I received an automated Marriott email today, indicating a September event at a property finally posted. For what it's worth, despite the contract saying the event would be posted by the property within 10 days it took one follow-up email and a full month for it to actually happen. This is the third property that I've worked with that seemingly posts events once per month.
Marriott Rewards or The Ritz-Carlton Rewards Member: [Redacted]
THANK YOU FOR HOSTING YOUR RECENT MEETING OR EVENT WITH US.
This message confirms the following was posted to your account:
PROPERTY NAME: [Redacted]
EVENT DATES: 09/07/2018 - 09/07/2018
REFERENCE NUMBER: [Redacted]
DATE POSTED: 10/10/2018
BASE POINTS EARNED: 800
ELITE POINTS EARNED: 600
PURCHASED BONUS POINTS: 0
PURCHASED DOUBLE & TRIPLE POINTS: 0
TOTAL EARNED & PURCHASED POINTS: 1,400
ELITE QUALIFYING NIGHTS:
This meeting or event will count toward your qualification for Elite membership.
No nights even though this was my first event, both contracted after 8/18 and posted after 8/18. Also, it says the event counts toward elite qualification yet Marriott claims that events don't count toward ambassador spending. How does this count towards elite status if it doesn't count toward ambassador?