Marriott Annual Choice Benefits: Best Options and How to Select Your Perks Before the Upcoming Deadline

If you accrue 50 or 75 Marriott elite night credits in a calendar year, you'll be rewarded with a Marriott Annual Choice Benefit, one of the best perks of hitting these thresholds. Rather than an ongoing status benefit, you'll have a one-time selection from a list of options. The choices range from suite upgrades and Free Night Award to extra Elite Night Credits and even a $1,000 discount on a hotel brand mattress.

Marriott Elites Can Claim Singapore Elite Status, Earn Star Alliance Gold With Just Four Flights

There are plenty of ways to earn elite status with your favorite hotel or airline without meeting a spending requirement or completing a minimum number of nights or flights. In a somewhat unique partnership, you can status match your Marriott Bonvoy elite status to Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer — or match in the opposite direction if you have KrisFlyer status. Here's what to know.

Chase Just Launched a 70% Transfer Bonus From Chase Ultimate Rewards to Marriott Bonvoy

Chase just launched a new transfer bonus for Ultimate Rewards cardholders. Now through November 30, you can get a 70% transfer bonus when transferring Ultimate Rewards points to Marriott Bonvoy. That's a better-than-typical transfer bonus between Chase and Marriott. However, Marriott Bonvoy is one of the less valuable Chase transfer partners. So, does it make sense to take advantage of this promotion? Here's our full breakdown.

Transfer Marriott Bonvoy Points to Nearly 40 Airline Partners, Get Up to 50% Bonus Miles

Marriott Bonvoy lets members transfer points to :marriott_partners_air: airlines, mostly at a 3:1 transfer ratio. That's a great option for topping off airline mileage accounts. Even better, you'll get a 5,000-mile bonus when you transfer at least 60,000 Bonvoy points at a time. And that bonus is doubled when transferring Bonvoy points to United, resulting in a potential 50% bonus. Here are all of the details you need to know about this transfer option.

Buy Marriott Bonvoy Points for as Little as 0.89¢ Each With This New Up-To-40% Bonus Promotion

Marriott Bonvoy is offering its members the chance to buy points with a 40% bonus. This bonus drops the effective cost-per-point down to as low as 0.89¢ per point. That opens the door to stays at the most lavish Marriott properties at a fraction of the cost or the chane to mint airline miles for as little as 1.79¢ per mile. Here's when this promotion could make sense.