Length of Membership
All of the talk about Lifetime Status has me curious.... I know I will hit it, it's just a matter of when. I'm assuming one can tell how long they've been a member based on the first 3 digits in their...
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Love using shop my way mall to earn additional points while shopping online.
View ArticlePoints plus nights plus dollars? A New Trend?
I'm curious if others have thoughts on the UNITED announcement (that I received today) indicating that, for 2014, your status would be determined by:flight miles OR flight segmentsPLUS a minimum number...
View ArticleNo reward points for stays booked by third party web sites
Hi, Anyone had the issue of business travel which you company has a policy which means you have to book your flights and hotel through a corporate third party web site and not getting reward points or...
View ArticleNo Gold Elite Upgrades at the Cosmopolitan???
I just booked a reservation at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas. While chatting with the hotel representative I asked about upgrades for Gold Elite level members, and was told that this hotel does not...
View ArticleRewards Program = Cash + Point issue
I have ran across this multiple times when trying to use Cash+Points, when booking at an Actual Marriott Marque Hotel wich not allow Cash+Points but yet there's plenty of availability is using only...
View ArticleCorrelates of Loyalty, Entitlement and the Special Guest Conundrum
A few years back I posted (under my former name, Stepping Stones) the following parable: Here we are, ushered into the board room of a major hotel/lodging company as flies on the wall. At the highly...
View ArticlePoaching Elites in the flying world
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323873904578569500992978498.html
View ArticleNew CEO
http://www.forbes.com/sites/halahtouryalai/2013/06/26/marriotts-upgrade-new-ceo-arne-sorenson-enlivens-the-hotel-giant-aims-for-1-million-rooms/
View ArticleAre purchases with etravel cards eligible for rewards points?
My family has a tradition of saving up change each year until just before vacation. The kids would then get to use this money to purchase their own souvenirs. In the old days, we used to roll the...
View ArticleStingy is as stingy does-not the friendly skies.
Hey all you elite fliers out there, the ones enjoying the perks of elite-hood, wish I was one of you, but as this article points out, nothing is forever, especially for us who are elite wannabes in the...
View ArticleFree Breakfast beginning 6/22. Does anyone know details
I just saw exerpts from an article in USA Today that Marriott announced free breakfast (at least continental) for all platinum members plus one guest 7 nights per week beginning 6/22. I may have missed...
View ArticleMarriott Point System
I am very happy with the Marriott point system, as a three or four year Platinum Plus, I am able to have nice family vacations which makes up a little for the time I spend away from them...
View ArticleFailure to provide platinum bonus points
I am confused about Marriott's policy fo properties r failing to provide platinum memebers their bonus points (arrival gift).Let me explain:Two months ago, I stayed at the Birmingham, AL Marriott. When...
View ArticleHQ Secret Labs?
http://www.wtop.com/52/3374044/Designers-rethink-hotels-in-Marriotts-underground-Innovations-Lab
View ArticleNew Platinum arrival gift policy is a downgrade
I don't think the new Platinum arrival gift changes has gotten the attention it should because it was bundled in w/ the offering cont'l brekkie on weekends announcement. In my opinion the new policy is...
View ArticleDisappointed that Marriott sold out to Sky Mall...
FT As a Lifetime Platinum, Marriott used to offer special Elite Only awards for Marriott Gift Cards. I think the code was E195...what ever the code, I was able to get $1000.00 in Marriott Gift Cards...
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Marriott rewards, best ever?
I stay with marriott a lot on business and have been delighted with the rewards scheme, my wife and myself have enjoyed quite a few free nights allowing us to visit cities in the UK we might noot have...
View ArticleHutchinson Island states that no one gets free wifi.....?
Just got off the phone with the front desk at Hutchinson Island Resort about an upcoming vacation stay where I've booked two rooms, one of which is for my kids only. They publish a $15 resort fee, and...
View ArticleChildren no longer allowed at Concierge Lounge?
Hello all, I'm Platinum Elite member currently staying with my Family at the Marriott Marquis in NYC and was informed of the new Policy effective June 22nd were members can only bring one guest to the...
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