Marriott Bonvoy Award Prices Rose 6% Between June and July 2026
August 5, 2026 | By the Gondola Team | 2.78 million matched property-date observations across 9,107 Marriott properties
Between our June 23 and July 18 snapshots, Marriott award prices rose across essentially the entire portfolio while the cash those points buy stayed flat. Of 9,107 properties priced in both snapshots, 8,624 (95%) got more expensive on points, with the typical property up 6%. The paid rate on those same rooms fell about 1%.
Every comparison below is measured on the same future calendar dates in both snapshots, so it isolates genuine repricing from seasonal or booking-window drift.
The headline numbers
| June 23 | July 18 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Properties with award points up | 8,624 (95%) | ||
| Properties with award points down | 463 (5%) | ||
| Median property, average points/night | 26,827 | 28,442 | +6.0% |
| Median property, median points/night | 26,500 | 28,000 | +5.7% |
| Median property, average cash/night | $168 | $165 | −2.1% |
| Median property, median cash/night | $158 | $157 | −0.7% |
| Implied redemption value (cents/point) | ≈ −6.3% |
Only 29% of properties saw cash rise at all, so this was not dynamic award pricing following higher paid rates.
How big the move was for a typical property
| Percentile | Change |
|---|---|
| 10th | +1.7% |
| 25th | +3.8% |
| 50th (median) | +5.6% |
| 75th | +7.4% |
| 90th | +9.7% |
95% of properties rose, 59% rose by 5% or more, and 9% rose by 10% or more. Mean and median both land at +5.6%.
By brand
Every one of the 34 brands with 10 or more properties rose.
| Brand | Properties | Avg pts Jun → Jul | Avg Δ% | Median Δ% | Up / Down |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Express Junior | 22 | 9,724 → 10,746 | +10.5% | +19.4% | 21 / 1 |
| Protea | 62 | 14,794 → 16,005 | +8.2% | +8.6% | 61 / 1 |
| AC by Marriott | 259 | 31,542 → 34,073 | +8.0% | +8.6% | 247 / 12 |
| Moxy | 172 | 26,603 → 28,632 | +7.6% | +10.0% | 163 / 9 |
| Delta Hotels | 133 | 26,131 → 28,006 | +7.2% | +12.0% | 129 / 4 |
| Sheraton | 417 | 27,318 → 29,238 | +7.0% | +5.7% | 403 / 9 |
| Residence Inn | 927 | 28,987 → 30,899 | +6.6% | +7.1% | 900 / 27 |
| Four Points | 379 | 18,984 → 19,994 | +5.3% | +5.4% | 359 / 18 |
| Courtyard | 1,338 | 23,379 → 24,604 | +5.2% | +4.3% | 1,258 / 78 |
| Renaissance | 173 | 34,043 → 35,805 | +5.2% | +6.1% | 166 / 6 |
| Fairfield Inn | 1,333 | 21,383 → 22,463 | +5.1% | +7.3% | 1,255 / 75 |
| Marriott Hotels & Resorts | 608 | 34,325 → 36,030 | +5.0% | +12.1% | 589 / 18 |
| SpringHill Suites | 561 | 24,451 → 25,663 | +5.0% | +8.3% | 522 / 39 |
| Aloft | 237 | 24,373 → 25,596 | +5.0% | +7.8% | 230 / 7 |
| TownePlace Suites | 545 | 22,649 → 23,738 | +4.8% | +6.8% | 527 / 17 |
| Westin | 251 | 40,927 → 42,799 | +4.6% | +5.0% | 235 / 15 |
| Autograph Collection | 312 | 50,082 → 52,162 | +4.2% | +6.1% | 293 / 19 |
| Blue Diamond (Royalton) | 24 | 80,795 → 83,891 | +3.8% | +3.8% | 19 / 5 |
| St. Regis | 64 | 71,139 → 73,798 | +3.7% | +2.9% | 58 / 6 |
| JW Marriott | 123 | 47,779 → 49,414 | +3.4% | +4.3% | 118 / 5 |
| Luxury Collection | 117 | 69,433 → 71,361 | +2.8% | +3.0% | 107 / 10 |
| Le Méridien | 113 | 32,891 → 33,538 | +2.0% | +9.7% | 110 / 3 |
| Edition | 22 | 102,505 → 104,296 | +1.7% | +2.2% | 21 / 0 |
| Ritz-Carlton | 115 | 81,871 → 83,182 | +1.6% | +2.5% | 105 / 9 |
| W Hotels | 71 | 65,379 → 65,978 | +0.9% | +3.2% | 65 / 6 |
The tier pattern is consistent. Select-service and mid-tier brands took +5% to +10%, while the luxury brands took +1% to +4%. The cheapest points to redeem got proportionally more expensive.
Did cash keep pace?
Marriott prices awards dynamically, so the fair question is whether points simply tracked rising cash. On identical rooms and dates, they did not.
| Brand | Points Δ | Cash Δ | Implied value Δ (cents/point) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moxy | +7.6% | −4.8% | ≈ −12% |
| AC by Marriott | +8.0% | −4.2% | ≈ −12% |
| Sheraton | +7.0% | −2.5% | ≈ −10% |
| Residence Inn | +6.6% | −2.0% | ≈ −9% |
| Aloft | +5.0% | −3.6% | ≈ −9% |
| Courtyard | +5.2% | −2.6% | ≈ −8% |
| Westin | +4.6% | −3.0% | ≈ −8% |
| SpringHill Suites | +5.0% | −1.8% | ≈ −7% |
| Fairfield Inn | +5.1% | −1.3% | ≈ −6% |
| Luxury Collection | +2.8% | −3.0% | ≈ −6% |
| St. Regis | +3.7% | −1.7% | ≈ −5% |
| JW Marriott | +3.4% | −0.8% | ≈ −4% |
| Autograph Collection | +4.2% | −0.3% | ≈ −4% |
| Edition | +1.7% | +1.8% | ≈ 0% (flat) |
| W Hotels | +0.9% | +1.1% | ≈ 0% (flat) |
| Ritz-Carlton | +1.6% | +2.5% | ≈ +1% (improved) |
The biggest movers
Largest increases (10 or more matched dates):
| Property | Brand | Avg pts Jun → Jul | Δ% |
|---|---|---|---|
| TA'AKTANA, a Luxury Collection Resort, Labuan Bajo | Luxury Collection | 105,932 → 219,654 | +107% |
| Residence Inn Istanbul Ataşehir | Residence Inn | 10,587 → 14,938 | +41% |
| SpringHill Suites Overland Park Leawood | SpringHill Suites | 19,969 → 28,046 | +40% |
| AC Hotel Ipoh | AC by Marriott | 7,795 → 10,820 | +39% |
| AC Hotel Minneapolis Downtown | AC by Marriott | 24,749 → 33,905 | +37% |
| AC Hotel Fort Worth Downtown | AC by Marriott | 25,947 → 35,364 | +36% |
The 5% that got cheaper:
| Property | Brand | Avg pts Jun → Jul | Δ% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Oxford | Fairfield Inn | 46,000 → 25,220 | −45% |
| SpringHill Suites Long Island Brookhaven | SpringHill Suites | 41,000 → 26,982 | −34% |
| Aloft McAllen | Aloft | 26,000 → 17,196 | −34% |
| Fairfield Scottsdale Old Town | Fairfield Inn | 53,722 → 36,236 | −33% |
| Courtyard Fort Myers Cape Coral | Courtyard | 46,593 → 31,599 | −32% |
The bottom line
Award points rose about 6% while the paid rate on those same rooms fell about 1%, which works out to roughly 6% less value per Bonvoy point in about three and a half weeks. The increase landed hardest on the everyday brands most travelers actually redeem at, where points jumped 5% to 8% and cash slipped at the same time, for a combined 8% to 12% hit on cents per point. At Ritz-Carlton, W, and Edition, points barely moved and cash kept pace, leaving redemption value roughly flat.
If you have a Bonvoy balance you were planning to sit on, it is worth pricing your next stay both ways before you decide. Gondola shows the cash and points cost side by side with the cents-per-point value on every search.
Methodology
- Data: Gondola's Points Explorer, two snapshots (June 23, 2026 and July 18, 2026).
- Award points price: for each property and each future stay date, the lowest available award cost (standard award, cheapest room). One value per property-date.
- Cash price: the paid rate recorded on that same award row, same room and same date, so points and cash are compared like for like. Cash was present in both snapshots for 100% of matched observations.
- Same-date matching: a property's June and July values are compared only on stay dates present in both snapshots (2.78 million matched property-date observations). This removes seasonal and booking-window drift, so a change reflects Marriott repricing the same night.
- Aggregation: per property, the average and median points (and cash) across its matched dates, then rolled up to brand (median across properties) and portfolio level. A property counts as changed only if its average moved by more than 1 unit.
- Implied value: points and cash percentage changes are combined as cash Δ% minus points Δ% to approximate the change in redemption value. A property or brand loses value when points outrun cash.
- Scope: every Marriott brand and property with award availability in both snapshots, 9,107 properties across 61 brands (34 with 10 or more properties).
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