How To Status Match United To Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite
/United MileagePlus members with Gold, Platinum and Premier 1K status can match to Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite, the 3rd Marriott tier. Here’s how to complete the match, plus a guide to all the Marriott Gold Elite benefits and how to get bonus United Miles.
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Status Matching United To Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite
Thanks to their preferred partnership, United Premier Gold, Premier Platinum and Premier 1K members can status match to Marriott Gold Elite. Unlike other status matches, they’ve also made the process incredibly easy.
Simply head to the dedicated United to Marriott Status Match Page, enter your United MileagePlus number, United password and email. Accept the terms and conditions and then click ‘Register for Status’. Once you’ve done that, just follow the on-screen instructions to complete the status match.
Benefits of Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite Status
Marriott Bonvoy have 6 membership tiers (Member, Silver Elite, Gold Elite, Platinum Elite, Titanium Elite and Ambassador Elite). By status matching to Gold Elite from United, you’re skipping out on the usual 25 nights/year requirement. Gold Elite status comes with all of the following benefits:
25% More Marriott Points - On Room Rate, Room Charges, Dining, Spa etc. (Gold & Up)
Room Upgrade - Availability-Dependent (Gold & Up)
2pm Late Checkout - Availability-Dependent (Gold & Up)
250-500 Point Stay Welcome Bonus - Brand-Dependent (Gold & Up)
Free Faster Internet (Gold & Up)
Member Rates (Member & Up)
Mobile Check-In and Mobile Key (Member & Up)
Transfer Marriott Points to United For Bonus Miles
If you’re taking advantage of the United to Marriott status match, you’ll likely accrue a number of Marriott points. If you’d prefer United Miles, you can take advantage of the United-Marriott preferred partnership and earn bonus United Miles when you transfer points from Marriott.
1st Bonus - 10% Extra United Miles When Transferred From Marriott (3:1.1 Ratio)
2nd Bonus - 5,000 Extra United Miles Per 60,000 Marriott Points Transferred
Eg. 60,000 Marriott Bonvoy Points = 27,000 United Miles (22,000 Miles at 3:1.1 Ratio + 5,000 Bonus Miles).
Note, when you use the transfer tool, the calculator won’t display the 10% United Miles bonus or the 5,000 bonus Miles per 60,000 points transferred. So just ignore that number and do the calculation yourself to work out how many United Miles you’ll get.
You can transfer Marriott points to a range of airline loyalty programs at a rate of 3:1 but since you’re probably a frequent United flyer, it’s likely you’ll benefit from the better United transfer rate. You can transfer 3,000-240,000 Marriott Bonvoy Points per day.
Points can be transferred in the other direction, from United to Marriott. However points transfer at a ratio of 1:1 and 1 United Mile is usually worth more than 1 Marriott Bonvoy Point.
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