Originally Posted by
C17PSGR
Hmmh ... so in my 200+ nights last year, there were at least a couple of occasions where I was in City X for two weeks, needed to make a quick overnight to City Y, and did not check out from the hotel in City X. So, I had stays in both City Y and City X on the same night (and paid for both). Is that against the T&C?
Originally Posted by
VickiSoCal
This is what confuses me. It is not. And many people do it, some off whom probably are not on the ball with regards to points/nights and don't even notice that MR credited them for both. Can they then be accused of fraud?
Of course you can book multiple hotels for the same night, Properties will happily take your money. However, the MR program only grants night credit for your personal room and, so far, it is not possible to be in two different places at once. Just because they repeatedly miss a situation, or even choose to allow it from time to time, does not mean it's allowable every time. And, if an account audit reveals a mistake was made, they do have the right to correct it. This can mean, if you end the year just over the threshold and several nights end up being deemed invalid, your status is at risk.
They make the rules available to us. They make the postings available to us (until your account is locked). So just like with your bank account, you should be reconciling the activity periodically (like I do, but for forecasting purposes) and note any errors. Deciding to report errors in your favor is a personal call, but don't get upset if they choose to correct the account at a time that is inconvenient to you.