Marriott Promo Codes + Cashback

Yes. Marriott offers two separate military and government discounts, and which one you use depends on where you're staying.

• Government & Military rate (regular hotels): Find it under the Special Rates menu by choosing Government & Military. It covers more than the military, since federal, state, and local government travelers can qualify too. The exact discount varies by hotel and region. Stays depend on availability, and you'll need a valid Government or Military ID at check-in.

• Vacation Club rate (resorts): Get 15% off flexible rates at participating Marriott, Westin, and Sheraton Vacation Club resorts in the U.S., Caribbean, and Mexico. Add the military promotional code when you book online or by phone. It's open to active, reserve, and retired military, plus National Guard members and first responders. Bring a valid Military or First Responder ID at check-in.

Before you book, compare the military rate with your Bonvoy member rate and any current promotional rate. The 15% resort discount is a fixed cut, but the hotel rate changes by location and date. A quick side-by-side makes sure you get the lowest price for your trip.

Refer-a-friend lets you earn free points toward your own stays. You get 2,000 bonus points for each stay a friend completes, up to a maximum of 50,000 bonus points a year. That cap comes from five stays per friend across up to five new friends per calendar year.

Just make sure a few conditions are met first, or the points won't post. Your friend has to be new to Marriott Bonvoy and join through your referral link, since sign-ups don't count after the fact. They also need to keep points, not airline miles, as their earning preference, or neither of you gets the bonus. Only stays your friend completes within 365 days of joining count toward your total. So, make sure to refer the few people you know will actually book.

This pays off most when you have friends or family who will genuinely book Marriott stays this year. For people who rarely travel, the referral does little, since the points come only from completed stays and not from the sign-up itself.

To start, sign in to your Marriott Bonvoy account and send invites from the Reward a Friend page.

No, Marriott has no nationwide teacher rate that works across its hotels. What you'll find instead are occasional offers from individual properties.

Recently, for example, the Orlando World Center Marriott ran a Teacher Appreciation Package with up to 15% off, a room for four guests, and self-parking included. Deals like this come and go by location and season, so there's no single rate to count on.

Because these offers live at the property level, the hotel a teacher is booking is the best place to check what's available there. Many teachers also qualify for a government or state-employee rate when they work for a public school or state university.

The savings any teacher can rely on year-round are the ones open to every guest. Those are the free Marriott Bonvoy member rate and a free-night certificate from a Bonvoy credit card. Keep those in your back pocket so a teacher promo, when one is live, adds to the savings instead of being the whole plan.

Look No Further is Marriott's best-price guarantee. Find a lower public rate for the same stay somewhere else, and Marriott matches that price and adds a bonus on top. The bonus is an extra 25% off the matched rate, or 5,000 Bonvoy points. You pick one.

Which reward to take depends on the trip. The 25% is cash off this stay, so it grows with the bill and pays off most on longer or pricier bookings. The 5,000 points are a fixed reward no matter the room price, which makes them the stronger pick on a cheap single night. You do not need any points in your account to choose them. Marriott deposits the 5,000 points into your Bonvoy account after the claim is approved, and they count toward a future free night.

The lower rate has to be a public price anyone can book. Discounted rates behind a login or membership do not count, including member, AAA, senior, group, and corporate rates, and neither do stays past 30 nights.

Timing is the part to get right. Book a cancelable Marriott rate first, then file the claim within 24 hours of booking and before you check in. If Marriott approves it, you lock the lower price plus your reward. If it denies it, you cancel the cancelable booking clean and owe nothing.