+1 ^ (sorta) I'm not trying to split hairs here, & SkiAdcock is essentially correct, however for what its worth, the "old" Marriott Referral Bonus (1K Bonus Points per stay, up to 5K for both referrer & New Member) was still active through at least Jan 5th 2009 (if not later...). I was able to refer one colleague on Jan. 1st, 2009, & then another on Jan 5th, 2009.

Then I noticed for the first time on Jan 22nd 2009 the Marriott Website said that "Because of the wonderful response from so many members, we are updating elements of the program and plan to continue the Refer A Friend program in the near future." I wrote to Marriott Rewards trying to get some sort of clarification of their definition of "near future", & of course they responded that they didn't know....

So I conclude that sometime between Jan. 5th & Jan. 22nd, Marriott's Referral Bonus program was put on hold for the time being, but will be back up & running "in the near future". Also, for what its worth, I got a 1,000 Bonus stay from one of the people I referred on Jan. 21st. I will definitely post on here when I notice any sort of sign up Marriott Rewards Bonus being back up on their website.

Last Recorded Transaction:
* 01/21/2009
* MEMBER REFERRAL PROMO 2008
* 1,000 points