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Old 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
  • 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
Nights spent while redeeming an award are not eligible for bonus points.

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:
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
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Old Oct 15, 2018, 1:57 pm
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Originally Posted by Points Scrounger
I stand by the assumption that those 10K won't post until next year, rather than at the time of the 10th stay.
If it takes 6-8 weeks to post a whopping 50 points from the sweepstakes promo, I would tend to agree with you (even though probably a tiny percentage of that larger total will actually earn the 10K bonus)
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Old Oct 15, 2018, 10:42 pm
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Originally Posted by Marriott15
NEW! Now get even more. Earn:
  • 10,000 bonus points when you stay at 10 brands.
  • 29,000 bonus points when you stay at 29 brands.

Alexandra, What are the dates for this?
Mega Bonus- September 26th -January 31st
or
The 29 ways to stay dates- October 11th to November 8th

I am assuming the October 11th to November 8th?
Members who stay at 10 different brands during the promotion earning period will also earn a one-time bonus of 10,000 points, plus members who stay at all 29 brands will earn a one-time bonus of 29,000 points. The promotion earning period is for stays between September 26, 2018 and January 31, 2019, at participating Marriott Rewards, SPG and Ritz-Carlton properties.

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Old Oct 15, 2018, 10:52 pm
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Originally Posted by Points Scrounger
I stand by the assumption that those 10K won't post until next year, rather than at the time of the 10th stay.
Definitely won’t post until the end of the promo on the (unlikely) chance that someone hits all 29 brands. If that happens you will get 29K pts, not 10K + 29K pts.
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Old Oct 16, 2018, 9:53 am
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Originally Posted by margarita girl
Definitely won’t post until the end of the promo on the (unlikely) chance that someone hits all 29 brands. If that happens you will get 29K pts ...
... instead of someting reasonable, say 290,000 points, when you consider the work required to hunt down and stay in 29(!) different properties in a little over 3 months.
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Old Oct 16, 2018, 11:54 am
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Originally Posted by transportprof
Marriott's new motto could be "Even when the customer is always right, they are wrong."
That is their current motto and has been for quite some time.
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Old Oct 16, 2018, 3:15 pm
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Originally Posted by uxb
That is their current motto and has been for quite some time.
I take your point.
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Old Oct 16, 2018, 4:14 pm
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Originally Posted by matravelguy
What's been everyone's experience with posting times for points from this promotion? Do all promo points post at the same time? Do any post concurrently with your stays?

I'm asking because I have a recent Westin stay that lists 3000 "extra" points in the activity breakdown. The problem there is that it should be 1000 Platinum gift + 2000 two-night promo + 1000 different brand promo = 4000. I'm trying to figure out which of these categories of points is missing.

For what it's worth, I have not gotten the 1000 different brand promo points for any other stay so far (I've had multiple eligible). This was my first 2-night stay during the promo period so I don't have any experience for that.
I've stayed at 6 brands so far for this promo and have not had any of the 1,000 bonus points "per brand (starting with the 2nd brand)" post. I should have 5,000.
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Old Oct 16, 2018, 4:55 pm
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Originally Posted by lockman21
I've stayed at 6 brands so far for this promo and have not had any of the 1,000 bonus points "per brand (starting with the 2nd brand)" post. I should have 5,000.
I believe you will get them, next winter along with everyone else after they do a sweep when the promotion is over.
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Old Oct 16, 2018, 8:29 pm
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Glad I read this thread, I was beginning to wonder what I was doing wrong as after the excitement of my massive windfall of 50 points the first day I kept going back but getting nothing was didn't understand why. Kind of amazing they only provide the instant win on the first try...pretty weak game IMO.
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Old Oct 17, 2018, 8:30 am
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Have the rules been updated? Now reads "The total maximum ARV of all prizes is $3,731,553.40USD. Limit one (1) Instant Win Prize per person, per day."

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Old Oct 17, 2018, 9:07 am
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Originally Posted by mikeef
Have the rules been updated? Now reads "The total maximum ARV of all prizes is $3,731,553.40USD. Limit one (1) Instant Win Prize per person, per day."

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Not for me - no prize
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Old Oct 17, 2018, 1:43 pm
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Originally Posted by mikeef
Have the rules been updated? Now reads "The total maximum ARV of all prizes is $3,731,553.40USD. Limit one (1) Instant Win Prize per person, per day."

Mike
Yes, that is a change. But was the game logic changed also? Supposedly the odds for the 50 points prize is 1:2, but nothing for six days after winning points the first day...?

I played today and was interested in two of the properties featured. Of course, after matching that last one, the question box popped up and then no way to go back to the cards. Oh well, another missed opportunity by Marriott...
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Old Oct 18, 2018, 3:20 pm
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Anyone else having trouble with today's entry? As soon as I completed the third match and view the factoid, then click Continue, it takes me to a page claiming I've already played today.

And yet if I click on "Check out the brands you've matched and the brands yet to be discovered" today's brand doesn't appear as checked:



I can go back to the previous page and play the game again with the same "already played "result (I guess at least it's accurate the second time also the pieces stay in the same place which makes it easier ) also tried logging in anew on a fresh window in incognito mode.
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Old Oct 18, 2018, 3:29 pm
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I played and everything worked today, but bizarrely immediately afterwards I got an email noting that I won 50 points on the first day last week (the first one I'd gotten).
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Old Oct 18, 2018, 3:35 pm
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Originally Posted by Zorak
Anyone else having trouble with today's entry? As soon as I completed the third match and view the factoid, then click Continue, it takes me to a page claiming I've already played today.

And yet if I click on "Check out the brands you've matched and the brands yet to be discovered" today's brand doesn't appear as checked:
Yes, same thing for me, although I didn't try going back or using a private browser window.
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