Originally Posted by
Oxon Flyer
The standard FT answer is :
"Because everyone would be earning themselves plutonium status and extra promotional bonuses by booking the cheapest room in the whole Marriott world and then not showing up"
All hotel loyalty programs would instantly implode if this were allowed.
Not rocket science, really.
Too true.
Also, hotels want a crack at additional revenue from parking, restaurants, $5 bottles of water in the room, etc. Some of their employees rely on tips -- dining, valet parking and such. If we're not there those transactions don't take place.