Marriott and United Airlines have a partnership that allows select Bonvoy members to get MileagePlus status and vice versa.
There is now an additional promotion that allows you to earn 500 bonus miles for each Marriott stay and 750 bonus Bonvoy points for each United itinerary through December 9, 2023.
You can register for this offer on Marriott’s website here.
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If my reading is correct, the offer is open for Bonvoy Titanium and Ambassador, and MileagePlus Gold, Platinum, 1K, and Global Services members.
The offer is NOT available for Bonvoy members who have elected to earn miles for their stays instead of points.
· Members of both programs may apply for the Preferred Partnership Program, which is required for the promotion.
o Qualifying Marriott Bonvoy members can sign up here
o Qualifying United MileagePlus members can sign up atunited.com/marriottbonvoy.
· Once registered for the Preferred Partnership, members may register for the dual currency promotion at marriottbonvoy.com/earn-earn.
· Members who select miles as their earning preference in their Marriott Bonvoy account are not eligible for this promotion and will not receive the bonus.
· Eligible stays and flights must begin within the promotional period. This means roundtrip flights and/or hotel check in and completion of one night of the stay must start before December 9, 2023.
· Eligible stays and flights booked before October 10 and that fall within the promotional period will also count toward bonus points and miles.
· There is no limit on the number of eligible stays and flights if they comply with the terms and conditions of the promotion.
· Flights booked with miles or money and miles are not eligible for this promotion.
· Stayed booked with points do not count toward a qualifying stay. Stays must be paid for in cash.
Conclusion
It seems that the RewardsPlus has been renamed the Preferred Partnership Program, and I am unsure when this occurred.
The main benefits of this partnership are United Silver status for Marriott Titanium and Ambassador members and Marriot Gold for United Gold and higher.
This is the first time that Marriott and United run a cross-promotion that allows eligible members to earn points and miles for hotel stays and flights consumed through December 9, 2023.
Hyatt has teamed up with American and Accor with Air France-KLM, Qatar, and Qantas, and both partnership allows you to earn miles and points for stays and flights continuously.
Terms and Conditions of this offer:
This promotion is only open to Eligible Participants. An Eligible Participant is a person aged 18 or over and is a Marriott Bonvoy & United MileagePlus Preferred Partnership Program member (membership terms and conditions apply).
Marriott Bonvoy Titanium Elite or Ambassador Elite members who haven not enrolled in the Preferred Partnership Program, are eligible to register here and become eligible for the promotion.
United MileagePlus Premier Gold, Premier Platinum and Premier 1K members who have not enrolled in the Preferred Partnership Program, are eligible to register at united.com/MarriottBonvoy and become eligible for the promotion.
After registering for the Preferred Partnership Program, members need to register for this promotion at the Marriott Bonvoy® Travel Partner | United Airlines Landing Page between October 10, 2023, 12:00 AM EST and December 9, 2023, 11:59 PM EST (“promotion dates”).
Eligible Participants will earn 750 Marriott Bonvoy bonus points for each unique United travel itinerary documented with a confirmation number and completed between the promotion dates; provided, however, that travel for an itinerary must start no later than December 9, 2023, 11:59 PM EST to be eligible. Only itineraries with flights operated by United or United Express are eligible. Flights booked with miles or money and miles are not eligible for this promotion.
Eligible Participants will earn 500 United MileagePlus miles per qualifying stay with hotels participating in the Marriott Bonvoy program completed by December 9, 2023. The stay is eligible for the bonus if the Eligible Participant checks in and completes one (1) night of their stay prior to December 9, 2023, 11:59 PM EST. Point purchases or redemptions do not count toward a qualifying stay. Stay must be paid for in cash.
Members who select miles as their earning preference in their Marriott Bonvoy account are not eligible for this promotion and will not receive the bonus, even if the other terms and conditions of this offer have been met. Eligible Participant must select Marriott Bonvoy points as their earning preference.
All Marriott Bonvoy loyalty program terms and conditions apply and are subject to change with or without notice. See here for more information.
MileagePlus terms and conditions: Miles accrued, awards, and benefits issued are subject to change and are subject to the rules of the United MileagePlus® program, including without limitation the Premier® program, (the “MileagePlus Program”) which are expressly incorporated herein. Please allow 6-8 weeks after completed qualifying activity for miles to post to your account. United® may change the MileagePlus Program including, but not limited to, rules, regulations, travel awards and special offers or terminate the MileagePlus Program at any time and without notice. United and its subsidiaries, affiliates and agents are not responsible for any products or services of other participating companies and partners. Taxes and fees related to award travel are the responsibility of the member. Bonus award miles, award miles and any other miles earned through non-flight activity do not count toward qualification for Premier status unless expressly stated otherwise. The accumulation of mileage or Premier status or any other status does not entitle members to any vested rights with respect to the MileagePlus Program. All calculations made in connection with the MileagePlus Program, including without limitation with respect to the accumulation of mileage and the satisfaction of the qualification requirements for Premier status, will be made by United Airlines® and MileagePlus in their discretion and such calculations will be considered final. Information in this communication that relates to the MileagePlus Program does not purport to be complete or comprehensive and may not include all of the information that a member may believe is important, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to all of the information on the united.com website and the MileagePlus Program rules. United and MileagePlus are registered service marks. For complete details about the MileagePlus Program, go to united.com.
Posting of Bonus Miles/Points: All miles and points earned by each eligible participant from qualifying activity will be credited into the member’s account no later than December 31, 2023. United Airlines, Inc. will not be responsible for technical problems with Marriott’s postings, or failures or delays in postings by Marriott, that would render any activity as ineligible under this promotion. Marriott International, Inc. will not be responsible for technical problems with MileagePlus postings, or failures or delays in postings by United, that would render any activity as ineligible under this promotion.
This promotion may be combined with other promotions in market during the same time; however, earnings are exclusive of each other. Promotion is applicable to individual members only and not to groups. Void where prohibited by law.
This offer is non-transferable.
Marriott International and United Airlines reserve the right to withdraw the promotion or amend these terms and conditions without prior notice at any time, for whatever reason, and without any liability to customers for doing so.
By taking part in this promotion, participants agree to the personal data they supply being used by Marriott International Inc in accordance with its Privacy Statement found here and by United Airlines in accordance with its Privacy Policy found at united.com/web/en-US/content/privacy.aspx.
MileagePlus and its subsidiaries, affiliates and agents are not responsible for any products or services of the Marriott Loyalty Program, its corporate parent Marriott International, Inc., or any of its respective subsidiaries, affiliates or agents, or of any other participating companies or partners.
