Originally Posted by
Schnit
This has always been the policy...everyone here knows it always was the policy. Are you really upset that Marriott has decided to enforce their well known policy?
Well, yes, there's that, too.
Originally Posted by
rylan
This is nothing about 'protection' for the guest... it is entirely about Marriott wanting to control things and make it more difficult and annoying to book an award stay for somebody else, or have a family member check in early under a reservation you booked.
Why do you think that Marriott cares? They aren't deriving revenue from Bonvoy redemption stays? The hotel owners are, of course. And Marriott might well prefer not to have an even larger liability on its balance sheet for as yet unredeemed Bonvoy points than it already has to carry.