Originally Posted by
SkiAdcock
How is that different from someone w/ the points booking an award stay who might cancel later on?
Someone with the points can only make speculative award reservations up to limit of their current points balance.
Someone without, can, it appears, make as many speculative reservations as they wish and lock out lots of award availability even though they will never have the means to pay for it. Does Marriott not limit the number of such bookings a member without the points can make ?