Marriott

Loyalty program design

Mar 16, 2026

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6 min read

Marriott Slows Status Inflation While Improving Certificate Redemptions

How the 25K certificate top-up and the 2026 Q1 promotion reveal the program’s current direction

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The Lab

Marriott Gift Cards at Hotels: A London Field Test

Mar 7, 2026

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6 min read

Marriott Gift Cards at Hotels: A London Field Test

Trying to trigger a £75 Amex rebate without booking a stay

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Points Experiences

How the Prague Marriott Moments Auction Actually Closed

Feb 18, 2026

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6 min read

How the Prague Marriott Moments Auction Actually Closed

Private Prague access, identical inventory, and two different clearing prices

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Program Mechanics

Feb 15, 2026

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5 min read

How Loyalty Programs Slow Status Inflation Without Announcing It

From double nights to brand-based caps in Marriott’s 2026 Q1 promotion

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Program Mechanics

Marriott Points Regularly Return to the Same Sale Price Range

Feb 8, 2026

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7 min read

Marriott Points Regularly Return to the Same Sale Price Range

What the Buy-Points History Actually Shows

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Points Experiences

A Live Look at a Marriott Moments Auction

Feb 6, 2026

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9 min read

A Live Look at a Marriott Moments Auction

Prague, David Černý, and How Identical Experiences Drift in Real Time

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Points Experiences

Feb 3, 2026

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6 min read

Berlin: A Gourmet Odyssey

How a long lunch, well-structured, can outperform a big night out

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Program Mechanics

Lifetime Platinum Is About to Be Everywhere

Jan 27, 2026

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7 min read

Lifetime Platinum Is About to Be Everywhere

How Marriott’s post-2020 mechanics turned an elite status into a default outcome

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Hotel Reviews

W Prague: Energy and Location in the Middle of the Trip

Jan 17, 2026

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6 min read

W Prague: Energy and Location in the Middle of the Trip

The anchor stay that gave the weekend momentum

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Buying Points

Same Offer. Same Household. Different Price.

Jan 13, 2026

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4 min read

Same Offer. Same Household. Different Price.

A small Marriott pricing anomaly inside a points multiplier offer

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Marriott

Jan 6, 2026

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6 min read

Why My 2026 Marriott Elite Nights Already Show 41 While Lifetime Status Stands Still

Understanding Marriott’s separate accounting for annual status and lifetime progress

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hotel strategy

Turning a $100 Splurge Credit into Immediate Marriott Reimbursement

Jan 4, 2026

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5 min read

Turning a $100 Splurge Credit into Immediate Marriott Reimbursement

A case study in redirecting an expiring retail credit abroad

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IHG

Prague in January: Allocating Three Hotel Programs on One Trip

Dec 28, 2025

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6 min read

Prague in January: Allocating Three Hotel Programs on One Trip

Certificates, expiry risk, FHR timing, and why sequencing mattered more than value

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hotel strategy

Dec 26, 2025

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7 min read

Marriott and Me

A cross-border Bonvoy strategy that delivers

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Marriott

Marriott Slows Status Inflation While Improving Certificate Redemptions

Marriott Gift Cards at Hotels: A London Field Test

How the Prague Marriott Moments Auction Actually Closed

How Loyalty Programs Slow Status Inflation Without Announcing It

Marriott Points Regularly Return to the Same Sale Price Range

A Live Look at a Marriott Moments Auction

Berlin: A Gourmet Odyssey

Lifetime Platinum Is About to Be Everywhere

W Prague: Energy and Location in the Middle of the Trip

Same Offer. Same Household. Different Price.

Why My 2026 Marriott Elite Nights Already Show 41 While Lifetime Status Stands Still

Turning a $100 Splurge Credit into Immediate Marriott Reimbursement

Prague in January: Allocating Three Hotel Programs on One Trip

Marriott and Me

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