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HDFC Marriott Bonvoy Card

So I'll only get points for the Booking I make the Welcome Benefit is a 1 night voucher amounting upto 15k points?

Is it worthy I only have this Booking no future bookings or anything. So what would be your advice on this?
If you can use even 1 night a year in say a courtyard or similar property each year, go for it. I see a lot of properties with price around 7-10 k INR available under 15k points

Yes, the welcome/renewal benefit is a 1 night voucher upto 15k points. You can top up another 15k points (if you have) to make booking for hotels where 1 nights is upto 30k points for example I had a 1 night voucher upto 40k for reaching titanium (75 nights) last year, I used the voucher and 4k points for an hotel in Dublin which was available for 44k points
 
If you can use even 1 night a year in say a courtyard or similar property each year, go for it. I see a lot of properties with price around 7-10 k INR available under 15k points

Yes, the welcome/renewal benefit is a 1 night voucher upto 15k points. You can top up another 15k points (if you have) to make booking for hotels where 1 nights is upto 30k points for example I had a 1 night voucher upto 40k for reaching titanium (75 nights) last year, I used the voucher and 4k points for an hotel in Dublin which was available for 44k points
Any idea on approval and all from HDFC as I have Swiggy CC so can I get it easily basis shared limit?? And how many days does it take for overall with delivery I stay in Mumbai...
 
Anyone has any idea when are elite night credits for this card supposed to post. For the US based Marriott cards (Amex / Chase), the nights always post on 1st January (except 1st year where they post within a few weeks from card opening).

I was thinking that the nights posting for cards will be same globally, but as my nights for 2025 didn't post yet, I am guessing they will post with card anniversary. Has the nights posted for anyone this year (2025)?
 
Anyone has any idea when are elite night credits for this card supposed to post. For the US based Marriott cards (Amex / Chase), the nights always post on 1st January (except 1st year where they post within a few weeks from card opening).

I was thinking that the nights posting for cards will be same globally, but as my nights for 2025 didn't post yet, I am guessing they will post with card anniversary. Has the nights posted for anyone this year (2025)?
Elite nights posted after the card renewal within a month or so. For example I applied in Nov 2023 got nights in dec 2023 and dec 2024
 
Elite nights posted after the card renewal within a month or so. For example I applied in Nov 2023 got nights in dec 2023 and dec 2024
According to t&c, elite nights expires on 31st December irrespective of card anniversary date (or when they were posted). What is impact of that?

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Also, if points required for a hotel is more than 15k, can i avail that one free night by paying difference. My guess is it is no.
 
The impact is u plan ur nights and stays accordingly. The whole of 2023 I stayed about 17 nights at Marriott so when this 10 came in dec23 became gold for 2024. Used this nicely got breakfast and many suite upgrades. Breakfast they just give bcos we ask. But I got free breakfast on all stays as gold than the year before when I was silver where I got only for 50% stays. Only if platinum they have to give, rest all depends. What I noticed is I get suite if hotel is empty. So just check how busy is hotel how many categories rooms left etc in bonvoy app.
So this year in 2024 I stayed exactly 15 nights plus got 10 in dec24. So will be gold for 2025. I can’t go beyond this bcos I am using Accor as well
 
The impact is u plan ur nights and stays accordingly. The whole of 2023 I stayed about 17 nights at Marriott so when this 10 came in dec23 became gold for 2024. Used this nicely got breakfast and many suite upgrades. Breakfast they just give bcos we ask. But I got free breakfast on all stays as gold than the year before when I was silver where I got only for 50% stays. Only if platinum they have to give, rest all depends. What I noticed is I get suite if hotel is empty. So just check how busy is hotel how many categories rooms left etc in bonvoy app.
So this year in 2024 I stayed exactly 15 nights plus got 10 in dec24. So will be gold for 2025. I can’t go beyond this bcos I am using Accor as well
You got in December and then expired on 31st December. Is that same year or next year?
 
According to t&c, elite nights expires on 31st December irrespective of card anniversary date (or when they were posted). What is impact of that?

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Also, if points required for a hotel is more than 15k, can i avail that one free night by paying difference. My guess is it is no.
I am Marriott Titanium and also Lifetime platinum and understand Bonvoy program very well.

Marriott Bonvoy earning/qualification period is calendar year so when you get ENC (Elite Night Credits) any time during the year, they count for the same calendar year qualification and ENC counter gets reset to 0 on Jan 1

Yes, Bonvoy allows a topup of 15k points so you can pay extra points as long as the hotel is <= 30k points (15 cert + points you pay from your Bonvoy account. I recently stayed at a hotel what the booking needed 19.5 k points so I used hdfc cert + 4.5k points (Reservation page shows the option)
 
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