Marriott Helps You Score Amazon Cash

I have many weaknesses and/or vices. One of them, specifically, is Amazon.com. I wish I could help it, but I can't; I see things on the site that I want (books, music, Johnny Carson mics for podcasts) and I just start swiping my credit card left and right.

So, it's with that understood that I'm really excited to see Marriott's latest promotion, which features Visa and Amazon and hotel rooms. No, I am not a shill for Marriott. I just like their Twitter account. And it's quite simple: you book at Marriott, you get Amazon gift certificates.

Get one voucher for a $25 Amazon.com Gift Card claim code per night for up to two nights on weekend stays at Marriott Hotels and Resorts, JW Marriott Hotels, and Renaissance Hotels and Resorts

Get one voucher for a $15 Amazon.com Gift Card claim code per night for up to two nights on weekend stays at Courtyard hotels

There's always some catch, of course, though. This deal isn't particularly bad though: you simply have to book between April 13th and May 3rd for a weekend stay between April 16th and June 14th.

Now, clearly an Amazon $50 gift card/credit does not equal cash. But at the same time, if you can get $50 off a Marriott stay instead of having to stay at a lesser hotel, and then pick up, say a Grant Green box set, you've done pretty well for yourself.

United and Marriott Team Up for Travel Deal

Thanks to the wonderful world of Twitter (you can follow me here or PTG here) and @MarriottIntl (easily one of the best corporate twitter accounts ever), I was able to find out about the following deal, in which United Airlines and Marriott are teaming up to help people save money on traveling. 

Exciting, no? Anyway, the gist of the whole thing is that if you book a select United Flight by April 5, you get 20% select Marriott hotel reservations. Now, obviously, there are catches to the whole deal, but if the travel works out for you, then, well, it can be a great combo. 

Said catches appear to be: "Travel is valid on Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday" (meh), "14 day advance purchase is required," "3 night, Friday night or Saturday night minimum stay is required" and travel must be completed by June 17, 2009.

The nice thing is that most of the fares are ridiculously low (you can view them here and purchase as well), with especially cheap flights out of Chicago. I need a late May flight from Charlotte to Dallas, so this doesn't really serve me well (~$300.00 is what I'm staring at) but for someone who just had a business trip to a major city spring up, this is pretty freaking ideal.

Also, this isn't necessarily something brand new, as Marriott and United are already partners, but if you're in either of the mileage/reward clubs, this would work out quite nicely.

Scope the deals here.

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