Free-ish Marriott Gold Card
Apr 3, 2008, 6:22 am
#51
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: UK-Berkshire
Programs: BAEC Blue
Posts: 633
Apr 3, 2008, 6:23 am
#52
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: UK
Programs: BA Blue, IC Spire Ambassador
Posts: 5,228
Does anyone know if Marriot checks your status level at all before they grant you Gold status?
I'm asking because I'm impatient; just signed up yesterday, right after I signed up for a BA FF account. Obviously, I'm just a blue level BA member at this point.
Once my account goes active (i.e. Friday) will I be able to check my elite status online?
I'm asking because I'm impatient; just signed up yesterday, right after I signed up for a BA FF account. Obviously, I'm just a blue level BA member at this point.
Once my account goes active (i.e. Friday) will I be able to check my elite status online?
I would guess that there is a way that they can check, because I'd imagine that BA and Marriott aren't just going to give out loads of miles and upgrades without some checking sysem, but given the state of Marriott's systems with reports of points not posting on a regular basis, who knows.
I didn't actually see anything in the Ts&Cs that say you have to be a BA silver/gold member.....
Good luck!
Apr 3, 2008, 6:31 am
#53
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: London
Programs: BA, VS, HH, IHG, MB, MR
Posts: 26,871
What does Marriott have to lose? They aren't giving you any free points and the benefits of Gold are pretty painless for Marriott to dish out (free brekky etc). If they give out a few Gold cards to a small number of FT'ers who aren't really BA Gold but who then shift some business to Marriott, they're probably happy.
Apr 3, 2008, 8:51 am
#54
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Tallinn / Isle of Man
Programs: Finnair Platinum; Intercontinental Ambassador
Posts: 578
What does Marriott have to lose? They aren't giving you any free points and the benefits of Gold are pretty painless for Marriott to dish out (free brekky etc). If they give out a few Gold cards to a small number of FT'ers who aren't really BA Gold but who then shift some business to Marriott, they're probably happy.
A) it will work for Silvers (when they use the Gold Link) as proven by my colleague.
B) It will work on Eurocheats
It just takes about a week to set up the account
Apr 3, 2008, 4:03 pm
#57
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: London
Programs: BA GGL & CCR, AS Gold 75k, IHG Aspire, Marriott Titanium , National Exec Elite, Amex Plat
Posts: 382
Took a few days as I think it takes 48hrs for an account to become "active" and let you set up an online account but it worked eventually so will try it out next month!
Apr 3, 2008, 4:28 pm
#58
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: In the air
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Bonvoy LT Plat, Hilton Gold, GHA Tit, BA Gold, Turkish Elite
Posts: 8,720
Looks like there's either a (potential?) membership number embedded or listed in the email which ensures that only people who got the email can register. Does look like Silvers can just get Golds by changing a letter though.
I missed out on BA Silver a few weeks back because of my membership year end and am a couple weeks away now, so Marriott's just lost a couple thousand dollars of my potential custom already.
I missed out on BA Silver a few weeks back because of my membership year end and am a couple weeks away now, so Marriott's just lost a couple thousand dollars of my potential custom already.
Apr 3, 2008, 6:21 pm
#59
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Isle of Skye
Programs: BA Blue (once again), Qatar Silver, Marriot Rewards, KLM Petroleum Club
Posts: 104
If you want a free Marriott Silver, just get a Marriott Credit card (operated by HBOS here in the UK). Free Marriott Silver as long as you have the credit card
http://www.marriottrewardscard.co.uk...e=stdMediaCode
http://www.marriottrewardscard.co.uk...e=stdMediaCode
Apr 3, 2008, 6:25 pm
#60
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Argentina
Posts: 40,211
My wife and I both got silver invites but filled in the Gold application instead - we both now have Gold as from today.