Marriott always starts a little later, runs a little longer because of the later start of their promotion when compared to say Hilton. They do not start on the first day of a quarter for instance.

Stay tuned and Marriott will annouce something and lets see if it is as Pathetic as what Hilton decided to do after their gut wrenching devaluation. Marriott is OVERDUE for changes to their Frequent Guest program and needs to make some serious changes in some areas.