Originally Posted by
Dr. HFH
The suite was important to you, and yet you chose not to book (and pay for) one. You might want to reconsider your strategy of expecting free room upgrades to enhance your vacation. You don't indicate whether you are an elite member of any airline programs, but if you are, do you apply the same standard? Do you expect to have your trip enhanced by a free upgrade to business/first, and walk away from the airline if you don't get it?
As I've said several times, when a suite is important for a particular stay, book and pay for it.
I don’t recall paying for rooms to earn NUAs as “free”. Wow you really are something.
Quite simple actually. Having lived and traveled extensively in Asia, and having been to this hotel in past my experience has been the upgrade is usually easy especially with NUA/SNA applied.
In other locations I’d hedge but in Asia it was a safe bet to get upgrade that’s no longer the case.
I don’t need advice on booking lol. I’ve done my duty to raise flag that NUAs are super unreliable. If you’ve bothered to actually read I even suggest to others to book direct and not rely on NUA based on my experience.
With the new NUA process and rigid close in upgrade process the system no longer works like it used to with advanced upgrade.
NUAs are a failed idea. Matter of time they change it is my guess.
Now, I hope corporate Marriott witnesses you chastising me for attempting to use a benefit they promote.
Marriott burned me so I booked at Hilton property. Problem solved.
Discussing airline upgrade process is a strawman argument and arguing appears what you want to do.