The Ultimate Guide to Marriott Bonvoy Elite Status 2024
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- Опубликовано: 30 июл 2024
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Everything you need to know about earning Marriott Bonvoy Elite Status.
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0:00 Start Here
0:29 Levels of Marriott Bonvoy Elite Status
2:47 Shortcut to Marriott Bonvoy Elite Status
7:59 Stacking Nights
9:13 Benefits of Nights
10:51 Marriott Bonvoy Elite Status Benefits
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🛌 I work to towards Platinum or Titanium status annually and I'm also a Front Office Supervisor during the evening shift, so I've spent over 300 nights per year (staying or working) at Marriott properties over the past 6 years. Lots of good tips in the video.
I would love to upgrade everyone, but it's just not possible. Only 15% of our hotel are upgraded rooms / suites, but about 75% of our nightly guests have Gold status or higher. We do our best and never leave an upgraded room unused. I apologize if you don't get upgraded, but I truly hope everyone enjoys their stay.
Forget upgrades. Bring back (quality) lounges and make benefits easy to understand (for staff!) and uniform. And do something with breakfast. Better yet, Go Hilton route and give F&B credit instead.
Titanium here! I start with +30 nights each year from two credit cards (personal +15 and business +15). I try to take advantage of the double nights promo that Marriott has been running Feb-April the last few years. I find that is a great way to get a big jumpstart towards status renewal.
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1) platinum 8 years in, 481 nights.
2) best experience was an upgrade to the penthouse at the renaissance in Providence. It was basically an apartment.
3) we see the value in platinum as having nearly 15% back on our spend in points when using the brand cards. The lounges also save us a lot of money and we typically tend to spend the saving on nicer dinners and have breakfast and a lite lunch in the lounges. Ultimately we reallocate that spend to experiences to stretch the budget and experiences.
Platinum, late checkout and the free breakfast. Planning on visiting the Marriott Maldives from the 250k welcome bonus on the business card.❤
Titanium member for 7 years, so 3 years from lifetime platinum. Only benefit really is late checkout and lounge access at hotels that have this. The bonvoy program is too saturated with elite members to get much comp upgrades at check-in.
I've had a 100% suite upgrade rate as a Platinum.. even at the Ritz. Stop staying in the US.
I’m lifetime platinum as well as titanium and I always get an upgrade
I call ahead and ask, never been refused. The titanium is worth it for the suite upgrades at the ritz
@@bourbontraveler it’s unrealistic to expect that though and rare unless you are very aggressive in asking or making this a priority. I work in the industry and on any given day 40% of the guests in a Marriott hotel have gold or above status.
@@Trinity-ooof it hasn’t been for me
I plan ahead
My experience is when staying at US hotel chains they tend not to give elite upgrades to suites. However if you travel to Europe or Asia, I seem to be upgraded quite often. I have Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Titanium and Hilton Diamond and IHG Platinum.
Did you get the Hyatt as status match?
🛏️ Platinum with AMEX Bonvoy Brilliant. Best experience so far was a Free Upgrade to a Suite in Costa Rica (on a point redemption stay), with a handwritten note from Manager and local chocolate basket gift. The staff treated us like royalty. Used to be Hilton loyalist but after using Marriott for the past few years my allegiance is solidly Bonvoy.
Additional note, we had stayed at a different Bonvoy property the previous night and they approved a 4 pm checkout at last minute without hesitation. The late checkout alone is why I consider the Bonvoy Brilliant card a keeper.
My loyalty is to my bank account and sanity. Which is why I stopped staying at Marriott.
Can I use your bonvoy number ?
🛏️(🛌 and extra bed?) Titanium Elite as of last year when I started a job with travel. My experience with status in Asia was hit or miss (Tokyo so that could be the reason). Personally I have a sweet spot for Ritz Carlton’s and plan to get the Ritz Card on my anniversary with Chase, although they are 50/50 with my status they are generally the nicest and most accommodating compared to others (except for Chicago they seemed very rude for some odd reason). Due to liking Marriotts better and the service be generally better than Hiltons I don’t plan to change at all. But this year and my future travel plans may make me shuffle some things around.
11:03 late check is a game changer !! IMO that’s be best perk of any status. 🛌 ☀️. ( me waking up at noon )
1- GOLD, wish Ritz gave Platinum
2- Late check out
3- guarantee 4pm late check out . 😂
Just stayed at the Renaissance in Baltimore, just got upgraded from regular King Room to Club Level room on a Friday when I’m just Platinum status
Do you have both the united and delta high-premium cards? Which one do you like the best, and which one have you had the best experience with when traveling internationally? also which hotel chain to you like the best, and have had the best experience? I am caught between which airline and chain and I want to focus my spending on right now, united and Chase vs Amex and delta. same with the Marriott and Hilton.
These cc providers giving automatic elite status is indeed saturating the membership market because it is a very lucrative money maker for the brand and card companies. At this rate it’s going to be almost impossible to upgrade members unless you’re traveling outside of the US. This is why Delta had an almost near riot when they changed their membership program.
That's pretty much the case right now, outside of programs like Hyatt (where status has to be earned via lots of spend or stays, most of the time).
Delta upgrades are fine outside of hubs (in my experience out of SFO as a Diamond).
🛏️ platinum here. Should be lifetime soon. Loving the breakfast perks. I use it in Asia all the time.
I’m gold.
Thinking to work on my Hilton status
I have Lifetime Titanium and have for the past couple years been getting at least the time requirement for similar on Hilton through the Aspire AMEX, not only to have more choices on travels but also because Conrad properties have been consistently impressive.
Can you upgrade Chase Bonvoy cards (Bold -> Boundless -> Bountiful) like you would Amex Hilton Honors cards?
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Gold
Got a room upgrade at Ritz Key Biscayne
I have chase Boundless card and Amex Bus platinum. But I think I have to wait 2 years before I can get another Bonvoy card
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1. Platinum
2. 🤷🏻♂️
3. Depends on how true the rumors starting to circulate that Chase is in talks to relaunch the Ritz and maybe the business card?
Do you think it’s likely for Chase to do a relaunch?
I am already lifetime gold and this year is 9 of 10 for lifetime platinum (about 7 of those as Titanium Elite which I currently have and already got for next year) so I’ll max that lifetime platinum elite next year. I just signed up for the Boundless card so I can really stack those points. (I f’d up on a chase card when I was younger and they are just now letting me back into Chase after 13-14 years trying 😬) 🛏️
We're doing more Hilton/IHG/Hyatt 🛌 these days.
1. Marriott Gold
3. Burn a Delta Stays credit once a year.
Hi I have titanium love it room upgrades live in california so go to lake tahoe and San Francisco alot so love room views
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Off topic question asksebby..sorry in advance 😉 Other than Chase Ink preferred what's another biz credit card you recommend for shipping?
🛌 Platinum status working on lifetime. I hate the SNA’s stateside though. I’ve lost over 10 due to not being upgraded several times.
Quick question have bonvoy boundless and was awarded certificates last year that I just used. Question I had was adding the Amex business Bonvoy but would want to know if the 24 months rule would disqualify me from getting the 5 free 50k nights
I've had a 100% suite upgrade rate as a Marriott Platinum.. even at the Ritz. I never stay in the US. So I see no reason to shoot for Titanium.
I’m here to perform that St. Regis ritual.
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I have Platinum via my Brilliant card, which is better than the Gold I have through my Platinum card.
With MGM breaking up with Hyatt and hooking up with Marriott, I thought it was just an inconvenient switch for continued status matching.
No such luck - triply confirmed, there is no status match from Marriott to MGM.
Meanwhile, my ridiculous MGM Noir parents apparently now get Marriott Ambassador Elite, which they won’t even utilize.
I’m so annoyed at MGM, I could spit.
[eta] I live in Las Vegas, so MGM status was key for a bunch of stuff.
Start going on Royal Caribbean cruises. Get to Emerald status. Match to MGM Gold.
🛏Can you convert a Marriott Bonvoy Business or Marriott Bonvoy Business Premier to a RC? I know one is business and the other is personal, but looking into the Bonvoy Bus Premier and then convert to RC if possible. Thanks!
Nope, only cards by Chase can be changed to the RC
Sebby, is it true that if I hold the Ritz Carlton, I'm ineligible for the Bonvoy Brilliant SUB? The Ritz is my only Marriot card across both issuers.
That’s correct . I too only hold a Ritz. No SUB for us.
Why was there a creeper blowing up at 13:47???
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I am lifetime Silver status. I have reached Gold status 2 times and will reach 3rd time this year.
For me the best feature has been late checkout. I like to checkout between 12:30 and 1 PM instead of 11:00 AM. This allows me to explore and find a unique place to have breakfast away from the hotel. I would like to get up to lifetime Gold status for the added benefits (extra points, later checkout, welcome gifts, etc.).
🛏 I will hit Lifetime Platinum January 1. I have the R-C, Amex Business, and Chase Boundless (which I will convert to a 2nd R-C). Status is worth it to me.
You can have more than 1 RC?? That is awesome!
Can you really downgrade the brilliant? I’ve heard you can’t.
Nice video. 🛏
🛏️ Ritz-Carlton in the first 17 seconds? 😮 I downgraded my Bonvoy Brilliant to a 2nd Bonvoy since the dining credit was too annoying when stacked with Amex Gold/Platinum, so now I’m only Marriott Gold instead of Marriott Platinum. I’ve never been upgraded at Marriott hotels in my life (few international stays), so the status has never really helped me much.
I only really care about guaranteed late checkout, which you only get with Platinum. Hyatt is the only other chain with that. Everyone else, like Hilton, gives that perk at management discretion, which for all practical purposes means never.
I've had a 100% suite upgrade rate as a Platinum.. even at the Ritz. Not sure what you guys are doing..
I'm Bonvoy Platinum but didn't get "guaranteed" late checkout. Bonvoy is terrible in US. Wish I never had status so that I wouldn't get aggravation and wasted time and energy on vacation from not getting "guaranteed" benefits.
🛏So I have highest status with Hilton, Hyatt and IHG. Now Im working on Bonvoy. Going to get Brilliant later this year when offer goes higher (I'm skipping high offer now since I'm waiting to get under 5/24) Hope it works out!
What’s the ritual at cobalt?
The St. Regis ritual is sabrage, where a champagne bottle is opened with a literal saber 🍾🗡️ When it happens depends on the property, but I remember the St. Regis Beijing restarted their ritual in the lobby every weekday evening after Zero-COVID ended, and if you happen to be there means a complimentary glass or two of bubbly 🥂
I’m guessing Cobalt guests are invited to hold the bottle and swing the sword themselves
Hey Seb, will I be able to downgrade my Bevy to the bonvoy (legacy)?
Yes, if the Bevy is over a year old.
@@AskSebbyBusiness okay great, my year is June of 2024...collected the 100k upgrade bonus already...now I want my old bonvoy card back..thanks
Isn’t Chase Ritz Carlton still upgradeable? Like if you have one of the Chase Marriott Bonvoy cards that have at least $10,000 limit that you keep for at least one year and then you can upgrade to the Ritz-Carlton card?
Yes.
🛌 Thanks.
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Currently Gold
Lifetime goals
Platinum status for 10 years is easy but 600 nights 😮
Marriott brilliant + marriott business rollover nights ;)
I mostly stay at hiltons since im a diamond member but im slowly switching over to marriott but 600 nights is more then ill stay in a lifetime
You give off positive vibes in all your videos. Wonder what its like when you are pissed the hell 🤬😡👊💥off ehehehhe Like you get to the hotel and they dont have your reservation or your rental car.....Sebby becomes a 👺
Lmao what
TITANIUM DREAM DESTROYED!!I was all set to get Titanium status this year, as I have the Brilliant and Business so started out with 40 points and only 35 to go. My girlfriend had a bunch of points from her cards and we thought we would transfer them and I would get rooms with them. BUT they only allow you to transfer a limited amount of points so BOOM no Titanium. Still Platinum is almost as good. Only ONCE have gotten a room upgrade (and that was when I got gold).
My girlfriend is so happy because I was overly excited about it. "What do you really get from being TITANIUM???" and I said, "not much, who cares IT'S TITANIUM!!!!!!!"
Biggest advantages I enjoy with Titanium are United Silver status and higher bonus point earn
Do you find that they you get upgraded rooms more often than Platinum people do?
2:36 a ritual? Wtf?
I said the same. Like how he didn’t go more into that
The St. Regis ritual is sabrage, where a champagne bottle is opened with a literal saber 🍾🗡️ When it happens depends on the property, but I remember the St. Regis Beijing restarted their ritual in the lobby every weekday evening after Zero-COVID ended, and if you happen to be there means a complimentary glass or two of bubbly 🥂
I’m guessing Cobalt guests are invited to hold the bottle and swing the sword themselves
There's a loophole for stacking night is that u can bypass 40 night limit by getting Bonvoy cards from overseas but u need to be eligible to get one.
Big loophole if true. Got any data points to share?
@@gabrielavila2884 FlyerTalk has some DPs regards stacking nights with cards from multiple countries. personally from what I've witnessed Bonvoy cards issued by China Citic Bank and Amex Japan are able to do the trick.
@@gabrielavila2884 check out flyertalk, lots of dps for stacking up cards from multiple countries
@@gabrielavila2884 I personally do, but I had to open another account to combine with the current one, but banks from other countries may vary, other dps i saw online however they are all stackable
Performing a ritual?
Yes. Summoning more elevated offers.
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Love my Marriott Bonvoy Brillant card. 🛌🛌🛌🏨🏨🏨