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 ArticleMarriott Vacation Club Owners
For those of us who are MVCI owners, we have put a lot of money into purchasing our week(s) & annual fees, etc.--as much if not more than frequent business travelers. I would think that elite...
View ArticleRewards Policy Questions for My Man Josh M
joshmAs one of the Insiders "go to research experts" could you please find the formal policy answer to the following two issues?1) I'm aware of the formal policy of Concierge Benefits for elite and one...
View ArticleHow do I "opt in" to earn a badge.
It says that we must opt in to earn badges but I can't figure out how. joshm? communitymanager?
View ArticleOn The Cheap Rewards Redemption Program
The entire " Rewards" program is tedious , convoluted and difficult to navigate ....... Travel using " Redemption points " is rarely available at the medium to top shelf properties .......Of course ,...
View ArticleWhy do most full service Marriotts not get Comedy Central?
Has anyone else noticed this or wondered about it? It's something that's puzzled me. Most Courtyards/Residence Inns and other more economy hotels offer it but very few full service ones do.
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 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 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 ArticleFIS ELMIRA CORNING BONUS
What the heck is this? I had this show up on my account with 890 bonus points
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 ArticleHow 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 ArticleJW Marriott Rio de Janeiro
Hello all, I currently have reservations at the JW Marriott Rio de Janeiro for whole week in October - 5 nights using points, rest cash (~$350/night). I am a gold elite member. I have read VERY mixed...
View ArticleAdditional Nights past 75
I just recently joined the world of Platinum- For those nights I achieve in excess of 75 in 2014, will these be credited towards earning status in the following year? As an example, I finish the year...
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New Marriott Cancellation Policy in 2015
http://travelupdate.boardingarea.com/marriott-cancel-1159-pm-avoid-penalty-fees-new-policy-says/ Although often you can run into properties with 1, 2, or 3 day prior to reservation cancellation times,...
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...
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No more free i-net for Gold/Plat at Autograph, Ritz, & Quebec in 2015?
I noticed the tiered wifi thread in Other Topics started earlier this year. Something caught my eye & I asked 2 times for information/clarification of Marriott rep. No response. So thought I'd...
View ArticleWhy should I stay at Courtyard hotels?
I am gold since 2009 and now platinum. In this time I try to avoid Courtyards. Why? You do not get free breakfast or points for food and rarely upgrades. In toto in cities with Marriott/Renaisance and...
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 ArticleUsed to be able to reserve a room without assigning points
I've been a Marriott Rewards member for many years.We used to be able to reserve a reward room without assigning points until a later time.Why was that taken away? It was very useful to be able to...
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