Originally Posted by
hockeyinsider
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.
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?
This is how my notification email looked in 2017
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Thank you for being a loyal Marriott Rewards or The Ritz-Carlton Rewards member for your meeting & event business.
This message confirms the following was posted to your account:
Total points earned: 300
Date Posted: 05/xx/2017
Event Dates: 05/xx/2017 - 05/xx/2017
Property Name: xxxxx
Reference Number: xxxxx
This meeting or event will count toward your qualification for Elite membership.
Thank you for choosing Marriott Rewards or The Ritz-Carlton Rewards!
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There was no mention of nights on the email, but they did post to my account. IIRC, the 300 points hit first and the 10 nights hit a few days later.
That was my first and only (so far) try at an awarding event and I showed up for the session. They didn't post until 2 weeks after the event.