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Old Apr 25, 2025 | 9:47 pm
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Ineligible charges for earning Marriott Bonvoy® Points include, but are not limited to:

  • Taxes
  • Service Charges
  • Gratuities
  • Third-Party Services (e.g. parking, business center, Water-Sport rentals etc.)
  • Certain Room Rates
https://help.marriott.com/s/article/Article-22676

Originally Posted by lessthanzero (Post # 86)
What qualifies as M spend?

Was staying at a Luxury Collection in Asia last week and rented a car & driver from the hotel. Do you get points for that?
If this is deemed a "Third-Party Service", no points would be due. I have not received points for such transportation charged to my room in the Philippines.

Perhaps you will get lucky if the car & driver were owned and employed by the hotel, respectively. But even in that case, it may be deemed an ineligible "Service Charge".

Please let us know how it turns out!
Last edited by SPN Lifer; Apr 25, 2025 at 9:58 pm
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