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Old Oct 23, 2008 | 1:35 pm
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frisbeeace
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
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Marriott Concierge - Expiration policy for certificates issued before these changes

Originally Posted by Marriott Concierge
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.” Ira
Many of us have unused hotel certificates that were part of a travel package and were issued BEFORE these new rules were announced. We were confidently saving those certificates for the future in the knowledge that they were (are?) extendable at any time. Those certificates may have already expired or may expire soon. So my questions are:

1. What can we do with those certificates that we thought were extendable and will expire before we are able to use them?

2. Can we keep them alive by making a reservation up to Jan 15th even if they expired before that date?

3. What will happen with a certificate that is already attached to a reservation if you need to change dates or hotel beyond its expiration date?

4. Wouldn´t it make sense to establish a deadline for all certificates issued under the old T&C by January 15th, 2010 giving exactly 1 year after the start of the new program?

Thank you in advance for your comments
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