flyerwife-

You ask why would you not be entitled to the same privileges as your husband - assuming the benefits were earned on his account? I don't believe Marriott could have made the terms I quoted more straightforward. Because you don't like the rules as written and choose to circumvent them doesn't make it right.

As for saying a spouse is coming in later, I believe that should be and is allowable - if the spouse will be coming in later. You seem to say you do it even when your spouse isn't coming. That, to me, sounds as though you very clearly know you're doing something wrong.

I'm not sure why you would believe it to be discrimination to not allow you the same benefits on your own as your husband has earned. The two of you have the choice each time you stay together to decide whose account gets credited. I don't believe there are any discrimination-related laws that would overturn Marriott's rules as they are written. And given our litigious society, you can bet someone would have successfully challenged the rules you don’t like if it were possible to do so. You have the choice to follow those rules, complain about them, intentionally circumvent them (as you appear to do), or stay somewhere else.

As for getting credit for two rooms, there is nothing wrong with that. The specific provision states, in part:

• A member is eligible to receive points for staying at participating Marriott Rewards hotels for his/her guestroom and up to two additional rooms.