Any way to modify [to a higher cat and 'pay the difference'] cert?
Jan 22, 2019 | 4:26 pm
#16
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 72
No. A free night award is listed as a 25,000 point hotel or less. I was aloo told that all cat 5 hotels are now listed as cat.6 and you will need 35,000 point. Those that did the Marriott upgrade of your Marriott credit card will have their free night upgraded around Dec, for 35,000 points. I just called 1/22//19 trying the same results.
Jan 24, 2019 | 8:02 am
#17
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: ORD LAS HKG
Programs: Bonvoy LTT; IHG PlatAmb; WoH Globalist; UA1K2MM; NationalEE; AvisPC; HertzPC
Posts: 740
Redeem Cat 6 room with 35k FNA certificate + 15k points
Title says it all. Is it possible to get a CAT 6 room with the annual AMEX FNA certificate (35k) plus an additional 15k points?
Jan 24, 2019 | 10:12 am
#19
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: EDI/GLA
Programs: DL 2.3 MM Unobtainum | UA 1.2MM Gold | AS 0.5MM |MR Bonvoy Titanium
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Jan 24, 2019 | 10:52 am
#20
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: La Jolla, CA
Programs: Marriott Ambassador, Lifetime Titanium, Delta Plat, Hilton Diamond , Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,615
I have been told that it is technically impossible for a Marriott agent, including an Ambassador, to execute because of the way the Free night certificates are applied. "Some" hotels may have a workaround if you deal directly with them. YMMV.
Jan 24, 2019 | 3:13 pm
#21
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Toronto
Programs: UA 1K, AC MM E50, Marriott LT Ti, IHG Dia Amb
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This question comes up every few days and the answer is always the same.
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/marr...ence-cert.html
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/marr...1#post30687741
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/marr...ence-cert.html
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/marr...1#post30687741
Jan 24, 2019 | 3:27 pm
#22
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Charleston, SC, USA
Programs: Avis Pref+, Hyatt Explorist, Marriott Life Gold, Honors Silver, IHG Plat via MC.
Posts: 6,789
Too bad MR does not follow Best Western's lead. Back in the 00's when BW still used paper certificates, they offered Level Adjustment Vouchers to add to existing cert.s to make up the difference between a lower-level award & a higher-level hotel. Perhaps Bonvoy should add this feature; it would be a true, non-sarcastic Enhancement!