How often do you have to request for bonus points to be credited after your...
Like many others here, I too am a Lifetime Platinum member.I stay well over 100 nights per year at Marriott properties.For each stay, we all are entitled to the Platinum arrival bonus and I am told the...
View ArticleSo, Flashperks is over. What did we like folks?
The weekly Flashperks promo is over. No more sneak peaks here on MRI. No more having a quick shufti at the amazing variety of stuff you can redeem points for. I think the most fascinating part was the...
View ArticleWould you like to see Marriott make it easy to donate points to fundraisers?
Every year I attend several fundraisers where all-inclusive trips to resorts are among the most popular live auction items. These donated trips raise thousands of dollars for schools and local...
View ArticlePlatinum Premier versus Platinum
I have almost 160 actual night stays this year since being "upgraded" to Platinum Premier (from Platinum). To be completely honest, most hotels do not make a distinction between the two and as such...
View ArticlePoint Savers?
It seems like whenever I want to use my Reward Points, there are never any Point Savers Opportunities available. Does anyone know where I can find good leisure travel deals (with Point Savers...
View ArticleWhen will Atlantis be available to book on Marriott.com?
When will we be able to book and earn points by staying at the Atlantis? The original press release states Fall of 2014....was looking for a more specific date if anyone has heard of it. Thanks,
View ArticleLifetime Rewards Points
Hello, I am running into a situation that MR can't seem to resolve. After I learned that Marriott offers lifetime elite status a few years back, I called MR to ask for the total number of nights and...
View ArticleFriends and Family Rate MMF - Eligible for Benefits?
Does anyone if Friends and Family Rate Stays/ MMF are eligible to receive Gold/Platinum elite benefits during the stay? Specifically, do you receive free internet and access to the lounge (or...
View ArticleOther Chains Offering Free Certs this fall
Just for the disappointed like myself who will earned nothing this summer with Marriott and will likely earn nothing this fall either now that they appear to have stopped offering a Free Certs option:...
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The Marriott Bargains Thread... Post your special offers here
During the course of a thread relating to Flashperks jm1991 remarked that as a result of liking a Marriottl on Facebook, or retwittering on Twitter or instgramming on Instagram, he ended up recieving...
View ArticleWhere's the Deal?
Hotel Deals | Fall into the Season with Great Rates in the Northeast, USA I received the solicitation above today. The code is REG. As far as I can tell, there is no promotion and REG stands for...
View ArticleSalt Lake City
Why are so many hotels sold out during the last week of July in Salt Lake city>
View ArticleElites no longer have lounge access intl'y jan '15?
Thread on flyertalk day in a GM In the UK said a memo from corporate in September said elites will no longer have lounge access int'ly starting jam '15. My response is bollocks. Marriott would be...
View ArticleLifetime Points - Where on MR site?
Noticed a link today highlighting lifetime status with x number of nights stayed plus x number of points required. I can see where my lifetime number of nights are at on the site but any idea where I...
View ArticleCategories for free nights?
Is anyone having difficulty on Marriott's website accessing which hotels are in which category on the "convert points to free nights" page? When I go to browse locations and hotel categories, all I get...
View ArticlePoints and platinum membership is a sham.
Cant use points when and where I want. Has anyone tried using them in Napa Valley CA? or DADs weekend in Champaign, IL. What good is this membership for?
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MegaBonus - Promo Certs or Points?
I was again thinking about the difficulties MR members face when it comes to choice with regards to the MegaBonus promotions. Since the Marriott IT and marketing folks have been showing a lack of...
View ArticleTransfering Marriott points to Emirates Airline miles
I have 280k Marriott points. Can I transfer one-to-one miles to Emirates Airline miles?Thanks for any help!
View ArticleElite birthday night credit
Has the free elite birthday night credit promotion been extended unto 2014?
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