Originally Posted by
SanDiego1K
Marriott had some sweet spots in their chart. This is from the 1989 chart.
Q8 - 140K Marriott points
8 night stay at any Marriott hotel worldwide (they had 170 at the time)
2 RT coach tickets anywhere in the world (I've noted a caveat of no coach on their partner Northwest)
Free 7 day rental car, full size
The award certs did not need to be used on the same itinerary.
I redeemed a similar award in 1991 with IIRC two 3-night hotel certificates. It was an open jaw SFO to ATH and return from CAI with stopovers in Rome and Paris. Those were the days.
The best deal ever was the Continental Freedom Passport. Travel once per week for a year for less than $2000. You had to be 65. I met a guy who bought two of these so he could fly round trip each week. In 1988 he collected triple miles for all his trips.Jackpot!