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Old Aug 6, 2025 | 9:32 am
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TripleQ
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Originally Posted by nm761
Am I understanding this correctly, that in order to earn SQC (at a conversion of 1 SQC=5 pts), you will be required to use AC's booking platform for car rentals and hotels?
Originally Posted by illico
The travel partner thing with regards to Marriott isn't clear to me.

I understand it as: if I want to take advantage of 5AP = 1SQC, and I want to book a Marriott hotel, I would have to do it through through the AC travel portal.

However like any 3rd party booking platform, any Marriott elite status I have would not apply if booked through such a platform. Is this a correct assumption?
Sounds like it, this forced use of the AP booking platform is a clear negative. For me personally it's not a huge negative since I earn/burn Bonvoy much more easily than AP, but I can see it being more impactful for some.
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