Originally Posted by
jedicat666
I agree that making ghost bookings to extend points validity is definitely not what any program would allow, this was not my intention. however I hope you get my point that when the terms are worded like that it does certainly imply that redeeming a stay would constitute a qualifying activity, at least to a number of unsuspecting people.
I completely agree and I hope it didn't seem like I was accusing you of trying to game the system. I would have been caught off guard by this as well as although I can reason it out seeing it in this thread, I would not think of it at all in managing my own account. It's a pretty sucky situation.
If I were a Marriott agent I would give you your points back. As for the actual Marriott agents...