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Old Nov 26, 2020 | 7:38 am
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Originally Posted by MSPeconomist
How does the employer feel about someone bringing a personal guest on a business trip? In some organizations, this would be frowned upon. Also, if the employee shares a room with a personal guest on a business trip, does the employer reimburse 100% of the room rate (plus taxes and fees of course)?
How is this in any way relevant to the question that was asked?

To the OP, this can work, but it can also get really tricky. I found that most hotels are willing to work with you, but essentially you need to change names twice. Book under your name to get benefits, then change during the stay to get a bill in your spouses name then change it back to your name to ensure Marriott credit. That's tough, not all hotels will happily do this. I would add your spouses name as a second guest name in the reservation when booking it.
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