Marriott Bonvoy
Marriott · Status currency: Elite Night Credits. Below is every elite tier and how to earn it. Work out your own path with the hotel status optimiser.
Elite tiers
| Tier | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Silver Elite | 10 nights |
| Gold Elite | 25 nights |
| Platinum Elite | 50 nights |
| Titanium Elite | 75 nights |
| Ambassador Elite | 100 nights and USD 23,000 spend |
Earning
- 1 elite night per night stayed1 Elite Night Credit per qualifying night at standard brands.
- 0.5 elite nights per night stayedBrands: Protea; City Express; Four Points Flex; Series by Marriott (ex-US/CAN/China)Half an elite night credit per night. Series by Marriott counts a full night inside the US, Canada and Greater China. Account summaries show whole credits only until two half-nights pair up.
- 10 base points per USD 110 base points per USD at standard brands; elite bonus on top.
- 5 base points per USD 1Brands: Element; Residence Inn; TownePlace Suites; Protea; Homes & Villas5 base points per USD.
- 5 base points per USD 1Brands: Marriott Executive Apartments5 base points per USD on the qualifying room rate (increased from 2.5, effective 12 Feb 2026).
- 5 base points per USD 1Brands: Apartments by Marriott Bonvoy5 base points per USD at Apartments by Marriott Bonvoy.
- 5 base points per USD 1Brands: City Express; Four Points Flex; Series by Marriott (ex-US/CAN/China)5 base points per USD. Series by Marriott earns the standard 10 points, and a full elite night credit, inside the US, Canada and Greater China; the lower rate applies elsewhere.
- 4 base points per USD 1Brands: StudioRes4 base points per USD. Marriott publishes no elite night credit for StudioRes stays.
Elite-night shortcuts
- Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant American ExpressUS-issued product+25 nights/yr · USAlso grants automatic Platinum Elite. Its 25 elite night credits stack with one business-card credit benefit — currently the 15 from the Bonvoy Business card — so 40 nights a year is the most the current card line-up can produce. That is arithmetic on today's cards, not a cap either company publishes.
- Marriott Bonvoy Bevy American ExpressUS-issued product+15 nights/yr · USPersonal card; annual benefit.
- Marriott Bonvoy Boundless (Chase)US-issued product+15 nights/yr · USPersonal card; annual benefit. Also earns 1 elite night credit per USD 5,000 spent, on top of the flat 15.
- Marriott Bonvoy Business American ExpressUS-issued product+15 nights/yr · US15 elite night credits each calendar year. American Express's terms allow one consumer-card credit benefit and one business-card credit benefit per Bonvoy account per year; on each side only the highest-credit card counts, whichever bank issued it. Neither company publishes a combined maximum.
- Marriott Bonvoy Bold (Chase)US-issued product+5 nights/yr · USNo-annual-fee entry card. Consumer-card credit benefits do not stack across issuers: a member gets one, at the level of the highest consumer card they hold. Chase's current terms name the product the Marriott Bonvoy Credit Card from Chase, while its marketing pages still say Bold.
Every card listed here is US-issued. No UK-issued card is modelled for this programme yet — that is a gap in our data, not a statement that none exists.
Status matches & challenges
- Premier Gold → Marriott Bonvoy Gold EliteStatus match
Register via United RewardsPlus; United Premier Gold and above (trial status ineligible).
- Aeroplan 50K → Marriott Bonvoy Gold EliteStatus match
Register via Marriott travel-partner portal; Aeroplan 50K/75K/Super Elite (25K/35K ineligible).
- Solitaire PPS Club / PPS Club / KrisFlyer Elite Gold → Marriott Bonvoy Gold EliteStatus match
Link KrisFlyer + Bonvoy accounts (account-holder names must match and remain identical). Eligible: Solitaire PPS Club, PPS Club and KrisFlyer Elite Gold members.
- Solitaire PPS Club / PPS Club / KrisFlyer Elite Gold → Marriott Bonvoy Platinum EliteChallenge
Complete 10 nights within 180 days.
After the Gold Elite match: 10 qualifying nights within 6 months of REGISTRATION in the Preferred Partnership Program (not of the Gold grant). Platinum Elite then holds for a minimum of 12 months. Eligible: the same three SQ tiers as the Gold match.
- MGM Rewards Pearl → Marriott Bonvoy Silver EliteStatus match
Link MGM Rewards account (Pearl or above); held by same person.
- KrisFlyer Elite Silver → Marriott Bonvoy Silver EliteChallenge
Complete 3 nights within 180 days.
Register in the Preferred Partnership Program; complete 3 qualifying nights within 6 months of registration. (Part D of the SQ travel-partner terms.)
- MGM Rewards Gold / Platinum → Marriott Bonvoy Gold EliteStatus match
Link MGM Rewards + Bonvoy accounts; primary account-holder names must match.
- MGM Rewards NOIR → Marriott Bonvoy Ambassador EliteStatus match
Link MGM Rewards + Bonvoy accounts; primary account-holder names must match.
- Cathay Silver / Gold / Diamond → Marriott Bonvoy Gold EliteStatus match
Register in the Preferred Partnership Program with an active, validated Cathay Silver, Gold or Diamond account. Cathay GREEN members are published as NOT eligible. Members who met the criteria of any status-match offering by Asia Miles Ltd (including this programme) are ineligible.
- Senator / HON Circle → Marriott Bonvoy Gold EliteStatus match
Register; Gold Elite held a minimum of 12 months provided the member remains SEN or HON respectively. First and last names must match on both accounts.
- M&M Gold / Lufthansa FTL credit cards (Deutsche Bank) → Marriott Bonvoy Silver EliteStatus match
Hold one of the four Deutsche Bank-issued cards (Miles & More Gold Credit Card / Business, Lufthansa Frequent Traveller Credit Card / Business); Silver Elite for the duration the card is held. Registration and account linking required.
- M&M Gold / Lufthansa FTL credit cards (Deutsche Bank) → Marriott Bonvoy Gold EliteChallenge
Complete 8 nights within 90 days.
From the card-granted Silver: accelerated Gold Elite (minimum one year) after 8 paid nights at listed properties within the first 90 days after registration.
- JMB (no status) → Marriott Bonvoy Silver EliteChallenge
Complete 6 nights within 180 days.
Accelerator: 6 Qualifying Nights at a Qualifying Rate within 6 months of registration, every Program Year.
- Crystal → Marriott Bonvoy Silver EliteChallenge
Complete 4 nights within 180 days.
Accelerator: 4 Qualifying Nights within 6 months of registration, every Program Year.
- Sapphire → Marriott Bonvoy Silver EliteStatus match
Complimentary Silver Elite every Program Year; registration required.
- Sapphire → Marriott Bonvoy Gold EliteChallenge
Complete 10 nights within 180 days.
Accelerator: 10 Qualifying Nights within 6 months, every Program Year.
- JGC Premier / Diamond / Diamond Metal → Marriott Bonvoy Gold EliteStatus match
Complimentary Gold Elite every Program Year. (JGC Premier additionally earns 10,000 Bonvoy points for 16 Qualifying Nights within 6 months; Diamond 15,000 — award currency, not modelled.)
- Diamond → Marriott Bonvoy Platinum EliteChallenge
Complete 10 nights within 180 days.
Accelerator: 10 Qualifying Nights within 6 months OF THE FIRST YEAR of the partnership (a one-off window, unlike Diamond Metal's recurring one).
- Diamond Metal → Marriott Bonvoy Platinum EliteChallenge
Complete 10 nights within 180 days.
Accelerator: 10 Qualifying Nights within 6 months, every Program Year.