Marriott to Let Indian Shoppers Earn Bonvoy Points at Flipkart: Exclusive

Marriott on Wednesday will announce a partnership with Flipkart, the Walmart-backed Indian e-commerce platform, executives at both companies told Skift.

Loyalty members of the two companies will earn Bonvoy points when buying on Flipkart, and can convert Flipkart SuperCoins into hotel points.

“We've always had to wait for someone to book a hotel room to start engaging with the program… Now with Marriott Bonvoy partnering with Flipkart, we start to become a little bit more part of their everyday transaction,” John Toomey, chief commercial officer, Asia Pacific excluding China, Marriott International, told Skift.

Flipkart’s SuperCoins already operate as a group currency across Flipkart properties, which in