Question about the AOL rate...it gives me a rate $50 cheaper than the standard rate. Has anyone used this code? I'm not clear on whether it's for AOL customers or employees. Thanks.
what do the rate rules state when you click on them?
if they don't state or even indicate that its employee only, then you have a fighting chance at getting this IF its questioned
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when you break life down to it's most simplistic level you only have your personal values to lead you through life......
sort of like when you book a room at a hotel and guarantee with a credit card, call the hotel and notify them of a late arrival and the hotel says you will have a room then upon arrival they walk you or kind of like when a hotel increases the stay anytime award points premium by 100% and then reduces the standard awards, I totally agree with you
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sort of like when you book a room at a hotel and guarantee with a credit card, call the hotel and notify them of a late arrival and the hotel says you will have a room then upon arrival they walk you or kind of like when a hotel increases the stay anytime award points premium by 100% and then reduces the standard awards, I totally agree with you
I'm not sure why the above is directed at me.....I do find it offense to have words put into my mouth which is what you're doing in the above quote.....right or wrong, I wont judge, you have a very strong opinion of Marriott and would hope that you have contacted them and shared it
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when you break life down to it's most simplistic level you only have your personal values to lead you through life......
Here, someone has told him it is for employees so in this situtation I see the point you are making, but in general I don't see what's wrong with following the T&Cs. Isn't that what they are there for?
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before I start, I am trying to quote two posters here in the same reply (for the 1st time so I hope it works *fingers crossed*
moving right along now
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I'm not sure why the above is directed at me.....I do find it offense to have words put into my mouth which is what you're doing in the above quote.....right or wrong, I wont judge, you have a very strong opinion of Marriott and would hope that you have contacted them and shared it
It was in response to your response to another poster, thats why I put it there, I do realize that you do not have anything to do with walking people and setting the policy or redemption value so It was directed at you directly.
It was directed at the part about ethics and my IMHO, my point is that MR isn't that ethical in its ownright hence any individual who interprets rules straight up as written is just playing the game that MR has set the tone for
oh yes, I've contacted MR about walks and about the redemption changes without a satisfactory response
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Here, someone has told him it is for employees so in this situtation I see the point you are making, but in general I don't see what's wrong with following the T&Cs. Isn't that what they are there for?
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It was in response to your response to another poster, thats why I put it there, I do realize that you do not have anything to do with walking people and setting the policy or redemption value so It was directed at you directly.
It was directed at the part about ethics and my IMHO, my point is that MR isn't that ethical in its ownright hence any individual who interprets rules straight up as written is just playing the game that MR has set the tone for
Again, I find it offense to have words put in my mouth and again I dont understand why it was directed at me directly....
I found a COK rate for Atlanta Midtown Suites for the 1st weekend in August . The price of the hotel went from $239.00/night to $152.00/night. After checking the "rate rules," there was no requirement for ID or any other proof of eligiblity needed.
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Given that the text under the nightly rate says "Coca-Cola Enterprises" and refers to how close the hotel is from the "office", I'd guess that the rate refers to Coca-Cola employees only.
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Given that the text under the nightly rate says "Coca-Cola Enterprises" and refers to how close the hotel is from the "office", I'd guess that the rate refers to Coca-Cola employees only.
maybe you just need to drink coke to get that rate LOL.. or show a MCR cap
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These references to non-public rates are not in the spirit of this thread, which was created to allow public rate codes to be shared. And the discussions of (1) non-public rates, (2) Marriott's failures to state explicitly that they are non-public and (3) Marriott's failures to abide by unrelated policies and all that sort of thing just make it more difficult for Flyertalkers to obtain the information that they need and expect to receive from this thread. Please take all that unrelated stuff elsewhere. Start a new thread if you must.
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REG - Regular Rate
RAC - Rack Rate
Both of these seem to pull up the same rates and, whilst most often will bring up rates that are higher than those found doing a search without a code, they can be useful in finding a room-only rate where the hotel is only offering things like dining packages. I recently made a reservation at Marriott Tudor Park. For the dates I wanted (Aug 25-27) the only rates that appeared were Dining Escape Packages starting at GBP £156/night. REG pulled up a room-only rate of GBP £105.
In the CLT Uptown CY last week there were signs literally everywhere saying that if you booked a negotiated rate, you had to show ID at check-in to get that rate. Sounds like a crackdown to me....
Fortunately, they all know me there by name so I didn't have to show my ID (for a legitimate negotiated rate)
when you break life down to it's most simplistic level you only have your personal values to lead you through life......
