Originally Posted by
CMK10
I keep all my cards in a cigar box at home. When I'm about to travel, I take out the ones i need for the trip and put them in either my portfolio (business trip) or leather envelope (personal trip). I don't have my Hotel and some of my FF numbers memorized and every so often the number gets deleted so it's nice to have them. Plus, they sent them to me, I may as well tote them around
* After having my wallet stolen a few times over the years (not Marriott-related), I basically do the same thing. Everything (extra cc, BBV cards, hotel airline cards, etc) stay in an envelope until I need them & then I put them in my wallet. Use them if necessary, and don't have to worry about replacing all of them if something goes wrong.
Originally Posted by
DJ_Iceman
Without carrying the cards, how could one do a lobby bar elite status comparison a la Up in the Air?
* Score!!
(pun intended)...
Originally Posted by
serenaviolet
I'm happy to make it to gold, so I always carry my card - especially because we almost never stay at a non-Marriott hotel. I do always carry 2 dozen Krispy Kreme donuts when I can! It's gotten me a room upgrade and some nifty freebies from housekeeping for my kids. All without asking!
* Do you offer up the KK when checking in? An unusual twist on offering the front desk $20 for an upgrade
Originally Posted by
shanny19
Once at the DFW south FS Marriott, I dropped in w/out a res.
The young man at the FD stonewalled me on a gov. rate room,
"we are completely booked".
When I said, "I know you're lying, tell you what, I'll pay rack",
all kinds of rooms "became" available, at roughly double gov. rate.
An assistant manager, who was listening, asked me if I had any
status and could he see my card?
When I complied, he gave me the room at my requested rate.
That's the one time in 5 years it's been out of my wallet.
* Your card should have been irrelevant. You were either entitled to the gov't rate or you weren't, and the completely booked is just bogus.
Cheers.