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Old Feb 16, 2020 | 8:01 pm
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Originally Posted by andreiz
My brother has a ~40K points and was going to book me a room at one of the SFO Marriott properties. He has no status and I'm a Platinum.

1) Can he actually book an award under my name?
2) Will my Platinum benefits apply when I check in?
Just to propose another option; your brother can just transfer you the points for free, avoiding all ambiguity.
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