Marriott Unveils First Global Promotion of 2026 With Bonus Points and Elite Night Credits

Marriott Bonvoy® has officially announced its first global systemwide promotion for 2026. It gives members a valuable opportunity to earn bonus points and accelerate elite status progress this spring with bonus Elite Night Credits.

The new offer provides 2,500 bonus Marriott Bonvoy® points per stay along with an additional incentive that rewards travelers for exploring different Marriott brands. Members can also earn one Elite Night Credit for each different Marriott Bonvoy® brand where they complete a stay during the promotional period (February 25th and May 10th).

This combination makes the promotion especially appealing for frequent travelers who book short stays (like me) as well as those willing to strategically split longer trips into multiple one-night stays across different brands.

Under the promotion, members will earn:

• 2,500 bonus Marriott Bonvoy® points for every eligible stay completed worldwide
• One Elite Night Credit for each different Marriott Bonvoy® brand stayed at during the promo period

This structure encourages brand variety and hotel hopping while allowing travelers to stack rewards faster than with a standard points-only promotion. These must be paid stays as award nights do not count.

Members must register to participate. This seems to have launched early as I was just able to register through the app (while the site is giving me an error). Registration officially opens tomorrow, February 10th.

Terms & Conditions:

• Registration of your Marriott Bonvoy® Account is required.
• Marriott Bonvoy members who register for this promotion between 12:00am on February 10, 2026, and 11:59pm on April 26, 2026, will earn 2,500 bonus Points on each post-registration eligible paid stay during the 75-day promotion earning period.
• In addition, you will earn one bonus Elite Night Credit for each different eligible hotel brand at which you stay during the 75-day promotion earning period.
• The promotion earning period is for eligible paid stays completed between 12:00am on February 25, 2026, and 11:59pm on May 10, 2026, and is only for stays booked through Marriott Channels and other Qualifying Channels which include, but are not limited to: Marriott Websites, the Mobile Apps, Participating Properties, and the Customer Engagement Centers.
• A “stay” is defined as consecutive nights spent at the same property on a points-eligible rate, regardless of check-in/check-out activity, under the same one reservation or multiple back-to-back reservations.
• Please note that a hotel must participate in Marriott Bonvoy at the time of the stay to qualify as a stay under the promotion terms.
• There is no limit to the number of completed eligible paid stays a Member can earn bonus Points and bonus Elite Night Credit on during the promotion earning period.
• Only eligible paid stays completed after promotion registration and during the promotion earning period will qualify for any bonus Points and bonus Elite Night Credits earned with this promotion.
• Eligible paid stays at Homes & Villas by Marriott Bonvoy are eligible for promotional credit.
• For eligible paid stays at Homes & Villas by Marriott Bonvoy, these bonus Points and bonus Elite Night Credit will be posted up to 6 weeks after the promotion earning period ends.
• Award redemption stays, including Cash + Points Awards, Free Night Awards, or a Points redemption stay, are not eligible for the promotion.
• Rates available through most third-party online retailers and select travel agency rates do not qualify for this promotion (“Non-Qualifying Rate”).
• Stays at BVLGARI, The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, Marriott Executive Apartments®, and owner-occupied weeks at Marriott Vacation Club®, Grand Residences by Marriott®, Marriott Grand Residence Club, Sheraton Vacation Club, Westin Vacation Club, The Ritz-Carlton Club, The St. Regis Residence Club, and The Luxury Collection Residence Club, are not eligible for bonus Points or bonus Elite Night Credits for this promotion.
• Only one room at one property per stay is counted toward a member’s eligible paid stays for the promotion.
• The 2,500 bonus Points will be awarded to the member’s Account within 10 business days after checkout and will post with the stay.
• One bonus Elite Night Credit per each brand stay will be posted up to 6 weeks after the Promotion has ended.
• Elite Night Credits will count only toward the status year in which they are posted.
• A Member who elects to earn Miles is not eligible for this promotion.
• Employees of Marriott International, Inc. and its subsidiaries and all other associates working at Marriott franchised, owned, leased, and managed locations are eligible to participate in the promotion and earn bonus Points and bonus Elite Night Credit on eligible paid stays.
• Marriott reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to prevent, cancel, reconcile, or otherwise refuse to honor any transaction related to the promotion if Marriott suspects there has been fraudulent activity related to the transaction.
• For a list of properties currently participating in Marriott Bonvoy, visit Marriott Bonvoy.
• All Marriott Bonvoy terms and conditions apply.
• See Terms & Conditions for more information. Visit http://marriottbonvoy.com/2500andMore or call 888-MARRIOTT (888-627-7468) for complete details.

Anthony’s Take: This is a pretty cool promotion. I love that one-night stays count and this has the fun element of trying to stay at as many brands as possible.

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