Originally Posted by
thebackcourse
if you don't have the folio there's little an agent can do short of calling the prop, having them read them the info(time consuming for everyone involved) or in the rare case one of marriott's systems actually work as intended, recover the folio from an entirely different system that is also tedious and time consuming, and post it based off that. Neither are fast nor efficient. Having the folio is the fastest, easiest way to get it posted over the phone.
I now make it a point to get and keep a print of every folio when I stay at a Marriott or SPG property. I hate doing this because it's just a waste of paper, but you can't trust them to email the folio (even when they say they will), and you really need one now in case the stay doesn't credit.