Marriott Reward Points for cash purchases?
I just realized that I have been losing out on a bunch of points due to the fact that I generally pay for my food and bev during my stay with cash, instead of putting it on my room bill. Often times,...
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Top Ten Hotel Trends for Next Year
http://www.hospitalitynet.org/news/global/154000320/4063217.html (an easy, casual read, good with coffee or juice or whatever ) An interesting article about the upcoming lodging trends for next year....
View ArticleMarriott Vacation Club points and exchanging my home resort
Yesterday I bought into the Club Point program. I am a MCVI owner. Except for using the Marriott Reward Points; I have not been very happy with exchanging my home resort thru Interval. I have tried...
View ArticleUtah trip - any suggestions?
Hi - I'm taking my wife and kids to Utah (flying into SLC) over Spring Break next year (7 nights) and have a flexible schedule and would like to use Marriott points/certs for this trip. Looking to...
View ArticleMarriott moves from NYSE to NASDAQ
http://www.forbes.com/sites/halahtouryalai/2013/10/07/marriott-moving-its-12-9b-biz-to-nasdaq-from-nyse/ Three points of interest jump out at me from this article: 1) Switch made for purposes of cost...
View ArticleHow many MegaBonus promotions are offered each year?
As I looked back over my MR activity for the past year, I wondered about the frequency of promotions to earn free night certificates or extra MR points. I remember 2 such promotions in 2013 (including...
View ArticlePlatinum Premier versus Platinum
I have almost 160 actual night stays this year since being "upgraded" to Platinum Premier (from Platinum). To be completely honest, most hotels do not make a distinction between the two and as such...
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 ArticleCredit Card 70000 vs. 50000
Has anyone else had the issue of receiving the email that said you would get 70,000 points after spending a $1,000.00 and then only received 50,000 points? If so where can you email to get it...
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Getting Around Town
My graphic designer daughter introduced me to Archie Archambault's work and his "Maps from the Mind". Now, whereas you're not going to use these to necessarily find your way to the parking lot of a...
View ArticleLifetime Platinum
About 40,000 points ago, I achieved Lifetime Platinum status and I thought at least I would receive a thank you mention from Marriott. Well to date, nothing, ZIP, Nada. For someone who has stayed...
View ArticleBirthday Bonus for Life Time Platinum what's the point?
So today I got an email from Marriott for my birthday which was Friday. I clicked on the link and it is 1 bonus night towards elite status....really? I am life time platinum. What is the point of that?...
View ArticleConcierge lounge
We just reserved a suite at the Ritz Carlton San Francisco. Does anyone know if we have access to the concierge lounge because of the membership level? Thanks so much.
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Marriott Rewards History - Portfolio of Resorts 1993
22 Resorts worldwide. That was the list in January 1993. I stayed at 11 of them, half.Some are gone - Sam Lord's (Castle) Resort burned down after being de-branded.Rancho Las Palmas is still in...
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Destination points. Trade, buy, loan, give??
HI,i own a week in Aruba and decided to trade for Destination Points. I thought that I was going to trade a week for a week but it appears that my Destination points will onlyget me 5 days. Not a great...
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Dog Friendly Vacation Clubs in California
Hello All! Our dogs are a part of our family. We bought the Vacation Club after being told we could bring our dogs, but now I am finding that the resorts do not allow dogs unless they are service...
View Articlelifetime gold
How do I find out how many lifetime points I have and how many are needed for lifetime gold status?
View ArticleDo Marriott Reward points earned from Vacation Club ownership count towards...
Do Marriott Reward points earned from Vacation Club ownership count towards lifetime status?
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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...
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