Marriott Bonvoy Promo 2025: Double Elite Nights & Bonus Points

A couple of weeks ago, Marriott Bonvoy opened registration for its first global promotion of 2025, and this promotion is now live for stays as of today. This is an offer that I’m sure many people will be excited about, given that it can help you fast track elite status, and also earn bonus points. It’s also almost identical to the promotion that the program offered around the same time last year.

Marriott Bonvoy early 2025 promotion details

With Marriott Bonvoy’s new global promotion:

• Members can earn 1,000 bonus Bonvoy points per eligible paid night
• Members can earn one bonus elite qualifying night per eligible paid night

Registration is required for this promotion, and as you’d expect, there are some details to be aware of:

• The promotion is valid for stays between February 11 and April 29, 2025, regardless of when they’re booked
• Registration is required prior to your first eligible stay, and registration closes on April 14, 2025; if you’re having issues with the link, log into your Marriott Bonvoy account and go to the “promotions” tab
• Only stays paid with cash qualify toward this promotion, so award stays (including Cash + Points stays) don’t qualify
• The bonus points and bonus elite nights will post within 10 business days of checking out of a hotel
• There’s no limit to how many bonus points or bonus elite nights you can earn (beyond the limit of how many nights you can stay during the promotion period)
• You must select Bonvoy points as your points earning preference (rather than airline miles)
• You can only earn this bonus for one room booked per stay (so if you book multiple rooms, you wouldn’t earn this multiple times)

How valuable is this Marriott Bonvoy promotion?

While not the most exciting thing on earth, this is one of the better promotions we’ve seen from Marriott Bonvoy. A few thoughts:

• I value Marriott Bonvoy® points at 0.7 cents each, meaning that you’re earning an incremental $7 in points per eligible paid night; that’s obviously more lucrative for a stay at an inexpensive property than at an expensive property
• Then you earn two elite nights per eligible paid night, which can help you qualify for elite status twice as fast
• I like how you’re awarded per night rather than per stay, so it doesn’t incentivize constantly hopping around, like some other promotions we’ve seen from the program in the past
• I appreciate that the offer kicks in starting with the first stay, unlike some of Marriott’s past promotions, which only kick in starting with the second stay
• I find it strange how strongly Marriott is discouraging award stays for the purposes of promotions, as they don’t qualify

It’s interesting how Marriott Bonvoy has way too many elite members to consistently deliver on benefits and manage expectations, yet the program also has promotions like this, offering double elite nights. Then again, I guess given that you can earn Platinum status in the United States just for having a credit card, this is only fair for those abroad.

Normal Marriott Bonvoy® points earning rates

Not factoring in this promotion, Marriott Bonvoy members ordinarily earn:

• 10x Bonvoy points per dollar spent at most brands
• 5x Bonvoy points per dollar spent at select limited service brands

Then there are elite bonuses:

• Silver Elite members earn 10% bonus points
• Gold Elite members earn 25% bonus points
• Platinum Elite members earn 50% bonus points
• Titanium Elite & Ambassador Elite members earn 75% bonus points

The above doesn’t include the points you can earn for credit card spending at hotels:

• You can earn up to 6x Bonvoy points per dollar spent on most co-branded Marriott cards, including the the Marriott Bonvoy Business® American Express® Card (review) and Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant® American Express® Card (review)
• Otherwise, you can earn up to 3x transferable points on hotel spending (with Amex Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards, or Citi ThankYou)

As an Ambassador member with a co-branded credit card, I ordinarily earn 23.5x Bonvoy points per dollar spent at full service brands. At a valuation of 0.7 cents per point, that’s like a ~16% return on hotel spending.

Bottom line

Marriott Bonvoy has launched its first global promotion of 2025, so make sure you register. With this, members can earn 1,000 bonus points plus one bonus elite night for every eligible paid night during the promotion period.

By my valuation, this promotion offers an incremental return of $7 per night, plus you earn double elite nights, which can get you to status faster.

What do you make of Marriott Bonvoy’s global promotion?