Marriott, which is the largest hotel operator in India, recently moved to a dynamic pricing model for their Marriott Bonvoy redemptions. The headline impact is, that there is no longer a category in place, and for the moment, Marriott is not unleashing a fully dynamic model. So, the redemption prices will move more frequently from here on, and no one fixed number is attached.

At the time of rolling out the update, Marriott Bonvoy said that only less than 3% of their properties around the globe will see a spike in terms of redemption prices and that they intended to align award redemptions more closely to the cost of the stay and will also factor in occupancy.

However, for stays in 2022, roughly 97% of the hotels will be still priced for awards in terms of the current range set for the minimum and the maximum number of points required, and only about 200 hotels (3% of the portfolio) will require more points than their current requirements. In 2023, however, the ranges go away, and no longer will there be no floor/peak points required at a particular hotel. Here is the complete list of hotels that will change the pricing for stays in 2022, for those who want to look it up.

At that point, I’d highlighted the Indian properties which will cost more in 2022 when the dynamic pricing will kick in.

• Hotels that will go up/down by a maximum of 5,000 points per night
  • Four Points by Sheraton Srinagar
  • ITC Kakatiya, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Hyderabad
• Hotels that will go up/down by a maximum of 10,000 points per night
  • ITC Royal Bengal, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Kolkata
  • The Westin Pushkar Resort and Spa
  • W Goa
• Hotels that will go up/down by a maximum of 20,000 points per night
  • Westin Goa

How much more do you expect to pay for a Marriott Hotel if redeeming points in 2022?

Now that the redemption pricing for all the hotels in India has stabilised to an extent, I thought I’d put together a list of all the lowest redemption rates you can expect to see in 2022, in case you are planning a redemption in India for a Marriott Bonvoy hotel. All of these are the lowest and highest prices you will find as of April 6, 2022, and after inspecting the full schedule of all hotels to the extent it was available.

There were some takeaways:

• At one hotel in Goa, you can expect to pay anywhere between 30-60K points.
• At four hotels across India, you can expect a variance of 20K points.
• At 27 hotels across India, you will see prices fluctuate in a band of 10K points
• At 90 hotels, the prices move in a band of 5K points
• At 5 hotels, which are perhaps new or well stabilised, prices in terms of points are not moving for now and the same year around.

Here is the full list for your reference.

Property Name	Minimum	Maximum	Band Size	Variance
Courtyard Agra	10000	15000	5000	0.5
ITC Mughal, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Agra	15000	20000	5000	0.33
Courtyard Ahmedabad	15000	20000	5000	0.33
Courtyard Ahmedabad Sindhu Bhavan Road	15000	20000	5000	0.33
Fairfield by Marriott Ahmedabad	5000	10000	5000	1
Renaissance Ahmedabad Hotel	15000	20000	5000	0.33
Four Points by Sheraton Ahmedabad	10000	15000	5000	0.5
Courtyard Amritsar	10000	15000	5000	0.5
Fairfield by Marriott Amritsar	10000	15000	5000	0.5
Sheraton Grand Bengaluru Whitefield Hotel & Convention Center	20000	30000	10000	0.5
Courtyard Bengaluru Hebbal	10000	15000	5000	0.5
Courtyard Bengaluru Outer Ring Road	15000	20000	5000	0.33
Fairfield by Marriott Bengaluru Outer Ring Road	10000	15000	5000	0.5
Fairfield by Marriott Bengaluru Rajajinagar	5000	10000	5000	1
Fairfield by Marriott Bengaluru Whitefield	5000	10000	5000	1
JW Marriott Bengaluru Prestige Golfshire Resort & Spa	30000	30000	0	0
JW Marriott Hotel Bengaluru	20000	30000	10000	0.5
Bengaluru Marriott Hotel Whitefield	15000	20000	5000	0.33
Renaissance Bengaluru Race Course Hotel	15000	20000	5000	0.33
The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore	30000	40000	10000	0.33
Aloft Bengaluru Cessna Business Park	10000	15000	5000	0.5
Aloft Bengaluru Whitefield	5000	10000	5000	1
Four Points by Sheraton Bengaluru, Whitefield	5000	10000	5000	1
ITC Gardenia, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Bengaluru	30000	40000	10000	0.33
ITC Windsor, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Bengaluru	20000	30000	10000	0.5
Sheraton Grand Bangalore Hotel at Brigade Gateway	20000	30000	10000	0.5
Fairfield by Marriott Belagavi	5000	10000	5000	1
Courtyard Bhopal	10000	15000	5000	0.5
Courtyard Bilaspur	5000	10000	5000	1
JW Marriott Hotel Chandigarh	20000	30000	10000	0.5
Courtyard Chennai	10000	15000	5000	0.5
Fairfield by Marriott Chennai Mahindra World City	5000	10000	5000	1
Fairfield by Marriott Chennai OMR	5000	10000	5000	1
Aloft Chennai OMR - IT Expressway	5000	10000	5000	1
Four Points by Sheraton Chennai OMR	5000	10000	5000	1
Four Points by Sheraton Mahabalipuram Resort & Convention Center	10000	15000	5000	0.5
Le Royal Méridien Chennai	5000	10000	5000	1
ITC Grand Chola, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Chennai	15000	20000	5000	0.33
Sheraton Grand Chennai Resort & Spa	20000	30000	10000	0.5
The Westin Chennai Velachery	10000	15000	5000	0.5
Fairfield by Marriott Coimbatore	5000	10000	5000	1
Le Méridien Coimbatore	10000	15000	5000	0.5
Fairfield by Marriott Dehradun	10000	15000	5000	0.5
Four Points by Sheraton Dehradun	10000	15000	5000	0.5
Courtyard Faridabad Aravalli Resort	20000	20000	0	0
Fairfield by Marriott Goa Calangute	20000	20000	0	0
Fairfield by Marriott Goa Anjuna	15000	20000	5000	0.33
Fairfield by Marriott Goa Benaulim	20000	25000	5000	0.25
Goa Marriott Resort & Spa	30000	60000	30000	1
Le Méridien Goa, Calangute	30000	40000	10000	0.33
ITC Grand Goa, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Goa	40000	60000	20000	0.5
W Goa	50000	70000	20000	0.4
The Westin Goa	40000	60000	20000	0.5
Le Méridien Gurgaon, Delhi NCR	15000	20000	5000	0.33
ITC Grand Bharat, a Luxury Collection Retreat, Gurgaon, New Delhi Capital Region	40000	60000	20000	0.5
The Westin Gurgaon, New Delhi	20000	30000	10000	0.5
Courtyard Gurugram Downtown	10000	15000	5000	0.5
Courtyard Hyderabad	10000	15000	5000	0.5
Fairfield by Marriott Hyderabad Gachibowli	5000	10000	5000	1
Hyderabad Marriott Hotel & Convention Centre	10000	15000	5000	0.5
Le Meridien Hyderabad	15000	20000	5000	0.33
ITC Kakatiya, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Hyderabad	15000	15000	0	0
ITC Kohenur, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Hyderabad	15000	20000	5000	0.33
Sheraton Hyderabad Hotel	15000	20000	5000	0.33
The Westin Hyderabad Mindspace	15000	20000	5000	0.33
Fairfield by Marriott Indore	5000	10000	5000	1
Indore Marriott Hotel	10000	15000	5000	0.5
Sheraton Grand Palace Indore	10000	15000	5000	0.5
Jaipur Marriott Hotel	15000	20000	5000	0.33
Four Points by Sheraton Jaipur, City Square	10000	15000	5000	0.5
Le Méridien Jaipur Resort & Spa	15000	20000	5000	0.33
ITC Rajputana, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Jaipur	15000	20000	5000	0.33
Jaisalmer Marriott Resort & Spa	15000	20000	5000	0.33
Fairfield by Marriott Jodhpur	5000	10000	5000	1
Courtyard Kochi Airport	5000	10000	5000	1
Kochi Marriott Hotel	10000	15000	5000	0.5
Four Points by Sheraton Kochi Infopark	5000	7000	2000	0.4
Le Méridien Kochi	5000	10000	5000	1
Port Muziris, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel, Kochi	10000	15000	5000	0.5
Fairfield by Marriott Kolkata	10000	15000	5000	0.5
JW Marriott Hotel Kolkata	15000	20000	5000	0.33
ITC Royal Bengal, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Kolkata	30000	40000	10000	0.33
ITC Sonar, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Kolkata	15000	20000	5000	0.33
The Westin Kolkata Rajarhat	10000	15000	5000	0.5
Fairfield by Marriott Lucknow	5000	10000	5000	1
Renaissance Lucknow Hotel	10000	15000	5000	0.5
Courtyard by Marriott Madurai	5000	10000	5000	1
Courtyard Mahabaleshwar	20000	30000	10000	0.5
Le Méridien Mahabaleshwar Resort & Spa	30000	40000	10000	0.33
Courtyard Mumbai International Airport	20000	30000	10000	0.5
JW Marriott Mumbai Juhu	30000	40000	10000	0.33
JW Marriott Mumbai Sahar	20000	30000	10000	0.5
Four Points by Sheraton Navi Mumbai, Vashi	10000	15000	5000	0.5
ITC Grand Central, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Mumbai	20000	30000	10000	0.5
ITC Maratha, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Mumbai	20000	30000	10000	0.5
The St. Regis Mumbai	30000	40000	10000	0.33
The Westin Mumbai Garden City	20000	30000	10000	0.5
The Westin Mumbai Powai Lake	15000	20000	5000	0.33
JW Marriott Mussoorie Walnut Grove Resort & Spa	30000	40000	10000	0.33
Le Méridien Nagpur	10000	15000	5000	0.5
Courtyard Nashik	10000	15000	5000	0.5
JW Marriott Hotel New Delhi Aerocity	30000	40000	10000	0.33
Aloft New Delhi Aerocity	10000	15000	5000	0.5
Four Points by Sheraton New Delhi, Airport Highway	10000	15000	5000	0.5
Le Méridien New Delhi	20000	30000	10000	0.5
ITC Maurya, a Luxury Collection Hotel, New Delhi	20000	30000	10000	0.5
Sheraton New Delhi Hotel	15000	20000	5000	0.33
Courtyard Pune Chakan	5000	10000	5000	1
Courtyard Pune Hinjewadi	10000	15000	5000	0.5
Fairfield by Marriott Pune Kharadi	5000	10000	5000	1
JW Marriott Hotel Pune	15000	20000	5000	0.33
Marriott Suites Pune	15000	20000	5000	0.33
The Ritz-Carlton, Pune	20000	30000	10000	0.5
Four Points by Sheraton Hotel & Serviced Apartments, Pune	5000	10000	5000	1
Sheraton Grand Pune Bund Garden Hotel	10000	15000	5000	0.5
The Westin Pune Koregaon Park	10000	15000	5000	0.5
The Westin Pushkar Resort & Spa	20000	30000	10000	0.5
Courtyard Raipur	5000	10000	5000	1
Courtyard Siliguri	5000	10000	5000	1
The Westin Sohna Resort & Spa	20000	30000	10000	0.5
Four Points by Sheraton Srinagar	15000	20000	5000	0.33
Fairfield by Marriott Sriperumbudur	5000	10000	5000	1
Courtyard Surat	5000	10000	5000	1
Surat Marriott Hotel	10000	15000	5000	0.5
Courtyard Vadodara	5000	10000	5000	1
Four Points by Sheraton Vadodara	10000	10000	0	0
Fairfield by Marriott Visakhapatnam	5000	10000	5000	1
Four Points by Sheraton Visakhapatnam	5000	10000	5000	1

Bottomline

Effective March 29, 2022, Marriott has introduced dynamic pricing for redemptions with Marriott Bonvoy. That means, you shouldn’t expect to pay the same price every day, and prices could move up or down, depending on how full the hotel is. This is not actually as bad in USD terms, as we can see that a majority of the hotels will move in a 5000 points band in terms of pricing. Of course, this is subject to change. And even for the times ahead, this should be the definitive list that can tell us how far out the pricing has come compared to where Marriott started dynamic pricing on their hotels.

What do you think of the changes made to pricing compared to earlier prices offered by Marriott Bonvoy for Indian properties?

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