So ... I book about 100 nights a year on Marriott.com and usually end up staying between 50-75(because of the nature of my business, I often need reservations to cover multiple areas on the same dates, hence more reservations than stays in many cases).

I considered myself an expert in the old search engine.

So now I'm trying to book a stay using the VIP code, which I'm entitled to. Usually, I try one date and, if it's not available, use the option to search for other dates when this rate would be available.

Now, I don't get that option.

It just tells me that rate is not available for the date requested.

Am I doing something wrong, or is this thing just the piece of dumbed-down junk it appears to be?