What 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 ArticleHotel Stays for Conference
I just reserved a hotel room at the JW in Austin for an upcoming conference. I booked it using the conference site and received a confirmation, but the reservation doesn't show up in my profile and I...
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 ArticleMarriott Rewards Visa
More than three years ago I had a Marriott rewards visa and used it quite often. I now realized that I had never received any points for using the card or if in fact the same or similar type promotion...
View Article2015 Platinum Premier Status - How to find out early?
Greetings, I found today that if you have the Marriott mobile app for iOS, you can tap your membership card and the reverse displays. Mine now states "Your Platinum Premier Elite Benefits..." rather...
View ArticleEmail and Music .... LOUD music
So I'm on the phone doing work and checking my new emails and a new Marriott email comes through. You know the kind, completely useless but keeping someone in the advertising department employed....
View Article2015 stays already updated on Mobile app but not marriott.com
I logged into my account on the Marriott app on my iPhone. It shows I have stayed 3 nights this year, which is is correct. When I logged into my account on marriott.com, it shows I have stayed 123...
View ArticleGold/Platinum Status
I am currently a Gold member. I have seven stays, for a total of 14 night, scheduled between now and the end of the year. This will bring me to a total of 40 nights for the year, ten shy of retaining...
View ArticleEarning nights
We are going to a Marriott Vacation Club with friends in February. Our friend used his Marriott Destination Points to reserve the 2 bedroom unit for the 4 of us. Can this stay count towards my yearly...
View ArticleChallenges?
OK, So I am just now noticing the "Challenges" people on here are referring to. I have been with Marriott for 15+ years and have been Plat, Gold and Silver and never hear of such. Can someone give me...
View ArticleThe Soaragami and Other 'Unique' Travel Gadgets
Behold, The Soarigami Could Solve Airplane Armrest Woes FOREVER Be sure to check a few paragraphs below in the article, the World's Weirdest Travel Gadgets (PHOTOS) Number six could change the world...
View ArticleGifting Limit for Points
I'm considering requesting Marriott points from family members as a gift and I'm wondering what happens if someone attempts to purchase points for you over the 50,000 point annual limit. Will the...
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 ArticleMarriott Credit Card Bonus Nights
This is my first end of year with the Marriott credit card. I earned the 15 nights stayed for having the card and also earned several other nights stayed credit for spending $3,000 or more. My question...
View ArticleAny More Clarification What It Takes Yearly to Maintain Platinum Premier?
Have been PP for three years and still I'm not sure what it takes to maintain this status. I seem to be getting more recognition than ever before for my PP status and always seem to get an upgrade...
View ArticleDoes Platinum Elite mean anything?
Question: 1st year as 'Platinum Elite' - what, exactly, does it mean to be 'Elite' vs. just Platinum and are there benefits to being Platinum Elite that differ from a Platinum MR member?
View ArticleComparing MR, HH, SPG and IHG earn/burn
It's a long winter break this year and so I've been running through my summer holiday plans and doing some sums. As I looked at my itinerary which includes stays in various hotels in very different...
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 ArticleHotel Stays for Conference
I just reserved a hotel room at the JW in Austin for an upcoming conference. I booked it using the conference site and received a confirmation, but the reservation doesn't show up in my profile and I...
View ArticleAnnual Nights Count Reset?
When do the nights stayed counts reset? I thought it was at the start of the annual year (ie Jan 1), but my night count still reflects all of my paid stays for 2014. Is there something wrong with the...
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