OK so if I buy a shirt at a dept store in Bangkok and charge it on my Chase credit card, it will show up on my CC account before I even get back the hotel within an hour--same if I make an ATM withdrawal in Siem Reap, Cambodia. The charge back is instantaneous.

Why the *h--l* does it take Marriott hotels 5 -7 days to post nights and points credits? And then you wonder all along if you might need to file a "Missing Nights Stay" report.

My inquiring mind would like to know.