Do Marriott points expire?
Yes — after 24 months of inactivity, and any stay or purchase resets the clock. Here's exactly how the rule works, and how to make sure a balance never lapses.
Yes. Marriott Bonvoy points expire after 24 consecutive months of account inactivity. Any qualifying activity — a stay, a card purchase that earns points, or a points transfer — resets the 24-month clock on the whole balance. There is no fixed expiry date, so an active account never loses points to time.
- Marriott Bonvoy points expire 24 months after your last account activity, not on a calendar date.
- Earning or redeeming anything counts. A stay, a purchase on a Bonvoy credit card, a points transfer or a small redemption rolls the full balance forward another 24 months.
- No Bonvoy card? Note your last stay or redemption and set a reminder well before 24 months pass.
Know the date before it bites.
Expiry only hurts when it surprises you. Nanvero reads the expiry details out of the statements Marriott already emails you and warns you while there's still time — one small stay, purchase or redemption resets the whole 24-month clock. No password, no logging in as you.
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When a Bonvoy balance actually lapses
Yes — Marriott Bonvoy points expire after 24 months with no account activity, but not on any fixed calendar date. The clock resets every time you earn or redeem points, so a single qualifying stay, a Bonvoy credit-card purchase, a points transfer or even a small redemption keeps your entire balance alive for another 24 months. Because almost any activity counts, expiring Bonvoy points is easy to avoid once you know your deadline.
Pick the month your account last saw activity — a stay, a flight, a card purchase that earned points, or any redemption.
Your Marriott Bonvoy points lapse around September 2028 — about 24 months away. One qualifying earn or redemption before then resets the whole 24-month clock.
An estimate from the published 24-month rule and the month you gave, not a reading of your account. Confirm the date with the program before relying on it. Calculated as September 2026 plus 24 months, giving 2028-09.
Which programs are stricter than Bonvoy
The windows are not the same across programs, and several of the biggest have no window at all. Where a rule below differs from the one you remember, it is because the program changed it: Hilton doubled its window, and Alaska, Southwest and United each dropped theirs outright.
| Program | Expires after | Exceptions |
|---|---|---|
| Avios | 36 months of inactivity | — |
| Amex Membership Rewards | Never | points are forfeited if you close your last Membership Rewards-earning Card, or for an unpaid billing period |
| American AAdvantage | 24 months of inactivity | AAdvantage credit-card holders and members under 21 |
| Delta SkyMiles | Never | — |
| United MileagePlus | Never | — |
| Southwest Rapid Rewards | Never | points are only lost if you close your Rapid Rewards account |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | Never | — |
| Marriott Bonvoy | 24 months of inactivity | — |
| Hilton Honors | 24 months of inactivity | — |
| World of Hyatt | 24 months of inactivity | — |
| IHG One Rewards | 12 months of inactivity | IHG Elite members, and IHG One Rewards Premier cardholders (who hold Platinum Elite) |
| Chase Ultimate Rewards | Never | points are forfeited if you close the Chase card they sit in |
| Nectar | 12 months of inactivity | — |
One small redemption keeps Bonvoy points alive
Expiry only hurts when it surprises you. Nanvero reads the expiry details out of the statements Marriott already emails you and warns you while there's still time — one small stay, purchase or redemption resets the whole 24-month clock. No password, no logging in as you.
- Expiry read from your statements automatically
- Warned before points lapse, not after
- Every hotel, airline and card balance in one view
Marriott points expiry — common questions
24 months after your last account activity — not on a set date. Marriott counts earning or redeeming points as activity, so as long as you have some in any 24-month window, your points roll forward. Go 24 months with no activity at all and the balance is forfeited.
Have any qualifying activity before the 24-month window closes. A hotel stay, a purchase on a Marriott Bonvoy credit card, buying or transferring points, or redeeming even a few points all reset the clock on your full balance. The easiest safeguard is knowing your expiry date ahead of time, which is what Nanvero watches for you.
Yes — everyday spending on a Marriott Bonvoy credit card earns points, and that earning counts as account activity, so an active card keeps your points from expiring on its own. If you don't hold one, any stay or small redemption does the same job.
Once Bonvoy points are forfeited for inactivity they're generally gone, and there's no reliable way to reinstate them. Prevention is far easier than recovery: keep some activity in each 24-month window and get an early warning before the deadline.
Nanvero reads the expiry and balance details from the statements Marriott emails you and surfaces them before your points lapse — so a forgotten Bonvoy balance never quietly disappears. It tracks Marriott alongside every other hotel, airline and card balance automatically, with no password. It's free to track up to five programs.
Every window on this page is read from the program’s own published terms, or from a source that quotes them, and recorded in one file with the date it was checked — so a figure here and a figure anywhere else on Nanvero are the same figure. Where a program has changed its rule the old value is not quietly overwritten, as with Hilton’s move from twelve months to twenty-four. The whole expiry cluster works from the same table.
Where these numbers come from: AwardWallet 24 consecutive months of account inactivity, quoting Marriott's terms (September 2026). Programs change these rules, so we re-check them and date what we find. Confirm against your own account before relying on a deadline.
What are Marriott points worth?
A Marriott Bonvoy point is typically worth about 0.73 cents, where the published valuations cluster after the 2026 devaluation, so 50,000 points come to roughly $365. Low-category rooms land nearer 0.6 cents and high-end properties around 0.89 cents. The calculator converts any balance into dollars, pounds and euros.
Do Avios expire?
Yes. Avios lapse after 36 months with no activity on your British Airways Club account, not on a fixed calendar date. Any single earn or spend, however small, resets the clock on your entire balance. Other Avios programs, including Iberia, Aer Lingus and Qatar, set their own inactivity windows.
Do AAdvantage miles expire?
Yes. American AAdvantage miles expire after 24 months with no earning or redemption activity, and any qualifying activity resets the clock on the full balance. AAdvantage credit-card holders and members under 21 are exempt, so their miles stay alive however long the account sits idle.
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