I broke the cardinal rule of the points and miles world: I hoarded points. Over the last three years, I have amassed over 800,000 Marriott Bonvoy points, and I am contemplating what to do with them.
It wasn't my intention to hoard my Marriott Bonvoy points, as I initially planned on redeeming them for a luxury hotel stay or transferring them to one of Marriott's airline partners. However, due to devaluations within the Bonvoy program and just simply finding other travel deals, I never got around to redeeming any of my points.
Although it sounds neat to say that I have amassed nearly a million points, not all points and miles are worth the same. According to TPG's August 2025 valuations, Marriott points are worth 0.7 cents apiece, which means my 807,500 Bonvoy points are worth $5,653.
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