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Marriott and United have strengthened their partnership over the last few years, whether that was through new bonuses on points transfers from Marriott to United or reciprocal elite status for high-tier members. Now, Marriott and United have launched a new promotion, letting elite travelers earn both points and miles for their travels.
Here's how to register to take advantage of this new promotion.
New Marriott Bonvoy and United MileagePlus Promotion
If you're familiar with the Hyatt and American Airlines partnership, this promotion will probably look like something you've seen before. Like the relationship between those two, this offer allows elite members with either program to dual-earn rewards.
This means that if you've booked a hotel stay with Marriott, you can register and also earn United MileagePlus miles. Likewise, if you have an upcoming flight with United, you'll also be able to earn Marriott Bonvoy points.
Here are some key terms and conditions:
- Members must first register for this promotion.
- You'll need to be enrolled in the Preferred Partnership program, which grants reciprocal elite status:
- Marriott Bonvoy and Titanium can get United Silver status.
- United Gold, Platinum, and Premier 1K can get Marriott Gold status.
- Must register for the promotion by December 9, 2023.
- Valid for travel through December 9, 2023.
- Earn 500 bonus United MileagePlus miles per Marriott stay.
- Earn 750 bonus Marriott Bonvoy points per travel itinerary (whether it's a round-trip or one-way flight).
- Flights must be paid; not award.
- Bonus miles and points earned via the promotion will post by December 31, 2023.
Is It Worth It?
If you have elite status and upcoming travel with either Marriott or Bonvoy, you'll definitely want to register for this promotion. Is it worth going out of your way for? No, probably, not. In recent AwardWallet user redemptions, United miles were redeemed for an average of 1.94¢ each. This means you'll be getting around $9 worth of bonus miles for your Marriott stays.
Conversely, Marriott Bonvoy points average a redemption value of 0.94¢ each, which comes out to around $7 worth of points for your United flights.
Neither of these is groundbreaking, so it's not worth rearranging travel to take advantage. However, if you already have trips planned this is a nice little bonus to be earned.
The Bottom Line
Marriott and United have taken their partnerships a step further with the introduction of a new promotion. This one offers reciprocal earnings for those who have elite status with both Marriott and United. If you want to take advantage, be sure to register and travel before the promotion end date of December 9, 2023.
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