Sep 12, 2018, 9:35 am
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Sign in to Marriott.com in order to be able to see the promo and register:
https://www.marriott.com/rewards/promotion.mi?promotion=FB18
Finer print:
*A 'stay' is defined as consecutive nights spent at the same hotel, regardless of check-in/check-out activity.
Registration is required. Marriott Rewards, Starwood Preferred Guest, and The Ritz-Carlton Rewards (“Loyalty Program”) members who register for this promotion by January 7, 2019 will earn 2,000 bonus points per stay on stays of 2 or more nights at participating brands. Plus, members can earn an additional 1,000 bonus points per brand starting with the second brand at which the member stays during the promotion earning period. The promotion earning period is for stays between September 26, 2018 and January 31, 2019, at participating Marriott Rewards, SPG and Ritz-Carlton properties. A 'stay' is defined as consecutive nights spent at the same hotel, regardless of check-in/check-out activity. Rooms booked through most third party online retailers and select travel agency bookings are ineligible to earn for this promotion. The member receiving this offer has been targeted and the offer is not transferable. Bonus points will be awarded to the member’s account up to six weeks after the promotion ends. Marriott Vacation Club® owner-occupied weeks are not eligible for bonus points and nights spent while redeeming an award are not eligible for bonus points. Only one room per hotel is counted toward a member’s nights or stay. Members electing to earn miles are not eligible for this promotion. For a list of current participating brands, visit https://www.marriott.com/loyalty/earn/hotels.mi. All Loyalty Program terms and conditions apply. See https://www.marriott.com/loyalty/terms/default.mi for more information. Visit www.Marriott.com/MorePlaces or call 888-MARRIOTT (888-627-7468) for complete details.
Clarification from Starwood Lurker in post 125:
https://www.marriott.com/rewards/promotion.mi?promotion=FB18
- Stay at any of our participating hotels and resorts worldwide between September 26, 2018 and January 31, 2019.
- Earn 2,000 bonus points on all stays* of two or more nights and 1,000 bonus points per brand, starting with your second brand.
- Play our game 29 Ways to Stay from October 11 through November 8 to learn more about our 29 brands and for the chance to win prizes, including points and free nights.**
- Register by January 7, 2019
Finer print:
*A 'stay' is defined as consecutive nights spent at the same hotel, regardless of check-in/check-out activity.
Registration is required. Marriott Rewards, Starwood Preferred Guest, and The Ritz-Carlton Rewards (“Loyalty Program”) members who register for this promotion by January 7, 2019 will earn 2,000 bonus points per stay on stays of 2 or more nights at participating brands. Plus, members can earn an additional 1,000 bonus points per brand starting with the second brand at which the member stays during the promotion earning period. The promotion earning period is for stays between September 26, 2018 and January 31, 2019, at participating Marriott Rewards, SPG and Ritz-Carlton properties. A 'stay' is defined as consecutive nights spent at the same hotel, regardless of check-in/check-out activity. Rooms booked through most third party online retailers and select travel agency bookings are ineligible to earn for this promotion. The member receiving this offer has been targeted and the offer is not transferable. Bonus points will be awarded to the member’s account up to six weeks after the promotion ends. Marriott Vacation Club® owner-occupied weeks are not eligible for bonus points and nights spent while redeeming an award are not eligible for bonus points. Only one room per hotel is counted toward a member’s nights or stay. Members electing to earn miles are not eligible for this promotion. For a list of current participating brands, visit https://www.marriott.com/loyalty/earn/hotels.mi. All Loyalty Program terms and conditions apply. See https://www.marriott.com/loyalty/terms/default.mi for more information. Visit www.Marriott.com/MorePlaces or call 888-MARRIOTT (888-627-7468) for complete details.
Clarification from Starwood Lurker in post 125:
- In regards to the part of the offer where you can earn 1,000 points for trying a new brand…There is no minimum length of stay, but you only earn it starting with the second brand. So if you only stay at one brand during the promo period, you will not earn this bonus. But if you stay at 2 or more brands, you will earn 1,000 points for each of those brands after the first one even if the stay is only one night.
- You earn on every stay of 2+ nights, so it isn’t about accumulating nights. If you have two stays of 1 night each, you will not earn a bonus. If you have two accounts, you may register for MegaBonus with either or both accounts. You will only be able to earn with one account at a time because you will earn the bonus points in whichever account the stay was booked with. Example: If you have two accounts that are not combined: If you register for MegaBonus with your SPG number and stay with your SPG number, you will earn the bonus points in your SPG account. If you register for MegaBonus with your SPG number but book your stay with your MR number, you will not earn bonus points.
2018 4th Quarter MegaBonus promo, 26 Sept - 31 Jan 2019
Mar 1, 2019, 12:17 am
#662
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 121
I don't really understand all these posts. When I stayed in any of the different brands during the promotion, I got the 1000 point brand bonus added on to every stay as the points for that stay posted shortly after the stay. Are you all say that didn't happen for yourselves? Did you check your points for each stay? Could that 1000 points be included but you didn't notice it? What are you noticing now that you can say "i got xxxx points"? A separate line entry is posting to your points activity pages? What is that line labeled? Just trying to understand. Maybe I'll get 19,000 points too like tirajat just did... 
Besides, I was expecting the 10k bonus in my case for completing 10 brands, not a 1k bonus.
Mar 1, 2019, 12:52 am
#663
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: In the air
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Bonvoy LT Plat, Hilton Gold, GHA Tit, BA Gold, Turkish Elite
Posts: 8,718
No, there was never a tracker or anything else, other than the Megabonus page which told me I earned 14K in total. At a guess that only included 3K of brand-based bonuses, but who knows.
Mar 1, 2019, 1:11 am
#664
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 298
The points listed at the bottom of that page are the points I earned from the promo where you earned 2000 pts on stays of 2+ nights. In my case, it shows I earned 8000 pts (4 stays @ 2000 pts each) and those points have already posted. There is ZERO tracker for the brand bonus.
I can tell this is going to be a disaster when Marriott finally posts the brand points as a lot of people seem to think that the points on that page are still due to them, when in fact they are already in their accounts. More confusion and mayhem brought to you by the Walmart of Hotels!
I can tell this is going to be a disaster when Marriott finally posts the brand points as a lot of people seem to think that the points on that page are still due to them, when in fact they are already in their accounts. More confusion and mayhem brought to you by the Walmart of Hotels!
Mar 1, 2019, 2:07 am
#665
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Bern, Swiss-o-land
Programs: M&M (LX/LH) Silver, Marriott Platinum, Accor Silver, AF/KL Silver, Swiss Railway
Posts: 791
Just showed up in my account:
03/01/2019 Bonus* Q4 Megabonus 1k Bk +2'000 Points
This means that this only applies to the unique brand stays with minimum 2 nights. Or the bonus was not applied correctly.
I had 3x 2-night stays in 3 unique brands, plus several other 1-night stays in other unique brands.
Bonus was not credited for all unique brand stays, only for those with minimum 2 nights, beginning with the second unique brand.
And the promotion tracker only displays 1x 2-night stay, although I was correctly awarded 6'000 points for the 3x 2-night stays (main promotion).
03/01/2019 Bonus* Q4 Megabonus 1k Bk +2'000 Points
This means that this only applies to the unique brand stays with minimum 2 nights. Or the bonus was not applied correctly.
I had 3x 2-night stays in 3 unique brands, plus several other 1-night stays in other unique brands.
Bonus was not credited for all unique brand stays, only for those with minimum 2 nights, beginning with the second unique brand.
And the promotion tracker only displays 1x 2-night stay, although I was correctly awarded 6'000 points for the 3x 2-night stays (main promotion).
Last edited by Gigantor; Mar 1, 2019 at 4:39 am
Mar 1, 2019, 3:56 am
#666
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: India
Programs: Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, IHG Plat, HH Gold, Trident Plat, DL Diamond, AI Maharajah
Posts: 29,678
for those who think they are missing points because they didn't stay a minimum of two nights, this may not be true....i went back & checked my stays & i stayed at the following brands during the promo period:
1. sheraton (1 five night stay, 2 two night stays & 5 single night stays)....
2. aloft (1 single night stay)....
3. four points (2 single night stays)....
4. marriott (1 single night stay)....
5. luxury collection (2 single night stays)....
6. moxy (2 single night stays)....
7. element (1 three night stay)....
8. westin (3 single night stays)....
9. design hotels (1 single night stay)....
10. jw mariott (1 single night stay)....
11. st. regis (2 single night stays)....
12. townplace suites (1 single night stay)....
13. autograph collection (1 single night stay)....
14. courtyard (1 five night stay & 7 single night stays)....
15. fairfield (1 single night stay)....
so i had at least 3 brands (sheraton, element & courtyard) where i have stayed more than 2 night but i've only received 2k points....no clue how they are calculating this....
1. sheraton (1 five night stay, 2 two night stays & 5 single night stays)....
2. aloft (1 single night stay)....
3. four points (2 single night stays)....
4. marriott (1 single night stay)....
5. luxury collection (2 single night stays)....
6. moxy (2 single night stays)....
7. element (1 three night stay)....
8. westin (3 single night stays)....
9. design hotels (1 single night stay)....
10. jw mariott (1 single night stay)....
11. st. regis (2 single night stays)....
12. townplace suites (1 single night stay)....
13. autograph collection (1 single night stay)....
14. courtyard (1 five night stay & 7 single night stays)....
15. fairfield (1 single night stay)....
so i had at least 3 brands (sheraton, element & courtyard) where i have stayed more than 2 night but i've only received 2k points....no clue how they are calculating this....
Mar 1, 2019, 4:37 am
#667
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Toronto
Programs: UA 1K, AC MM E75, Marriott LT Ti, IHG Dia Amb, Hyatt Glob
Posts: 15,521
for those who think they are missing points because they didn't stay a minimum of two nights, this may not be true....i went back & checked my stays & i stayed at the following brands during the promo period:
1. sheraton (1 five night stay, 2 two night stays & 5 single night stays)....
2. aloft (1 single night stay)....
3. four points (2 single night stays)....
4. marriott (1 single night stay)....
5. luxury collection (2 single night stays)....
6. moxy (2 single night stays)....
7. element (1 three night stay)....
8. westin (3 single night stays)....
9. design hotels (1 single night stay)....
10. jw mariott (1 single night stay)....
11. st. regis (2 single night stays)....
12. townplace suites (1 single night stay)....
13. autograph collection (1 single night stay)....
14. courtyard (1 five night stay & 7 single night stays)....
15. fairfield (1 single night stay)....
so i had at least 3 brands (sheraton, element & courtyard) where i have stayed more than 2 night but i've only received 2k points....no clue how they are calculating this....
1. sheraton (1 five night stay, 2 two night stays & 5 single night stays)....
2. aloft (1 single night stay)....
3. four points (2 single night stays)....
4. marriott (1 single night stay)....
5. luxury collection (2 single night stays)....
6. moxy (2 single night stays)....
7. element (1 three night stay)....
8. westin (3 single night stays)....
9. design hotels (1 single night stay)....
10. jw mariott (1 single night stay)....
11. st. regis (2 single night stays)....
12. townplace suites (1 single night stay)....
13. autograph collection (1 single night stay)....
14. courtyard (1 five night stay & 7 single night stays)....
15. fairfield (1 single night stay)....
so i had at least 3 brands (sheraton, element & courtyard) where i have stayed more than 2 night but i've only received 2k points....no clue how they are calculating this....
My points now match up with my 2 night stays, as the first one doesn't count for me either.
Mar 1, 2019, 4:41 am
#668
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Canada
Posts: 1,511
It has not posted correctly. I only earned 10,000 points which is exactly what it says in my account. It says you have earned 10,000 points for the promotion but only 2,000 was posted.
Wait and see or send in an email? Again, this is getting exhausting.
Wait and see or send in an email? Again, this is getting exhausting.
Mar 1, 2019, 4:43 am
#669
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Bern, Swiss-o-land
Programs: M&M (LX/LH) Silver, Marriott Platinum, Accor Silver, AF/KL Silver, Swiss Railway
Posts: 791
for those who think they are missing points because they didn't stay a minimum of two nights, this may not be true....i went back & checked my stays & i stayed at the following brands during the promo period:
1. sheraton (1 five night stay, 2 two night stays & 5 single night stays)....
2. aloft (1 single night stay)....
3. four points (2 single night stays)....
4. marriott (1 single night stay)....
5. luxury collection (2 single night stays)....
6. moxy (2 single night stays)....
7. element (1 three night stay)....
8. westin (3 single night stays)....
9. design hotels (1 single night stay)....
10. jw mariott (1 single night stay)....
11. st. regis (2 single night stays)....
12. townplace suites (1 single night stay)....
13. autograph collection (1 single night stay)....
14. courtyard (1 five night stay & 7 single night stays)....
15. fairfield (1 single night stay)....
so i had at least 3 brands (sheraton, element & courtyard) where i have stayed more than 2 night but i've only received 2k points....no clue how they are calculating this....
1. sheraton (1 five night stay, 2 two night stays & 5 single night stays)....
2. aloft (1 single night stay)....
3. four points (2 single night stays)....
4. marriott (1 single night stay)....
5. luxury collection (2 single night stays)....
6. moxy (2 single night stays)....
7. element (1 three night stay)....
8. westin (3 single night stays)....
9. design hotels (1 single night stay)....
10. jw mariott (1 single night stay)....
11. st. regis (2 single night stays)....
12. townplace suites (1 single night stay)....
13. autograph collection (1 single night stay)....
14. courtyard (1 five night stay & 7 single night stays)....
15. fairfield (1 single night stay)....
so i had at least 3 brands (sheraton, element & courtyard) where i have stayed more than 2 night but i've only received 2k points....no clue how they are calculating this....
Here too, you are not receiving unique brand bonus for all stays, but only for those with a minimum of 2 nights.
Mar 1, 2019, 4:50 am
#670
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: India
Programs: Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, IHG Plat, HH Gold, Trident Plat, DL Diamond, AI Maharajah
Posts: 29,678
Actually, you made the same mistake as me! Assuming your list is in chronological order, your first stay at the Sheraton wouldn't count. So that leaves only the Element and the Courtyard, which means 2000 pts.
My points now match up with my 2 night stays, as the first one doesn't count for me either.
My points now match up with my 2 night stays, as the first one doesn't count for me either.
Mar 1, 2019, 5:04 am
#671
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: India
Programs: Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, IHG Plat, HH Gold, Trident Plat, DL Diamond, AI Maharajah
Posts: 29,678
That is correct. You had minimum 2-night stays at 3 unique brands. This means that you would receive 2x 1000 points for the brand bonus, because it only begins with the second unique brand.
Here too, you are not receiving unique brand bonus for all stays, but only for those with a minimum of 2 nights.
Here too, you are not receiving unique brand bonus for all stays, but only for those with a minimum of 2 nights.
Mar 1, 2019, 5:30 am
#672
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Bern, Swiss-o-land
Programs: M&M (LX/LH) Silver, Marriott Platinum, Accor Silver, AF/KL Silver, Swiss Railway
Posts: 791
there is no choice but to wait & see what marriott does now....the lurkers stated here a bunch of times that the brand bonus had no minimum stay requirement & my ambassador confirmed the same....if they were all wrong then it would put them in a pretty embarrassing situation....but then again there is nothing new about that....as of late marriott has been consistently doing that to anyone who works for them....
Mar 1, 2019, 5:56 am
#673
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: India
Programs: Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, IHG Plat, HH Gold, Trident Plat, DL Diamond, AI Maharajah
Posts: 29,678
Mar 1, 2019, 6:10 am
#674
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Toronto
Programs: UA 1K, AC MM E75, Marriott LT Ti, IHG Dia Amb, Hyatt Glob
Posts: 15,521
This is squarely in the hands of the IT department. They didn’t take into account that the brand bonus did not have the 2 night requirement, nor should it.
It’s hard to soar like like an eagle when you’re flying with a bunch of turkeys! (Credit: a poster from many years ago.)
It’s hard to soar like like an eagle when you’re flying with a bunch of turkeys! (Credit: a poster from many years ago.)
Mar 1, 2019, 6:45 am
#675
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Homeless
Programs: Hyatt Glob; Hilton Dia; Marriott AMB; Accor Dia; IHG Dia Amb; GHA Tit
Posts: 4,838
Here is what we got back after making our inquiries:
- In regards to the part of the offer where you can earn 1,000 points for trying a new brand…There is no minimum length of stay, but you only earn it starting with the second brand. So if you only stay at one brand during the promo period, you will not earn this bonus. But if you stay at 2 or more brands, you will earn 1,000 points for each of those brands after the first one even if the stay is only one night