Update 7/1/25: Back for 2025
Update 7/2/24: Deal is back for 2024.
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The Offer
- Marriott & United are offering a dual currency promotion.
- Must register for the Preferred Partnership Program first (Marriott Bonvoy members with Titanium and Ambassador Elite status and United MileagePlus Premier Gold, Platinum and 1K members enrolled in the Preferred Partnership Program):
- Sign up for the promotion here
- 750 bonus points will be awarded for eligible United flights, or 500 bonus miles will be awarded on stays at hotels participating in Marriott Bonvoy
Our Verdict
Free points/miles if you have upcoming stays/flights anyway.
“You’re Not Eligible
To link your accounts here, you need to be a Marriott Bonvoy® Titanium Elite or Marriott Bonvoy Ambassador Elite member. If you’re already a United MileagePlus® member with Premier® Gold status or higher, please visit the United MileagePlus® site to register for complimentary Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite status.”
“Our records indicate that you do not meet the eligibility requirements for this offer.
You must be a MileagePlus Premier® 1K®, Premier Platinum or Premier Gold member to register for complimentary Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite status.
If you’re a Marriott Bonvoy Titanium Elite or Ambassador Elite member requesting complimentary MileagePlus Premier Silver status, register through Marriott Bonvoy.”
Never hurts to sign up anyway… it’s not like we’re giving anything up by doing so… *reads the fine print* …what the
Marriott is determined to give everyone $0.05 and a loose cigarette every 100th time anyone opens an app ever. Insanely dumb rewards system at this point.
The Chase United Visa card just launched a custom promo for customers for Q3. Register: https://promo.united.com/offers/ChooseYourReward2024?
Got $100 or 8,200 miles or 420 PQP for $5500 spend till end of September. Not spectacular, but why not…
Nice, can’t wait to cross-earn in two of the worst rewards programs that will devalue in a blink!
Just registered, but dang, flew United 2 days ago, staying in Marriott now. I guess I won’t be getting anything.
I feel for you, bruh.
Thanks! Just activated through Bonvoy no problem.
I’m getting error message “MileagePlus Number is invalid” when I try to enter mine on Marriott.
Same
same here
Same – error
I was getting that error until I turned off my cookie blocker.