Originally Posted by
SP03
The points have already been transferred into miles, which is akin to the journey being commenced.
I'm not arguing for Marriott to cancel all certs or make them worthless. But clearly people are redeeming for the certs now at last mins to take advantage of potential windfall. I may even do that. But I wouldn't expect Marriott to essentially give us miles for points at 1:1 ratio.
The points, unlike a flown flight segment, can be returned and the entire transaction could be reversed.
I admit that others know more about airline regulations than I do, but I would be surprised to hear that an airline based in the US or EU that intended to stay in business would cancel a segment mid-trip, leave a customer stranded and not offer enough compensation to complete the trip home. It would be different if a customer cancelled a segment, because the customer altered the transaction and not the airline.