Originally Posted by
sinfonia
Can you call in to cancel? Yes.
Can you get the SAME travel package back? It depends. Will you be canceling before August 18? Then, yes. Will you be canceling after August 18? We have no official word from Marriott on this, but if what Mr. Marriott's office said holds, then no. It will be converted to a different travel package which allows Starwood hotels and is matched up to the new hotel categories.
This is a fair assessment.
No reason to believe upgrades after Aug 18th would still get the old pricing. It would have to be based on the new pricing that comes in effect on Aug 18th.
I am not sure why there are still some folks who wonder should he or shouldn't he to redeem a Cat 5 basic package just because he does not know where he would use the cert - the bulk of TP value lies with the miles redemption, that is an unarguable fact. If one does not need the miles then there is no reason to redeem the TP especially one has no idea where to use the hotel cert. That should resolve most of the dilemma some still face, unable to make up their minds before the absolute deadline.