Originally Posted by
muji
Wife and I will stay at a U.S. Marriott this month. The stay is in my name. My wife needs 13 Marriott points. Tried to change the reservation to her name, but that would require setting up a new reservation and by doing so the room charge would go up significantly.
Question: How can 13 points be earned easily? (Neither of us has a Marriott credit card right now. We don't do Facebook, so any offers through it would not work. And we won't be renting a car.) It seems that you can earn points by dining, or buying a drink or something, at the hotel…but since the stay will be in my name, could my wife still earn points in this manner, for example by telling the waiter to use her account number? (Any suggestions would be appreciated.)
At check-in, advise that you want your wife to earn MR points instead of you and give her account number that will earn the points -- this presents no problem and I have done this, although rarely because I hold Platinum status.
However, if you have status, likely then the only status that will be applied will be that of your wife. Some have waited until after the stay is almost complete and then ask for the change in the reservation to be made when settling the bill -- I am against that but one's ethics dictate.