Where Marriott is Headed - Millennials (duh)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/eliseackerman/2014/11/02/marriott-hotels-woos-millennials-with-mobile-apps-and-wireless-charging/Here's another nice article about Marriott's understandable strategy to "Woo...
View ArticlePromotional Emails Out of Date
Just received the Sieze your Megabonus promotional email that lists my number of nights stayed and current point total - but those are both off by about two months worth of activity. Plus, I have...
View ArticlePlatinum 48-Hour Availability Guarantee...not really!
I've been a very loyal Marriott customer for well over a decade and was hoping to actually use my Platinum status for a reservation NEXT YEAR. Apparently the hotel we're trying to book (Augusta...
View ArticleInsiders Get Together - Mayflower Hotel
Friday night in the Edgar bar and Cafe (as insidenji shared, named for J. Edgar Hoover) at the famous Mayflower Hotel, Insiders from all over America gathered for an fantastic get together,...
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 ArticleWhen Will We Be Able to Review AC Hotels
We checked in on the very first day of the first AC Hotel in the United States, in New Orleans, and are still currently here. I notice that we still can't review AC Hotels in the the drop down...
View ArticleThe 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 was your last Marriott stay and were you upgraded to a Suite???
Please let Insider's know where your last Marriott stay was and whether or not you were upgrade to a Suite. This will give Insider's a read on whether or not they have a good chance of getting a suite...
View ArticleIs the PointsPlus program still going on?
Hi all!I've been off the grid the last few weeks while we moved cross country. I finally had a chance to look in detail at my account today and noticed zilch PointsPlus activity for the last 2 months....
View ArticleMarriott Lifetime Points Counter, now online
How many times have we asked? Well now Marriott have delivered! You can now find your lifetime points counter by going to your account overview and clicking/tapping the 2014 nights detail. This now...
View ArticleBloomin' Brands (Outback) selling Roy's
http://nrn.com/corporate-news/bloomin-brands-sell-roy-s?NL=NRN-05&Issue=NRN-05_20141106_NRN-05_674&YM_RID=infinitpro@aol.com&YM_MID=1493281&sfvc4eneJust a brief restaurant tidbit....
View ArticleCan Money Buy Happiness?
http://online.wsj.com/articles/can-money-buy-happiness-heres-what-science-has-to-say-1415569538 Of course many of us would answer, "maybe it can't, but it's only fair to give me some and let me learn...
View ArticleAnyone receive their 10x Bonus Gift Card points yet?
I bought $1,000 Marriott gift cards in December based on getting 10,000 bonus Marriott points with purchase. They were to post within 6 weeks of the end of the bonus (December 31). This is the 6th...
View ArticleWITH ALL THE CRITICISM LET'S TURN POSITIVE: WHAT BENEFIT OF MARRIOTT REWARDS...
LET'S BE POSITIVE !!! OTHER THAN THE ACCUMULATION AND USE OF POINTS,WHAT IS YOURFAVORITE BENEFIT OF YOUR ELITE STATUS?
View ArticleInsiders...Welcome Our Friend From Sweden!
Hey gang!! I'm not sure if everyone noticed but we have a new Insider from Stockholm,Sweden!.. falcon71 He shared a post on the Where was your last Marriott stay and were you upgraded to a...
View ArticleNew 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 ArticleExclusive Guest Services Line
Well that was interesting. I found the following guarantee on the Platinum Elite Benefits site.Exclusive Guest Services LineRepresentatives are ready to assist you with all of your membership needs....
View Article70,000 bonus points with credit card
Hello Everyone, I recently signed up for the Marriott Rewards Credit Card with the 70k bonus points after spending $1,000 in the first 3 months. I intended to spend the $1000 in the first week I got...
View ArticleAccount Name Mistake
I recently signed up for a new Marriott account (last week) and everything auto-populated with my mother's information. This was a silly silly mistake. I wasn't aware until now because I'm preparing to...
View ArticleGold Elite Breakfast for one person only?!?
I´ve spent a two night stay at the Renaissance Bochum Hotel, Germany, earlier this summer. During check-in I was told that there was no lounge and that I was entitled to breakfast in the hotel...
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