Originally Posted by
mthake
Maybe a silly question here.
I'm new to Marriott, and I'm currently gold elite for 2016, at 54 nights.
How do you get cert's?
There are a couple ways to get them. If you get/keep the Marriott Visa credit card, you get a category 1-5 cert every year.
You can also get them as part of promotions, usually called Mega Bonus. Look under promotions on your account at Marriott.com to view the terms for the current version.
I think there is another way to get a category 1-4 cert, but not sure. I haven't received one of those.