Platinum Elite expiration?
3 years ago I stayed in a Marriott for 500 straight days. Points rolled over and I kept my Platinum Elite status. Now, I've stayed for 45 nights in 2014. Will I lose my Elite status until another year...
View ArticleHome for the Holidays
Insiders have shared where we travel to during the holidays and what we like to do, how about some details about your actual hometown over the holidays? Certainly, Washington DC like several major...
View ArticleDevaluation of Rewards and Timeshare Value
As I read the postings, I see that I am not the only one who is very disappoint with the recent devaluation of Marriott Rewards. I had almost 900,000 rewards to be use for a trip to India, Thailand...
View ArticleHotel Dining
During recent trips we have noticed two things about the restaurants in Marriott Hotels. 1. They, serve nice breakfasts, but, in general, are not very good at dinner. We have been disappointed,...
View ArticleROADY AWARDS... VOTE EARLY AND VOTE OFTEN... Ummmmm
Its time for the ROADY Awards. What I hear you ask, well you're not alone. I only learned of these when bejacob asked about them at the beginning of the month, but for all us newer members, stewards...
View ArticleWhat is your Spring 2015 MegaBonus offer?
I've been hoping that the Certificate MegaBonus Offer would come back this Spring. My offer was to earn up to 25,000 points by earning 2,500 additional points for each paid stay starting with the...
View ArticleWhy Marriott Vacation Club Stays do not count any more as Rewards stays?
Even with dozen of thousands of $ invested in a Marriott Vacation Club the Stays do not count as stays on your Marriott Rewards account because invoices do not show your payment. Of course, it has been...
View ArticleLifetime Elite Benefits: How do I find my lifetime points totals
My account webpage has lifetime nights posted, where does one find lifetime points achieved?I have enough nights for lifetime Silver, but have no idea how many lifetime points I have.Any advice/guidance?
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 ArticleRitz Carlton 140k points offer is back!
Just wanted to let everyone know, the ritz carlton 140,000 point offer is back! Thats 2 nights in a good tier ritz, or many nights in a marriott! https://www.theritzcarltonrewardscard.com/offer140k
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...
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...
View ArticleFavorite Restaurants That Have Closed
Recent Insiders threads (Where Should Marriott Open Hotels? - reminding me of the excellent Hollywood Renaissance and arkwright's insightful post, Images of Travel, - recalling for me the evocative...
View ArticleSwitching to Ritz Carlton Rewards impact on Promotion participation?
If I switch my Marriott Rewards account to a Ritz Carlton Rewards account in the middle of MegaBonus will I lose my progress? I know that Ritz Carlton stays count toward MegaBonus but I haven't seen...
View ArticleBar 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 ArticleUnited Premier Silver to Gold (Plat Reciprocal)
For Marriott Platinum+ members who receive the reciprocal United Premier Silver upgrade, does this mean that making it to Premier Gold would be the difference from Premier Silver to Gold, or from the...
View ArticleProblems with point/stay credits at Autograph Hotels
I'm curious if other people are having the same problems I am with getting credits for points and stays after staying at Autograph properties. As kind of a change of pace, I recently chose the House of...
View ArticleOne night away from platinum status...any options?
So, I'm one night away from platinum status and won't be traveling again this year. Are there any options I have or tricks I can use to get that one night? I am currently at 63 nights. My last stay of...
View ArticleHow do I keep my Gold Elite for 2015?
Hello All,I have had Gold Elite for two years now one year due to rollover and last year I was close enough and I think they gave it to me.I have participated in nearly every promotion and answered...
View ArticleAnyone needing an Erc for free around the world travel?
No doubt you travelers have heard of this - but just in case, Canada man finds woman for free trip around world - AOL.com Jordan is documenting the trip, no doubt a reality show ($$$) is in the works....
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