Originally Posted by
Happy
The promo is not using Stay, it is using Paid Night. It has nothing to do with Stay, nor now a stay is counted because the metric is Paid Night.
When a promo is based on 2 stays get whatever bonus, then the Stay becomes the metric. However in this particular promo, my interpretation on the metric is paid night with qualified rates. I suspect the corporate rate might not qualify.
The original question was about the specific wording: “
Only eligible paid stays completed after registration and during the promotion earning period will qualify toward the promotion.”
So if the Stay is defined as “all consecutive nights” then it is technically not completed until after the promotional period has ended, and thus would not qualify according to a strict interpretation of the terms listed. At least that’s my reading of it. Obviously Marriott can choose to do whatever they want as the other interpretation would be in favor of the customer and I’m sure nobody would complain.
EDIT: (for reference, to include Marriott’s official definition of a “Stay”)
2.1.d. Qualifying Stay. A “Stay" or “Qualifying Stay” means all consecutive nights a Member registers for, and personally pays and stays at any Participating Property, for which (i) the room is billed to the Member, or (ii) the guest room is direct billed to the company who has arranged payment for the Member’s stay that is not associated with a convention or group meeting.