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Marriott currently has a promotion where you can buy points with a 40% bonus until March 22, 2021. The bonus percentage increases the higher your status with Marriott up to a maximum of 60%.
Buy Points Here
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The maximum you can buy in a calendar year is 100,000 excluding bonus. That’ll be 140,000 as a new member or 160,000 as a Titanium member. For said 100,000 you’ll have to fork out $1,250. With the minimum bonus that works out at 0.89Cent a point or for us Brits 0.62 Pence a point.
Marriott Bonvoy 5th Night Free
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140,000 is a good number of Marriott Bonvoy points to have. All Marriott category 5 hotels cost 35,000 points per night at a standard rate. The reason 140,000 is a good number to have is that Marriott offers the 5th night free.
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Trump Turnberry is a category 5 hotel so 140,000 for 5 nights including the 1 night free. As you can see, the cash rate for the same dates will run you £1,400 in mid-May.
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Buying 140,000 Marriott Bonvoy points for £880~ and booking Trump Turnberry for example represents a saving of £520 or 37%. Or if you prefer turning those points that you bought for 0.62 pence each have been cashed in for 1p a point.
Why Trump Turnberry?
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There are plenty of Marriott hotels this applies to around the world. With everything that’s going on plus Turnberry being one of the best hotels in the UK (IMO). Spending 5 nights there would be a delight, especially if the sun comes out. You’ll defo want to include a Sunday night and sample their Sunday roasts and the Battle in the Dunes restaurant.