Originally Posted by
mackenzie77
I'm not sure if this is directly a Marriott thing - I recall having BRG issues with Qunar and Ctrip in the SPG days (I don't remember using Trip.com back then because it was barebones rudimentary compared to Ctrip). Part of that certainly was some prices weren't always confirmed at reservation.
Well, in this case it is confirmed @ reservation and NOT on request before ! The point with Marriott is/was, that them wrote, it's a prepaid rate from Trip.com ! Which is correct, it is prepaid, but fully refundable until 1 day before arrival ( same condition ).