Sharon,

1st as others have said thanks for doing this.

1. I hit Life Time PL a long time ago and am actually closer to 2000 nights. Does Marriott plan anything for 2x PL lifetime.

2. Can the web site be designed to show us what other potential rates are available that are legal to save time adding them. For example 2 for breakfast, WKD, M11 or M12, allow us to put AAA or other legal fares into our profile. Maybe this has been discussed

Thanks

Henry

Sharon,

I really miss the Samplers, primarily the European Sampler. For those who don't recall them, they were a 7 free nights award, but in denominations of 2, 2, and 3 nights. You could mix and match (all 7 nights at the same property, or 3 one place, 2 another, and 2 at yet a third property, etc.), didn't have to be taken on 7 consecutive nights (could do 2 this week, and 2 in a couple weeks). Great for someone travelling in Europe, or for someone in Europe who was up for short vacations.

I sure wish they'd bring those back.

(And, of course, that they'd hook up with AA again.)

Thanks.

Thanks for the input. BTW - I'm in crazy busy mode w/ a trade show coming up, but when I return I'll have 2 weeks before the FT Awards so will compile the list of your comments/suggestions until the day before the awards. So keep posting until the 27th of April.

Cheers.

Bumping up. One week to add your input. I'll compile the eve of the 27th & take w/ me on the 28th.

Cheers.

Thanks for doing this. I've been a Marriott Reward member for at least 15 years and have been Platinum for a good number of those. I have reached lifetime Platinum and have been Platinum Premier for the last few years. Overall, I feel as though I am treated very well. The few changes I would like to see are:

Points for incidentals at Courtyard properties. These properties have changed and many now offer full service restaurants. I would be more likely to stay at Courtyards and eat more at these properties if I were able to get points. I think it is a win/win for Marriott to do this.

Also with Courtyards - they should offer free breakfast to at least Platinum Rewards members. Hilton Diamond members get free breakfast at Hilton Garden Inns. Again, I would more more business to Courtyards if breakfast was given as a perk.

Finally, I wish resort properties were not exempt from offering a lot of elite benefits. I travel a lot for business and spend a lot of time and money with Marriott. I talk with my family about the lounges and excellent treatment I get when I travel for business. But when we travel for vacation to resort properties, my status gets me very little. At the least, resorts should have lounges and/or offer breakfast for all Platinum members.

Last chance to provide input. I'll be compiling responses this evening. Leave tomorrow morning.

Cheers.

Why was I not invited to this?

Tell them I would like better coffee... even if I have to pay for it.

It would be great if the Ts&Cs could be modified to be crystal clear about breakfast when the lounge is closed - with respect to holidays - so there is absolutely no ambiguity. For example (bolding my suggested change):

Assuming you're serious...

Re: your first. The people organizing the Frequent Travel Awards (FT Awards) posted in CommunityBuzz that they had 'x' spots open for Flyertalkers & to register (there was a fee to cover the food/drink). That's about all the invite that was sent out, so if you had read the thread & registered before all the slots were filled you could have attended. This is actually an industry award event that Flyertalkers have been invited to, although that's not guaranteed every year. And those of us FTers who do attend do so on our own dime, either via paid air/hotel or via awards for either or both.

I'll note the coffee, but obviously it won't be at the top of the list re: what folk would like to see Marriott do ;)

I'll report back on this thread after the awards if I had a chance to chat w/ the Marriott folk attending. If I do meet them, I'll at minimum hand over the list of items provided by you all on this thread.

Cheers.

Just a quick update.

Thanks to severe thunderstorms at LGA & massive flight delays, I (and many others) barely made it to the event. In the mad rush to get there I completely forgot the list in my laptop case back in the hotel room (event was held at Citifield). I did chat for a few minutes with the 2 people Marriott sent to the awards; they're involved w/ the program, but don't think they were high level. So I'm going to send the list to Ed French directly.

Marriott won 8 awards.

Cheers.

Please let us know what he says. Thanks for doing this.