First ever Marriott Bonvoy points sale (25% off) – should you buy them?

With the recent integration of the Marriott, Starwood and Ritz-Carlton in one Bonvoy program, I’ve been wondering if the new combined program would offer points sales, discounts or bonuses. Historically, Starwood did sell points while Marriott did not. The wait is over and it does look like Marriott is selling points. Their first points offer is out, and it comes with a 25% off. This offer is not as high as past point sales in Starwood, but let’s examine it to see if / when it might make sense. The 25% off offer expires on May 15th

Normally, Marriott points cost $12.50 to purchase 1,000 points (tax included), for a purchase price of 1.25 cent per point. That might seem cheap, but remember, Marriott points are only…