Last updated: October 7, 2026
Marriott Bonvoy is selling points with a bonus of up to 55% on purchases of 2,000 or more points. The window runs from 9:00 a.m. ET on September 29, 2026 through 11:59 p.m. ET on November 23, 2026. The sources we checked call it the largest Marriott purchase bonus since 2020, and the annual limit is raised to 200,000 points, up from the usual 150,000.
At the full 55% the price comes to about 0.81¢ per point received. A purchase of exactly 1,000 points gets no bonus and costs about 1.25¢ each, so the minimum for the bonus matters. The bonus points do not count toward the 200,000 annual limit. Marriott can also target offers, so the bonus on your screen is the offer, not the headline.
Before you buy points: Run your spending through the credit card rewards calculator. A buy-points sale does not fix a wallet that should be earning a transferable currency. Chase Ultimate Rewards, Amex Membership Rewards and Bilt points all transfer to Marriott at 1:1, and Chase is running a 70% transfer bonus to Marriott through October 15.
The deal, in one table
| Detail | What the sources say |
|---|---|
| Window | September 29, 2026 (9:00 a.m. ET) to November 23, 2026 (11:59 p.m. ET) |
| Bonus | Up to 55% on purchases of 2,000 points or more. 1,000 points gets no bonus |
| Price | About 0.81¢ at 55%. About 1.25¢ with no bonus |
| Annual limit | 200,000 points purchased per year this promotion. Bonus points do not count toward it |
| Posting | Up to 72 hours. User reports average closer to 6 hours |
| New accounts | Members must wait about 30 days before they can buy points |
| Status | Purchased points do not earn elite credit |
Is 0.81¢ a good price?
Our planning value for a Marriott point is 0.75¢, The Points Guy’s October 2026 valuation. That makes 0.81¢ a fair price, not a steal. A point you buy at this sale costs roughly what it returns on an average redemption. The sale is worth it only when the stay you want prices out better than average, or when you are a few thousand points short of a booking you have already found.
Check the cash rate and the points price on the same night before you buy. Marriott uses peak and off-peak pricing, so the same room can cost very different amounts on different dates. A cheap off-peak night is where this sale does the most good.
When a transfer is better
If you hold Chase Ultimate Rewards, the Chase to Marriott 70% bonus turns 1,000 Ultimate Rewards into 1,700 Marriott points, but it ends October 15. After that date, you are comparing cash against the points you would otherwise spend elsewhere. Marriott points can also move on to airlines at 3:1 with a 5,000-mile bonus per 60,000 points, which is why a 15% Marriott to Aeroplan bonus is on the tracker too.
Our verdict
Buy only for a stay you have already priced and where a transfer cannot cover it. Do not stockpile. At about 0.81¢ against a 0.75¢ planning value, the sale makes Marriott points cost a little more than they are worth, which is only attractive if you were going to pay cash for the same night.
Offers can end early or change. Confirm the bonus, the price, the cap and the tax on your own account before you pay. Checked October 7, 2026. The full list of live sales is on the point sales page, and card transfer bonuses are on the transfer bonuses page.
