People have mixed feelings about the new Bonvoy hotel loyalty program. Prior to the merger, Starwood and Marriott loyalists enjoyed what each hotel program offered at the time and were resistant to change. When Marriott bought Starwood, everyone worried how points would be valued when the two loyalty programs were combined. Many believed they did an excellent job in the points valuation when they made 1 Starpoint = 3 Marriott points. Since then, the now combined program has made further changes and is now known as Bonvoy. There is a lot of value to be found in this program, so let’s take a look at how to search and book your upcoming award stay.
Searching For An Award Night
First you must go to the Marriott website
Then once you are on the homepage, enter your search criteria. Enter your destination, dates of your stay and number of rooms and guests. Be sure to select the “Use Points” box. Then click “FIND HOTELS”
Your search results will show here. Notice how the points per night are shown for each property. Next to the points price, you’ll see the cash price displayed as well. This is extremely helpful so that you can crunch the numbers to see if using points makes sense to you. If you value your points at a certain price, this would be the time to determine if you should book an award stay or a paid stay.
Once you have found the property that you like, click “VIEW RATES”
On this page, you can check out the room details. To proceed, click “SELECT” on the room category that you wish to book
At this point, you will be prompted to sign in to your Marriott Bonvoy account if you haven’t already done so. Enter your login credentials and click “SIGN IN”
Here you will finalize your reservation. To finish booking, click “BOOK NOW”. Afterwards, you will receive confirmation emails for your award stay.
Conclusion
The new Bonvoy hotel loyalty program is very easy to use and there is a lot of value to be found from it. The new program boasts a huge worldwide footprint, so finding a property at your desired location shouldn’t be difficult at all. There are multiple cards from two banks that earn points in the Bonvoy program. Also, earning points with paid stays at Marriott properties is a great way to earn a significant amount of points. With this helpful guide, you can book an award stay for your next vacation and save a lot of money.