Yes, MileKing, making Holiday plans at the last minute. Save the speach <g>. The nature of my business precludes me from making arrangements too far in advance, and that is one of the weaknesses of my job.

That does not change the facts, though. At a particular Marriott property, I cannot get a room due to capacity controls, and not due to blackout dates.

My point is quite simple: I am not happy with this arrangement. I can plan for and around blackout dates, but if there are rooms available, it burns me up that I have more than enough points and cannot use them. I do not think I was aware of this problem when I was earning the points. As I said, I can read and plan around blackout dates, but if the room is available, it should be available.

I have hundreds of thousands of airline miles and hotel points. Now that I have a few days that I can plan with my family, I would like to use some of those hotel points that I earned.



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