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pharmawalk Nov 27, 2018 8:20 am

Westin is in the Marriott system as of this morning and I just applied a previously converted 7-night TP cert for a reservation. Finally.....

Quimby4 Nov 27, 2018 9:09 am


Originally Posted by pharmawalk (Post 30471681)
Westin is in the Marriott system as of this morning and I just applied a previously converted 7-night TP cert for a reservation. Finally.....

Nice!
I just had my current reservation cancelled for my NC6 package, I see expiration date extended to 11/27/19.
I dont see option to attach certificate so I called to have it attached to new points advance reservation at Westin.

So it seems like all brands except St Regis are now points advance?
Thank you!!

lifeinfirst Nov 27, 2018 10:08 am

Another data point...

I did not see any option to use my cert online, but called and was able to apply to NC5 cert to a 7 night stay at a LM property!

brokenwindow Nov 27, 2018 2:53 pm

Is it possible with the HUACA strategy to get a converted category 5 made into category 7? Or cat 5-6?

If yes, what should one say to the agent? And what is the cost expected? Thx so much!!!

nexusCFX Nov 27, 2018 3:37 pm


Originally Posted by Quimby4 (Post 30471864)
Nice!
I just had my current reservation cancelled for my NC6 package, I see expiration date extended to 11/27/19.
I dont see option to attach certificate so I called to have it attached to new points advance reservation at Westin.

So it seems like all brands except St Regis are now points advance?
Thank you!!

Luxury Collection is not.

skimthetrees Nov 27, 2018 5:28 pm


Originally Posted by nexusCFX (Post 30473458)
Luxury Collection is not.

According to the wiki, Aloft and Element too.

skimthetrees Nov 27, 2018 5:31 pm


Originally Posted by brokenwindow (Post 30473306)
Is it possible with the HUACA strategy to get a converted category 5 made into category 7? Or cat 5-6?

If yes, what should one say to the agent? And what is the cost expected? Thx so much!!!

NC5 or 6 maybe. No one has had success getting an NC7.

A phone script to guide the agent through the upgrade is here in this thread. Sorry, I do not have the post number.

shosana Nov 27, 2018 5:45 pm


Originally Posted by Willbur (Post 30467723)
Definitely call back or send a request via email. I was in the same boat where it did not show as being attached and reps kept telling me it was attached until I finally got someone with real knowledge. I believe you will also see the point value of the stay decrease down to the value of your card and then it will also say that it's attached. I eventually gave up on the reps and sent in a support request to see what would happen because the agents seemed incompetent and my hotel kept saying there was no cert attached. It took Marriott 3 weeks to respond to my email but my reservation was updated (dropped down from 105k to 45k points) and shows certificate attached.


Finally get it attached. It was a pain to deal with the customer service. Told them multiple time everytime they make adjustment to the guest they have to re-attached and they never did.... 8 hours on the phone total to get the cert to attach properly.

Thank you for your help!

coljung Nov 27, 2018 9:30 pm


Originally Posted by carlitos (Post 30434283)
Wow, great news. Did you call the US Marriott Call Center or another country?


Originally Posted by brokenwindow (Post 30473306)
Is it possible with the HUACA strategy to get a converted category 5 made into category 7? Or cat 5-6?

If yes, what should one say to the agent? And what is the cost expected? Thx so much!!!

Cat-7 certs dont exist yet.

Cat-6 upgrade possible, i called over 10 times until i found an agent able to do it.

Basically you ask to upgrade your cert to cat-6. Mine was a 5n one, cat-5, 'Partial 45k', and cat-6 is 'Partial 135k', so i had to pay the 90k point difference.

brokenwindow Nov 27, 2018 11:18 pm


Originally Posted by coljung (Post 30474467)
Cat-7 certs dont exist yet.

Cat-6 upgrade possible, i called over 10 times until i found an agent able to do it.

Basically you ask to upgrade your cert to cat-6. Mine was a 5n one, cat-5, 'Partial 45k', and cat-6 is 'Partial 135k', so i had to pay the 90k point difference.

I got it done on my first call. 60k difference from cat 5, 7 nights to cat 6, 7 nights

carlitos Nov 28, 2018 3:46 pm


Originally Posted by brokenwindow (Post 30474664)
I got it done on my first call. 60k difference from cat 5, 7 nights to cat 6, 7 nights

Did you cal a specific number (like Mexico or UK)?
Or USA and Spanish?
I will start trying to switch mine from OC8 to NC6

JCYC5 Nov 28, 2018 4:10 pm


Originally Posted by coljung (Post 30474467)
Cat-7 certs dont exist yet.

Cat-6 upgrade possible, i called over 10 times until i found an agent able to do it.

Basically you ask to upgrade your cert to cat-6. Mine was a 5n one, cat-5, 'Partial 45k', and cat-6 is 'Partial 135k', so i had to pay the 90k point difference.

Looking to convert a OC5 to NC5... looked through this thread, can't find if anyone managed to or any phone scripts... any luck anyone?

Zelucifer Nov 28, 2018 5:46 pm


Originally Posted by coljung (Post 30474467)
Cat-7 certs dont exist yet.

NC7 still doesn't exist? I really wonder what they've been telling people who should have been converted to one.

skimthetrees Nov 28, 2018 6:02 pm


Originally Posted by Zelucifer (Post 30477748)
NC7 still doesn't exist? I really wonder what they've been telling people who should have been converted to one.

If they really do not have them, and I find that hard to believe at this point, hopefully they just exchange the old cert for enough points to make an NC7 7 night reservation. I can only recall two people in this thread who had OC Tier 4-5 certs that would have converted to NC7 and neither of them reported getting converted. One cashed in his cert for a refund points value. The other I have not heard a resolution to.

janaleigh Nov 29, 2018 10:30 am

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