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Old Sep 20, 2017, 1:58 pm
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tmiw
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Originally Posted by funkbandit
With this promo, only the reward for the first two stays is certain. Hotel hoppers need two nights to accomplish this. Even value maximizers can calculate the price of two stays vs. redemption at an expensive Cat. 5 property. And then - what?

The promo is supposed to keep people entertained (read: stay at MR-Group Hotels frequently) for 4 months. Something this promo falls terribly short of.

At this time it just says: grab the free cert if it's of any value for you and then stay elsewhere until MR figures and announces what to do next. This is bad for business.
Another possibility is that Marriott is gearing the promo towards people who don't stay there often. If that's the case, I'd expect Silver Elites and people without status to get the additional bonus offer more often than those at higher levels.
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