Originally Posted by
gk17
When is this trip? Unless your trip is coming up really shortly, you should be able to go for the Gold challenge. I'm not sure if Marriott just grants these but you can tell them that you plan to stay with Marriott more often if you have business trips coming up.
The benefits apply to you even if booked from Expedia. The points and elite stay credit might not be earned though, but all the other benefits should be there according to your status (Silver, Gold, Platinum).
The trip starts this Friday.
I did call them and asked to be matched to Hilton (diamond status) and they said if it was booked via expedia that won't work. They looked into the reservation and said I do not qualify.
What should I do, call again? Even if I do the challenge though, that won't grant me the benefits before completing the trip, correct?
TIA