Marriott Bonvoy and United MileagePlus have opened registration for a summer promotion that awards both hotel points and airline miles when eligible elite members complete a paid Marriott stay and a paid United flight. The travel window begins July 15 and runs through September 30, 2026, giving qualifying members a narrow reason to connect travel they may already be planning.
The bonus is 2,000 Marriott Bonvoy points and 1,500 United MileagePlus miles for each matched pair of one eligible stay and one eligible flight. The offer is useful only after several conditions line up, so members should register, link their accounts and confirm their status before assuming a reservation will earn anything extra.
- Registration: Open through August 31, 2026.
- Travel: Eligible paid stays and flights from July 15 through September 30, 2026.
- Bonus: 2,000 Marriott Bonvoy points and 1,500 United MileagePlus miles per matched stay and flight.
- Status gate: Members must hold qualifying elite status in both programs.
- Payment gate: Award bookings and money plus points bookings do not qualify.
Who can use the Marriott and United offer
The official Marriott and United promotion terms limit eligibility to members who have linked accounts through the RewardsPlus preferred partnership. On the Marriott side, the member must hold Titanium Elite, Ambassador Elite or Cobalt status.
On the United side, the member must hold Premier Gold, Premier Platinum, Premier 1K or Global Services status.
That dual status rule is the first check. A Marriott Platinum member with United Premier Gold does not qualify because Marriott Platinum is below the required hotel tier, while a Marriott Titanium member without United Premier Gold or higher also misses the gate.
The promotion is aimed at travelers who already have meaningful standing in both programs rather than at the full membership base.
Eligible members must register during the promotion registration period, which began July 1 and ends August 31 at 11:59 PM Eastern time. The registration page may direct a member to link the two accounts first, and the names on those accounts should match closely enough for the partnership to recognize the same traveler.
How a paid stay and flight become one bonus pair
A qualifying flight must be paid with money, operated by United or United Express and completed on an itinerary with a confirmation number. Flights booked entirely with MileagePlus miles or with a money and miles combination are excluded, so a member cannot trigger the flight half of the promotion by redeeming an award ticket.
A qualifying Marriott stay must include at least one paid night at a participating Marriott Bonvoy hotel. A stay booked with points or a money and points combination is also excluded, which means both sides of the pair must be ordinary paid travel under the terms.
The flight and hotel do not have to belong to the same trip. Marriott’s promotion page says members can earn with any combination of stay and flight, even when they are separate journeys.
A United flight in August and a Marriott stay in September can therefore form a pair if both clear the remaining rules and fall inside the travel period.
The bonus count is controlled by whichever qualifying activity is lower. A member who completes three eligible United flights and one eligible Marriott stay earns one set of bonuses, not three, because only one flight can be matched with the single stay.
Completing a second eligible stay would create a second pair and release another 2,000 points and 1,500 miles.
Dates and booking details that can break eligibility
Travel must occur from July 15 through September 30, and the terms require travel to begin no later than 11:59 PM Eastern time on September 30. Registration closes a month earlier on August 31, so a member who waits until September to enroll will miss the promotion even if all travel happens inside the eligible window.
The terms state that eligible bookings made before registration can still qualify, as long as the member registers during the open period and completes the paid flight and stay during the travel window. That makes the immediate task registration rather than canceling and rebuilding an existing reservation.
Travelers should keep the original confirmation numbers and account activity until both bonuses post. The terms allow up to 10 weeks after eligible activity for the rewards to appear, so a missing bonus in the first few days is not evidence that the booking failed.
The promotion stacks on top of ordinary earning rather than replacing it. An eligible member continues to earn the normal Marriott points for hotel charges and the normal United miles for a flight, with the paired 2,000 points and 1,500 miles added as promotional rewards.
What the bonus is worth in a real itinerary
The promotion is most attractive when the traveler already intended to pay for both activities. It should not determine whether someone chooses an expensive Marriott or an inconvenient United flight, because 2,000 hotel points and 1,500 airline miles are modest compared with the cost of changing a trip around the offer.
Independent loyalty coverage from Milesopedia highlights the same core structure: members earn both currencies after a qualifying paid stay and flight. The added value grows for travelers with several naturally matched pairs, but the program does not let surplus flights or stays earn alone.
A member planning two United round trips and two separate Marriott stays might create two or more pairs depending on how the flights are counted under the confirmation and completion rules. The safest approach is to treat each distinct completed eligible flight and each distinct eligible stay as separate activity, then let the lower confirmed count set the expected bonus total.
Travelers using United should also review the carrier’s ordinary baggage, fare and airport rules before buying. Deep Arrival’s United Airlines guide provides the broader planning context, while the live fare page and promotion terms control the actual transaction.
Decision matrix for eligible members
| Your situation | Best next step | Main risk |
|---|---|---|
| Qualifying elite status in both programs | Link accounts and register before August 31 | Assuming linked accounts are automatically registered |
| Paid United flight and paid Marriott stay already booked | Register now and retain both confirmations | Canceling valid bookings unnecessarily |
| Using miles or points for either booking | Do not count that activity toward a pair | Expecting an award booking to qualify |
| More flights than hotel stays | Estimate bonuses from the lower stay count | Counting every flight without a matched stay |
| Travel begins after September 30 | Use the normal program benefits instead | Confusing registration dates with travel dates |
- Register before August 31 even if eligible travel is already booked.
- Confirm Titanium or higher Marriott status and United Premier Gold or higher status.
- Use paid bookings because award and mixed payment bookings are excluded.
- Match the expected bonus to the lower number of eligible stays or flights.
- Allow up to 10 weeks for the promotional rewards to post.
How many Marriott points and United miles does the promotion award?
Each matched eligible stay and flight earns 2,000 Marriott Bonvoy points and 1,500 United MileagePlus miles. If the numbers of stays and flights differ, the lower number controls how many bonus sets a member receives.
Do award stays or award flights qualify?
No, the official terms exclude Marriott stays booked with points or money and points, along with United flights booked with miles or money and miles. Both activities in the pair must be paid bookings.
What status is required for the Marriott and United offer?
Members need Marriott Bonvoy Titanium Elite, Ambassador Elite or Cobalt status and United MileagePlus Premier Gold, Premier Platinum, Premier 1K or Global Services status. Lower tiers do not qualify.
When does registration close?
Registration closes August 31, 2026, at 11:59 PM Eastern time. Eligible travel runs from July 15 through September 30, but registering after August 31 is too late.
