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Old Feb 21, 2014 | 5:11 pm
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roki
 
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Originally Posted by joshua362
Never did this but pretty piss poor earnings for the effort and amount spent IMO. 15K Marriott probably won't get you a room in a decent area and I think collecting miles (esp 5k) is useless.


An industry standard is one room comp'ed per 10. Perhaps you can get them to comp you 4 rooms for the future or treat 4 of your guest? Wouldn't hurt to ask.

Will you get a boatload of points for the F&B & room portion of the wedding?

Best wishes.
I agree it seems bit weak. I should have clarified--We aren't holding the wedding at the hotel, but at another venue nearby. 80% of the attendees live locally, but those flying in need rooms. Most are making a mini-vacation of it, so we've got about 10 rooms for people for 3-5 nights. It's not a huge thing. But you're right, 15K Marriott points won't get me squat. I'll take the AA miles, at least.
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