Every Wednesday — with basically the exception of Week of Wonders — you were able to save up to 25 percent on room rates at hundreds of hotel and resort properties at select destinations in different regions around the world with Marriott Bonvoy through its Escapes promotion, which offers exclusive savings every Wednesday through Sunday; and it is typically valid for stays at hotel and resort properties over the following four weekends and for stays at resort properties all the days of the week…
Marriott Bonvoy Escapes Now Offered Every Two Weeks Instead of Every Week
…but this week, the following message appeared at the official Internet web site of Marriott Bonvoy Escapes:
Our latest deals are live every other week, Wednesday through Sunday. Please check back to save up to 25% on your next getaway.
The offer consists of a discount of 25 percent on the guest room standard rate for members of the Marriott Bonvoy frequent guest loyalty program; while the offer consists of a discount of 20 percent on the guest room standard rate for all other guests. Availability is typically extremely limited and the promotion is only good while supplies last.
If you are not already a member of the Marriott Bonvoy frequent guest loyalty program, you can join as a member now at no charge.
Select Terms and Conditions of How Marriott Bonvoy Escapes Works
Rates are prepaid at the time of reservation. Reservations which were booked prior to Wednesday, December 30, 2020 — regardless of arrival date — may be changed or cancelled at no charge up to 24 hours prior to arrival. Changes to a reservation are subject to availability and any rate differences. Advance booking of at least 24 hours prior to stay required and must be prepaid with a credit card. Refunds for prepaid reservations may take up to 90 days from the date of cancellation to be processed. The form and timing of refund may be subject to applicable laws where each hotel is located. Marriott Vacations Worldwide — for example, Marriott, Sheraton and Westin Vacation Ownership resorts — is included in this policy for transient reservations only.
Standard Rate means the publicly available retail rate offered by participating hotels at the time of booking to individual guests. Rates are per night. Rates are offered Thursday through Sunday. Thursday requires a Friday night stay. Sunday requires a Saturday night stay. Participating resorts are available all days of week, subject to availability. A limited number of rooms are available and will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis. Some hotels may not be available on select dates. Rates are for standard rooms, per night and based on single or double occupancy. Rates are commissionable and do not include taxes, fees, other costs or gratuities. Rates cannot be used in conjunction with other offers and/or discounts. Promotional rates do not apply to groups of ten or more rooms. Rates are quoted in local currency.
Rates booked directly on Marriott booking channels are eligible for Marriott Bonvoy points. Member Rates are valid for Marriott Bonvoy members only. Rates booked through most third-party online retailers, such as Expedia, Booking.com and Priceline and select travel agent rates do not qualify for Marriott Bonvoy points. This promotion is not available at St. Regis, The Ritz-Carlton, Edition, Bulgari, Design Hotels, and Homes & Villas.
Other terms and conditions — including those of the Marriott Bonvoy frequent guest loyalty program — apply.
Final Boarding Call
Marriott Bonvoy Escapes is usually a good sale of which to take advantage — but it is now only available every two weeks instead of every week. Whether this is a permanent change or only in effect during the holiday season is not publicly known at the time this article was written.
With other promotions, you can also:
- Take advantage of this offer, of which today is the last day: eligible new Marriott Bonvoy cardmembers who apply and are approved can take advantage of acquisition offers — which are the highest and richest points offers ever from Marriott Bonvoy — through Wednesday, November 3, 2021 on purchases within the first three months of card membership. For example, you can earn 150,000 Marriott Bonvoy bonus points and one Free Night Award worth 85,000 points — equivalent to the Category eight standard rate — with the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant American Express Card.
- Earn double Marriott Bonvoy points with every stay at participating Homes & Villas by Marriott International properties through Tuesday, December 31, 2021 — which means that you will earn ten points per dollar which is spent on the base rate and qualifying charges incurred instead of the typical five points per dollar — but you must book your reservations with your Marriott Bonvoy membership number between Monday, November 1, 2021 and Sunday, November 21, 2021 — and no registration is required in order to participate in this promotion.
- Earn eight Marriott Bonvoy points per dollar spent when you order delivery, get takeout, or dine in at participating restaurants through Tuesday, November 30, 2021 — and you must pay for your meal with your linked credit card when you are enrolled in both the Marriott Bonvoy frequent guest loyalty program and the Eat Around Town by Marriott Bonvoy dining program.
- Earn 1,500 bonus Marriott Bonvoy points per eligible paid stay at participating hotel and resort properties worldwide between Tuesday, September 14, 2021 and Sunday, December 12, 2021 — and you can also earn 3,000 Marriott Bonvoy points per eligible paid stay at All-Inclusive by Marriott Bonvoy resort properties — but you must register for this promotion prior to your first stay within the promotion period by Sunday, November 28, 2021 in order to participate…that is, if you can even register for what is supposed to be a global promotion, as I cannot register for it at this time.
- Earn an additional 2,000 Marriott Bonvoy bonus points for every night booked at participating Courtyard by Marriott hotel properties across the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, and Latin America through Friday, December 31, 2021 with the Courtyard 2K Everyday promotion.
- Earn 6,000 Marriott Bonvoy bonus points when you join as a new member of the Eat Around Town by Marriott Bonvoy dining program and complete several tasks by Friday, December 31, 2021 at 11:59 in the evening Eastern Standard Time.
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