redeem Marriott points for 0.94¢ apiece.
When signing up, new members must provide their sponsor's name and Marriott Bonvoy account number. After that, new members must complete all five qualifying stays within 365 days of joining.
You can use this link to send invites. You won't get bonus points if you refer people who are current or past Bonvoy members.
Note that you only earn bonus points for the first five members in a calendar year you invite, and only if they complete stays. As such, consider referring friends you know will complete up to five stays within 365 days after they join to maximize the rewards for both parties. Of course, if you want to invite more than five friends a year, get the friends most likely to complete stays to join first.
Terms and conditions
- Members are limited to bonus points from referring five friends per calendar year.
- Both the sponsor and new member will earn 2,000 bonus points per stay on up to five stays within 365 days of joining. New members can earn up to 10,000 bonus points, and sponsors can earn up to 50,000 bonus points (five new members staying five times each).
- Qualifying stays can be any number of nights, but only paid stays qualify for the bonus points.
- New members must designate Marriott Bonvoy points as their earning preference. Choosing miles will exclude them from this promotion.
- The sponsor must be in good standing and can only sponsor friends or colleagues who aren't members already.
- This program is not retroactive, so people must provide your information as the sponsor at the time of registration.
- See full terms and conditions here.
Marriott Credit Cards Referral Program
Beyond the 50,000 bonus points Bonvoy members can earn when inviting friends to the program, members can earn up to 200,000 points when referring friends to get a Marriott Bonvoy credit card. Marriott is just one of 10 refer-a-friend programs Chase offers for credit cards.
Earning points when signing up new Marriott Bonvoy cardholders is straightforward. Both Chase and American Express offer a refer-a-friend bonus, although only Chase gives a flat bonus. Amex gives a different, targeted bonus for each cardholder, although you have to log in to see what your bonus is.
To refer a friend with a Chase Marriott Bonvoy card, simply sign up here and input your friend's details. Note that you must already hold one of the two Chase Marriott Bonvoy cards yourself to invite another to get either card:
After a successful application, you will receive 40,000 bonus Bonvoy points per friend, up to five total friends for a maximum of 200,000 bonus points. Members will receive the bonus points up to 8 weeks after a successful application.
For American Express, use this link to refer a friend. Amex is different in that you can hold any Amex card and generate a referral from it. You'll refer a friend to get your card, but they can select any card of their choice on the application page. Upon approval and reaching a spending threshold, you and your friend will both receive the bonus points outlined on the referral page.
Our Take
This is an interesting way to earn some extra Marriott Bonvoy points. Individually, 2,000 bonus points per stay isn't a lot. However, potentially getting up to 250,000 bonus points a year is much better.
For Marriott Refer a Friend, all you have to do is send the invite. It's not to say that all the new members you invite will complete their five stays in a year. But if they do, that will net them 10,000 bonus points and net you 50,000 bonus points. That could give you a few free nights, depending on how you redeem your points.
To get the bonus points for referring a new Marriott cardholder, you will either need one of the two Chase Marriott cards or any Amex card.
On one hand, you could find some friends who have yet to join Marriot Bonvoy and send them friend referrals to give you both bonus points. You also could register anyone in your household who hasn't joined yet, and you can pool points together afterward. Since the referrals need to provide your personal information, it's unlikely you'll be able to use this by posting referrals on social media, hoping a stranger signs up and gives you bonus points.
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