Marriott to discontinue Factors Advance on the finish of March, will honor current bookings

Marriott Bonvoy is retiring Factors Advance, its customer-friendly reserving possibility that means that you can reserve a room when you do not have sufficient factors. Traditionally, this has been a good way to lock in rooms at high-demand properties.

Marriott’s web site states, “On account of various elements reminiscent of low demand, we’re now not providing Factors Advance Reservations.”

Over the past couple of years, Marriott devalued this reserving possibility. Bonvoy members used to have the ability to choose Factors Advance if they’d sufficient factors for the keep however merely wished to pay later — that loophole resulted in 2019.

Later that 12 months, Marriott launched peak and off-peak pricing, that means Factors Advance reservations solely locked within the room as an alternative of the room and the speed.

And in 2021, Marriott added one other requirement — you have to earn the required factors inside 60 days of constructing a Factors Advance reservation or 14 days earlier than arrival, whichever comes first.

Beginning March 28, the Bethesda-based megachain is removing Factors Advance utterly. Here is what that you must know.

You may ebook a Factors Advance reservation till March 27

Factors Advance goes away on March 28. Marriott will honor all current Factors Advance reservations, and you’ll nonetheless ebook Factors Advance reservations till March 27. A member can maintain a most of three Factors Advance reservations concurrently. Reservations should be made no less than 30 days earlier than arrival, and Marriott will maintain rooms for as much as 60 days from reserving or 14 days earlier than arrival, whichever comes first.

The Marriott web site provides two examples of what this might imply in apply: