Earning Elite Nights for Multiple Rooms
Has anyone run into the issue where the hotel will not give you qualifying elite nights if you book up to three rooms under your number and then pay for the rooms? I have always done this, and...
View ArticleFifty great places to work--according to "Washingtonian Magazine"
This monthly magazine, to which I subscribe, annually surveys employees of Washington DC-area companies to compile a list of the 50 best places to work. This time, for the first time in my memory at...
View ArticlePlatinum Arrival Gift question
Platinum Arrival Gift question I checked into The Southfield Mi Marriott,I had three rooms booked and I asked the lady if each room would receive the 500 points on my rewards number since I was paying...
View ArticlePaying Annual Maintenance Fees with Marriott Rewards Visa
Does anyone know if you get 5 rewards points for paying maintenance fees with the credit card or is it just 1 point?
View ArticleHigh speed internet charges
Marriott recently stared charging for access to high speed internet. I asked if that charge was waived for platinum and was told that only the "regular" was complimentary. Has anyone else had that...
View ArticleCosmopolitan Perks 4 Platinum Premier
Hi, The $20 resort fees that we (PP or PE) all pay include wi-fi in the public area such as bar, lounge and pool downstair beside the room? Both of the buffet comps need to be used at the same time or...
View ArticleRestaurant Gift Cards - Holiday Sale
With a one year Treasury earning me a dime in interest on $100, I've invested in food. November is the kickoff for restaurant chains to start offering bonus gift cards, often $10 for every $50 or a 20%...
View ArticleRewards Members - we cannot stop the drumbeat to management now!
Here is what we, as loyal Marriott Members have lost in the last 2 -3 years Devaluation of our pointsLoss of elite $1,000 gift checksNo breakfast on weekends in USA/CDALack of recogniton of...
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The Art of the Travel Deal
Observing how many of us in eager anticipation jumped into the Marriott CyberMonday offering (and doesn't it feel great when you hit the sweet spot like Pluto did on the Seattle Waterfront!), I thought...
View ArticleBath Robes?
I am generally not too picky about the smaller benefits such as robes and slippers and number of cups in the room. But on this trip I am on right at this moment, I forgot my pajama bottoms and needed...
View ArticleAre any U.S. retailers using chip technology for credit cards yet?
I've had my MR credit card for almost a year now and so far the only times I have used the chip and signature technology have been in Canada and Europe. While I've seen several retailers in the U.S....
View ArticleAnnual Marriott gift card purchase bonus
Anyone have any information about the annual "Get 10 points per dollar on Marriott gift card purchases"? The promotion usually comes out at about this time of the year, last year with a $2500 maximum.
View ArticleFifty great places to work--according to "Washingtonian Magazine"
This monthly magazine, to which I subscribe, annually surveys employees of Washington DC-area companies to compile a list of the 50 best places to work. This time, for the first time in my memory at...
View ArticleAnnual Review?
Recently, I have been bugged by my accountant and my tax adviser and even my broker (and no I am not a one percent-er, yet) about reassessing my portfolio, tax situation, and other things. So, how...
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Millenials Make Hotels Rethink Loyalty Programs
As written in this very forum, Boomers, we're toast (my holiday gift to painedplatinum) Here is an excellent, current article*** highlighting the reality of the travel/hotel business demographics of...
View ArticleWhy no night credit for Marriott timeshare owner who trade for destination pts
I was wondering why Marriott Vacation Club weeks owners that trade for vacation club points and then use those points at Marriott Vacation Clubs or properties, do not get credit for the nights that are...
View ArticlePending Marriott Questions
The sharing of travel ideas is one of the terrific benefits of the Insiders forum. Information provided by the Marriott representatives to our policy questions is another. merb and joshm and previously...
View ArticleHotel "Customer Intimacy"
Nope, not that. But a recent article about hotels in the United Kingdom ranked hotels behind grocery stores in the development of affinity or intimacy with their customers. (Maybe I should go to more...
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How's your work environment?
I posted this on the Washingtonian's 50 Great Places to Work post yesterday at lunchtime and crowds gathered, the switchboards were jammed, and the web site crashed, as a grand total of three people...
View ArticleCosmopolitan Perks 4 Platinum Premier
Hi, The $20 resort fees that we (PP or PE) all pay include wi-fi in the public area such as bar, lounge and pool downstair beside the room? Both of the buffet comps need to be used at the same time or...
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