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Old May 3, 2013 | 8:25 pm
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Originally Posted by lala26
Hi,

I am new to hotel elite status and have a question about if I can use my status on someone else's booking?

For example, if my friend and I are going to stay at a Marriott. This friend booked a room with his credit card and his name, can I put my Marriott rewards number into the reservation so we can get upgrades to a better room?


Thanks,
Lala26
You should be able to have both name's on the reservation and your status as well. You could still get the points even though your friend is paying. Sometimes they match the cc number to the MR number but sometimes (most often) they don't.
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