<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by USC_FT@LAX:
[B]Marriott - You get either Marriot points, or miles in the partner program. To get the miles I am not sure if you have to specifically sign up for "Marriot miles" or if you can just present your partner card and ask for the miles. In any event you only get points or miles, not both. BUT, I recall that Marriot used to give bonus Marriot points for flying on a partner if you gave them your partner name and flight number during your stay. This was always confusing because I found I had to be very clear that I wasn't asking for partner miles - I actually wanted to Marriott points, but that I wanted the bonus Marriot(2 or 3 hundred - I don't recall), and I was fearful the clerk would be confused an instead give me the miles instead. The last few times I asked for this bonus, the clerk looked really confused, and I never received the bonus. So, I am assuming that this bonus was discontinued - but I could not find anything specifcally saying it was. I'm wondering if I'm just confused.
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