Originally Posted by
rahmanbar
I'm curious as to whether Marriott considered the issue of the Category 5 Free night Certificate posted to each card holders' MR account commencing with their second year as a cardholder.
I am not aware of any plans to change this benefit. You will still receive the same category 5 certificate on your anniversary. Since this award is only valid for six months, having no black out dates and only limited capacity controls should make this particular reward a better value.
What about 7 night stay certificates (ordered without an travel package)? Will they still be good in 2009? One year expiration also?
Travel packages are unique because they are set up so that they can be ordered without a reservation, allowing for the stay and flight to be coordinated more easily. All other non-promotional hotel rewards are attached to a reservation and when the reservation is cancelled so is the reward. On the other hand, the hotel portion of a travel package is not canceled with the reservation. Instead it floats in your account until it is attached to a new reservation. The only way to use the current seven night rewards next year is to book your stays prior January 15th.
Originally Posted by
Annandaler
+1 here. We bought two MVCI weeks years ago strictly for the points exchange. I wish I had on paper the verbal promises made at that time as to how generous the points exchange would be in getting hotel stays and travel packages. The only written promises were the (fixed) point exchange value - which have been severely depreciated in value over the years. How about the MC addressing this issue.
We are still communicating with MVCI on this issue. I will post something when I have something concrete.
Originally Posted by
awb824
In the past, we have been able to extend the hotel portion of the travel package each year for another year if we were not able to use it. Will this option still be available?
If you are wanting to know if you will be able to extend one of the current travel packages after January 15th, effectively extending its expiration until some time in 2010, the answer is “no you will not be able to.”
Please let me know if I missed the point on this question.
Originally Posted by
holocker
Will I be able to use a travel reward package for current CAT 7 Hotels- that will become a Cat 8 Hotel- if I book the room before Jan 15.
Like all category changes, if you book before the hotel category changes the original price at the time you booked will be honored.
Ira