<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by LexPassenger:
[BI can't find a thread here on the M-series discounts from the newsletter, for example, or the $109 rate later this winter at San Diego Marina (noteworthy, I suppose, but it never occurred to me to tell other folks.
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I think you've nailed it. In some forums posters are inclined to pass on every bit of info to others, no matter how newsworthy.
As an aside, Marriott has not had some of the problems other brands have (e.g., $0 Hilton rates).