Originally Posted by
jeanie
A FT post had a video link to The Points Guy interview with David Flueck, SVP of Global Loyalty for Marriott International. David said the Marriott rules for multiple rooms will be the standard going forward. So you would get elite credit for 1 room, but can get points for more than 1 room. Here is the link to the FT post with the video in it.
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/29657355-post2843.html
The Points Guy's interview might as well been an infomercial for Marriott. I watched it and couldn't believe how deferential he was. It's unfortunate that folks take him as a serious, trusted source of news. He's a credit card pimp, plain and simple. He depends on credit cards for money so he's unlikely to be overly critical.
Thankfully, some of the bloggers for The Points Guy are trained journalists. The quality of the writing and reporting has improved, but I don't like the fact that they depend on credit card revenue for their existence. At least with newspapers there is a wall of separation between the journalists and the business operation.