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A Fond Farewell to Community Manager
http://www.rewards-insiders.marriott.com/blogs/outside-in/2014/04/24/heres-to-many-new-adventures-that-lay-ahead As much as I bust Andy's chops, I felt I owed it to him (and the many, many Insiders who...
View ArticleHow do I email any hotel?
Hello, I've begun to do some international travel with my company, and am getting really tired of having to contact reservations or Skype call the particular hotel's location to inquire on certain...
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What was your MegaBonus Offer (for Spring 2014)?
Well our MegaBonus experts are not available (painedplatinum is in Outer Mongolia gathering yak wool for Christmas sweaters and ssindc , whose format this copies exactly, is snapping photos of...
View ArticleMissing Visa Points...
Four of us who had each taken part in the Marriott Visa (Canada) promotion which required a card holder to add a second card to their account, purchase something with the secondary card by a specific...
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New Platinum Elite Benefits SUGGESTIONS?
As a Platinum member I am all too frustrated in NOT receiving the best room available when I check in. I know I am not aloneI think it's time Marriott included some "select" suites as part of the...
View ArticleUse a travel package cert for my daughter?
Can anyone out there tell me if I can have my daughter and her soon-to-be husband use the certificate for 7 nights that I have from a travel package I got a couple of months ago? I will have to add...
View ArticleMembership upgrade based upon future bookings possible ?
Hi, I'm relatively new to the Marriott Rewards program. Actually, I'm just new to staying at Marriott hotels too ;-) I used to stay at hotels in different chains, and was a Platinum member at two of...
View ArticleJoint account with spouse
I am a newly married Plantmium elite. Is it possible for my wife to be added to my account?She travels rarely for word and would like her to benefit from my(our??) statusThanksOFD4314
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Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
As lovely as any European cathedral, Washington DC is the home of this magnificent church. It can be somewhat difficult to get to for out of town visitors. Whenever I'm catching a play at the well...
View ArticleNo points awarded for our stay.
I'm new to the Rewards program, joined just before a trip, and even though my number was on my reservation from the start, I don't seem to have gotten any points at all from our stay (in on Monday, out...
View ArticleKeeping Taste of Gold clarification?
So this morning I got the email that I've qualified for Taste of Gold, and I'm quite excited and I look forward to using my new perks! My main question is about how to keep Gold - in the email it says...
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Bar 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 ArticleRitz carlton booking with Marriott points
i've just book a stay at the kyoto ritz carlton with Marriott points and would like to understand what is included in the booking for a platinum client (Breakfast, club lounge, etc). thanksjose
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Like ol' man river, Marriott earnings keep rollin' on
At the 10 am conference call/podcast coming up, Marriott will announce that their First Quarter profit rose 26%, their revpar - yada, yada, yawn.They are also (and remember, they're often quite...
View ArticleIs it time to retire the category 1-4 certificates?
With the current MegaBonus winding down, I wondered what Insiders currently think about category 1-4 certificates. Numerous posts have highlighted the challenges of using these certificates. Some of us...
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If it ain't broke, please Marriott, don't fix it.
Woops, Marriott did it again. Check out the search/find hotels page at Marriott.com. They used to list the hotels for a requested location along with the price, and if you wanted to see them on a...
View ArticleWITH ALL THE CRITICISM LET'S TURN POSITIVE: WHAT BENEFIT OF MARRIOTT REWARDS...
LET'S BE POSITIVE !!! OTHER THAN THE ACCUMULATION AND USE OF POINTS,WHAT IS YOURFAVORITE BENEFIT OF YOUR ELITE STATUS?
View ArticleExchanging home location via Destinations points versus Interval exchange,...
So as I understand it there are two routes I can now take if I want to use my home location week at a different Marriott Vacation Club location. I can either exchange the week for destinations points...
View ArticleCourtyard Room Upgrades for Platinums?
I'm really confused about the policy, which essentially says they'll upgrade your room but there are no guarantees and absolutely no recourse if a property, rightly or not, decides to not honor this...
View ArticleMegabonus action after April 2014?
know anyone about a new or next Megabonus action after April 2014?
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