How to use Marriott Bonvoy annual choice benefits and milestones

What benefits and awards does Marriott Bonvoy list?

The Marriott Bonvoy benefits menu lists Member, Silver Elite, Gold Elite, Platinum Elite, Titanium Elite and Ambassador Elite. [6] The programme rules are marked as updated October 2026. [5] Room upgrades can be obtained with points or cash for a better view or larger suite at select hotels and resorts, and awards are applied during booking. [7] Free Night Awards are redeemable at thousands of properties worldwide with varying point values, and Nightly Upgrade Awards are requested after booking and are available to Gold Elite members and above. [7] Lifetime Elite status is Silver, Gold and Platinum status that never expires. [1]

When do you have to request or apply a hotel award?

Timing depends on the award. Marriott Bonvoy room upgrade awards are applied during booking and are available at select hotels and resorts. [7] A Nightly Upgrade Award is requested after the stay has been booked, from the Confirmation or Reservation Details page, and is open to Gold Elite members and above. [7]

Marriott Bonvoy requires Qualifying Activity at least once every 24 months to retain accumulated points, awards and other benefits. Qualifying Activity includes earning or redeeming points or miles, purchasing points, completing a Qualifying Stay, or converting points or miles with designated partners. Gifting, transferring or receiving points from another member does not count. [5]

An award redeemed before points forfeiture remains valid unless it is cancelled after the points expiration date. If it is cancelled after the applicable points expiration date and the member has not completed Qualifying Activity to extend that date, the points used for the award expire. [5]

Account inactivity and forfeiture

If an account has no Qualifying Activity for 24 consecutive months, all accumulated points, awards and other benefits are forfeited and cannot be reinstated. [5] An account that remains inactive for five consecutive years may be deactivated. [5]

Exceptions and limits

• Points in Lifetime Elite Status accounts are not currently subject to expiration, but Marriott Bonvoy may apply an expiration policy to those accounts in the future. [5]
• Marriott may terminate the Loyalty Program in whole or in part with six months' advance notice to active members, or with less notice where required or permitted by applicable law; after the termination effective date members may not accumulate points, claim awards or claim Loyalty Program benefits or amenities, and unredeemed points, awards, benefits or other Loyalty Program value are forfeited after the applicable notice period, except as otherwise expressly stated by the Company or required by applicable law. [5]
• A member who cancels their own account may no longer earn, redeem, transfer, convert or use points, miles, awards, Elite Night Credits, elite status, lifetime elite status, benefits or other Loyalty Program value associated with the account, and the account, membership number, account access, unredeemed points, awards and other benefits, and any achieved elite status or lifetime elite status, are cancelled or forfeited immediately and may not be reinstated or transferred, except as expressly permitted by the Company or required by applicable law. [5] Cancellation may also affect pending or unused awards, Free Night Awards, Nightly Upgrade Awards, benefits, reservations, transactions or other activity associated with the account. [5]
• The Company's decisions regarding actions and remedies are at the Company's sole discretion and final. [5]

Frequently asked questions

Can Marriott Bonvoy change programme rules and rewards?

Marriott and its travel partners have the right, without limitation, to change, limit, modify or cancel programme rules, regulations, rewards and reward levels at any time, with or without notice, and accumulating points or miles does not entitle members to any vested rights with respect to points, miles, rewards or programme benefits. [2]

Do points and awards disappear if a member has no qualifying activity?

Members need Qualifying Activity at least once every 24 months; without it, all accumulated points, awards and other benefits are forfeited and cannot be reinstated, and an account inactive for five consecutive years may be deactivated. [5]

When can a Nightly Upgrade Award be requested?

After the stay is booked, from the Confirmation or Reservation Details page, and it is available to Gold Elite members and above. [7]

Do points in a Lifetime Elite account expire?

Not currently, but Marriott Bonvoy may apply an expiration policy to those accounts in the future. [5]

What happens to an award cancelled after a member's points expire?

If the cancellation falls after the applicable points expiration date and the member has not completed Qualifying Activity to extend that date, the points used for the award expire. [5]

Related pages

Programme status: Marriott Bonvoy status, Hilton Honors status, World of Hyatt status. Awards: hotel suite upgrade awards. Concepts: elite tier ladders and the glossary of frequent flyer terms.

Sources

Sources accessed on 18 October 2026.

1. Marriott Bonvoy member benefits and elite levels, checked 18 October 2026
2. Marriott Bonvoy Loyalty Program Terms & Conditions overview, checked 18 October 2026
3. Marriott Bonvoy Loyalty Program Terms & Conditions, checked 18 October 2026
4. Marriott Bonvoy points-to-miles page with member benefits menu, checked 18 October 2026
5. Marriott Bonvoy redeem points and awards page, checked 18 October 2026