Marriott automatically registered me for this gold challenge promotion:
Marriott Rewards® Taste of Gold- You've been upgraded to Gold Elite Status.
- Stay 12 nights or more at any Marriott® between April 1 and June 30, 2011, to renew your Elite Gold status through February 2013.
It seemed like a good idea, so that's what I did: 7 nights (across 3 stays) at Marriott brand hotels, 1 at a Courtyard, 2 at a Renaissance, and finally June 28–30 at a Fairfield Inn. (All stays were paid.)
All stays except the last one moved the progress meter on the “Promotion Central” page as soon as they posted. But when that last stay posted (on July 5), it didn't get added to the entry for that promotion, which still says “Nights you've stayed: 10” in the “progress bar” display and “This one has ended - watch for new promotions.” (Also, I'm silver again.)
What did I do wrong? Is a Fairfield Inn by Marriott not a “Marriott®”? Are stay-based promotions dependent on
posting dates, not actual stay dates? Or should I wait for some kind of promotion sweep separate from the stay posting, or call/email Marriott Rewards?