Originally Posted by
MePlatPremier
So the conclusion seems to be that people should be more knowledgeable about what they are talking about before posting so assertively about something they understand nothing about.
that may be the conclusion for you....but the fact is that true cash & points bookings are not eligible for this promo so the ones who said that assertively knew exactly what they were talking about....
in reality there now seem to be 2 different types of cash & points....
one is cash & points which have a fixed cash & points component depending on what category the property is....the other is a cash & points combination where the cash component is different per night but the points combination stays the same depending on what category the property is....this is reality is the same as booking separate points & revenue bookings on consecutive days with the convenience of having everything under a single reservation number....
the first one is not an eligible rate for this promo as it is considered an award stay while the second one is eligible as part of the stay is a revenue booking....this would be no different from booking an award stay on day one & a revenue stay on day two....the award stay would not count but the revenue stay would....
the first one can be booked for a one night reservation while the second can only be booked for multiple night reservations....
the first one is called 'cash + points' & is being promoted by marriott as a way of redeeming points while the second one is simply building a cash + points combination over multiple nights....
till the poster cleared which one he/she was talking about, there was no way to tell whether it was option one or two....