The "I'm sat in the Exec Lounge right now, and it's..." Thread
I'm sat in the Exec lounge at the Marriott London Kensington enjoying the excellent wings and free beer and thought it would be a good idea to start a resource about lounges, confident in the fact that...
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 ArticleUsing points in Germany and Europe
Which better time to use rewards points for hotel reservation in Germany and Europe .
View ArticleCredit Card Nights Not Posting?
There's a fair amount of chatter on a different board about elite nights from Marriott credit card spend not posting. Some have had nights from September spend (which should have posted in October) not...
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 ArticleMarriott Rewards Insiders vs Marriott Pulse?
Recently I came across an online community panel launched in Asia Pacific called "Marriott Pulse" after reading about it, it sounded very similar to Marriot Rewards Insiders. Does anyone know much...
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NY Marriott Eastside - A FlashPerks Winner
Like when you catch a string of green traffic lights one after another, sometimes the stars align and everything goes in your favor. Our recent trip to New York, (where I unknowingly, essentially...
View Articlevacation club prospect
My wife and I are retired but are not world travelers. We have a Marriott rewards card which is our primary charge card with about 300,000 pts. accumulated...it's taken a few years to get those too....
View ArticleMarriott and United to offer reciprocal elite perks
Currently at Annapolis Marriott, heading out on the water - but this caught my eye (article in Monday 7/15/13 USA Today) Marriott and United to offer reciprocal elite perks Story HighlightsHigh-status...
View Articlebill marroitt on fox news sunday
Mr. Marriott was on Chris Wallace talking about news directions given the uptick in Millennium guests. He said that Millenniums currently make up over 40% of guest nights going to 60%. He said that...
View ArticleOnly 1 more night for Gold Status. Should we hold off for now?
We are currently Silver Elite members and only have to stay 1 more night to obtain our Gold Status. What would be the best way to keep our status (gold or silver) for the longest amount of time? Since...
View ArticleWhy is a paid night stay costing $69 recoginized as equal to a stay costing...
Please excuse the topic of this post if it has already been discussed somewhere. I looked around, but didn't exactly know what category it might fit into and didn't see anything. As is well known, to...
View ArticleWhy haven't Elite Nights for VISA spending updated since September?
This is a problem in my marriott.com account but according to a thread on flyertalk.com I'm not alone. Has it been reported as a system error? For all of us the issue appears to be the same - the...
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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 ArticleElite Member Global Upgrade Thread - your experiences
Hello everyone, with this thread I want to share my room upgrades that I got from last year till now. Maybe you want to add your experiences. A room upgrade is defined at following: a room on exec...
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Another one off the bucket list...
Managed to fill up the whole first page with my witty banter... WHat at a great accomplishmeant, eh Most toadily, bum-licking, complimentary reply gets a "correct" mark. erc gets a "helpful" just for...
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Insiders 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,...
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Car sharing - the Airbnb of rental cars?
While reading our good Insider thread on car rental ideas Rental car STICKER SHOCK (yes, I am yelling!)I came upon the following article that relates to airport car rentals and may just offer a...
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Bar Food - Insiders as the Vanguard
Whereas many long time loyalists are concerned that Mother Marriott sometimes overlooks us when distracted by their bright new shiny target audience (of which we proudly include several members), we,...
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...
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