Marriott introduced in a press launch Monday it’s increasing its partnership and permitting Marriott Bonvoy and MGM Rewards members to switch factors between the 2 applications. Members who’ve linked each their loyalty program accounts can switch factors at a fee of 10 MGM Rewards factors for 8 Marriott Bonvoy factors.
Word that members should convert no less than 1,000 Marriott Bonvoy factors or MGM Rewards factors per transaction, and you may solely switch as much as 30,000 factors in a calendar 12 months.
Members ought to hyperlink their MGM Rewards and Marriott Bonvoy accounts to switch factors through MGM or Marriott.
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Marriott Bonvoy members can earn and redeem factors for stays at MGM Resorts properties, together with these within the MGM Assortment, such because the Bellagio, Cosmopolitan and Aria in Las Vegas.
Marriott Bonvoy members additionally obtain distinctive advantages based mostly on their standing stage on qualifying stays at MGM properties, together with bonus points-earning alternatives, beginning at 10% for Silver Elite members and as much as 75% for Titatinum and Ambassador Elite members. Extra perks embrace complimentary late checkout and suite upgrades.
Via 2024, eligible MGM Rewards Gold, Platinum and Noir members who’ve linked their accounts can match their standing in Marriott Bonvoy as follows:
- MGM Rewards Gold grants Marriott Bonvoy Silver Elite
- MGM Rewards Platinum grants Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite
- MGM Rewards Noir grants Marriott Bonvoy Ambassador Elite
The preliminary standing match and advantages are legitimate by Dec. 31, and are solely relevant for present MGM standing holders who’re additionally Marriott Bonvoy members. Marriott Bonvoy members cannot match their standing to the MGM Rewards program.
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Is it value transferring Marriott Bonvoy and MGM Rewards factors?
You’ll be able to redeem MGM Rewards factors for lodge stays, reveals, eating and extra at a set worth of 1 cent per level.
Marriott Bonvoy factors will be redeemed for award stays, Marriott Bonvoy Moments, merchandise and present playing cards, or be transferred to airways and different journey companions. TPG at present values Marriott factors at 0.85 cents per level, per our September 2024 valuations.
TPG usually doesn’t advocate redeeming Marriott factors on nonaward stays, as you’ll often get much less worth than our present valuation. So, must you nonetheless switch your Marriott factors to MGM Rewards?
Since Marriott factors will be transformed to MGM Rewards factors at a ten:8 ratio, which means you will be getting 0.8 cents of worth per level. Whereas that is barely lower than our valuation of 0.85 cents per Marriott level, it could possibly be value it to those that need to avoid wasting cash on a lodge keep, a eating invoice or perhaps a present.
Transferring your MGM Rewards factors to Marriott Bonvoy will probably not be one of the simplest ways to maximise your rewards until you discover a lodge award deal that offers you properly over 1 cent per level as a redemption worth. Nevertheless, if you’ll want to high off your Marriott account to ebook your subsequent award keep, it could be worthwhile when you’ve got a ton of MGM Rewards factors at your disposal.
Sadly, remember the fact that each applications solely permit as much as 30,000 transferred factors per calendar 12 months.
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