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Marriott (Hotel Side) Extending 60% bonus (effectively 0.0078 cents/or) on purchase ($0.0125) of bonvoy points to 7/15/20. Was supposed to end today. Marriott must still be looking for cash.
So using to stay at a 50,000 point hotel is effectively costing $391 so maybe of value if current cash cost is more than $391. Makes much better value if you need the pts to complete a 4th night on points so you get the 5th night free.
Generally not a good idea to buy points unless you have a specific trip in mind where the purchase price of points is cheaper than the cash cost, typically at luxury hotels outside US (ie at Regis or JW Maldives) where cash cost can run over $1,000/night
So using to stay at a 50,000 point hotel is effectively costing $391 so maybe of value if current cash cost is more than $391. Makes much better value if you need the pts to complete a 4th night on points so you get the 5th night free.
Generally not a good idea to buy points unless you have a specific trip in mind where the purchase price of points is cheaper than the cash cost, typically at luxury hotels outside US (ie at Regis or JW Maldives) where cash cost can run over $1,000/night