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Old Feb 17, 2020 | 9:54 am
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Originally Posted by hhoope01
I've been able to make points award reservations for my family/friends by calling in and having the reservation made specifically for them. (Though it has been a year or 2 since I last did this.) But unless something has recently changed with the free night certs, those specifically state they are for the card holder. So those aren't supposed to be transferable to someone else.
I have too. No issue there. But that member does not benefit from your status. Conversely, if a lower tier member makes a reservation for you, hotel may choose to extend benefits but does not have to. I'm pretty sure this is what William has always told us in the past.
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