FAQ : Year-to-date spend tracker for Ambassador qualification
May 27, 2019, 1:41 pm
#151
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That's my understanding as well and how it worked last year by using the more generous approach from Marriott.
Now ...if current Ambassadors using the Android app could see what Marriott is tracking for spend!
It appears that spend is available for (a) Apple app users, (b) Android users who are currently not already Ambassador, but not for Android users who are Ambassador. Since Android has a 75 percent market share ....that's pretty stupid.
Now ...if current Ambassadors using the Android app could see what Marriott is tracking for spend!
It appears that spend is available for (a) Apple app users, (b) Android users who are currently not already Ambassador, but not for Android users who are Ambassador. Since Android has a 75 percent market share ....that's pretty stupid.
Android App
TOTAL POINTS NIGHTS
iPad
TOTAL POINTS NIGHTS SPENT
May 27, 2019, 1:45 pm
#152
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Well if you had read back a page, you'd see an active discussion of this issue.
My 95% experience has been just base room rate, nothing else. I did just have a stay at W Westwood post including restaurant. But that's an outlier for me . . . most everything is posting without restaurant or any other spend (and certainly not 10% of base points). For me that's thousands of dollars per year not being counted.
My 95% experience has been just base room rate, nothing else. I did just have a stay at W Westwood post including restaurant. But that's an outlier for me . . . most everything is posting without restaurant or any other spend (and certainly not 10% of base points). For me that's thousands of dollars per year not being counted.
I confess folks on here had me paranoid last year on points earnings and accuracy, so I put it in a spreadsheet. I regularly have incidental spend ranging from food, drinks, and spa. I'm getting credit and points for all those. In fact ...a fair amount of time, I'm getting credit and points for things specifically excluded, including tips and resort fees.
I do not know how they would exclude tips. The restaurant charge + tip shows up as a single line item on a folio. I mean, yes it is definitely doable and not complex, but given that we can't see spend on an Android app for no good reason... not counting on this ability.
I haven't really charged anything to the room other than restaurant/bar charges so, I am not sure how other ancillaries shake out, but for me, it matches what it was last year; more than just room spend.
May 27, 2019, 8:02 pm
#153
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My last two stays have had folios with up to four line items for each restaurant charge. 1) Food; 2) Liquor/Wine; 3) Tax; and 4) Tip.
Last edited by controller1; May 27, 2019 at 8:05 pm Reason: two stays, not three stays
May 27, 2019, 8:36 pm
#154
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If you have time/willingness can you share where and more details? Curious.
Jun 3, 2019, 1:50 am
#155
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What contributes to the $20K for Ambassador Elite
Do payments for a colleague's room and events (meeting room, food, etc.) contribute to the $20K spend for Ambassador Elite?
Jun 3, 2019, 1:57 am
#156
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Room rates up to 2 rooms
ancillary spend (a bit tricky)
some ancillary spends is not included if it supplied by 3rd party
for example, if the airport transfer is done by hotel in house fleet the spends is counted but if hotel use 3rd party supplier then it is not
no events spends count I believe.
ancillary spend (a bit tricky)
some ancillary spends is not included if it supplied by 3rd party
for example, if the airport transfer is done by hotel in house fleet the spends is counted but if hotel use 3rd party supplier then it is not
no events spends count I believe.
Jun 3, 2019, 2:10 am
#157
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It appears that whatever contributes to base points is what contributes to the $20k counter. The total spend counter in the iOS app matches to the dollar the total spend eligible for base points in my tracking spreadsheet.
Cheers,
LBBZman
Cheers,
LBBZman
Jun 3, 2019, 2:14 am
#158
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The $20,000 U.S. dollars requested is based on Qualifying Charges earned on Stays in a Qualifying Period. You may view 2.1.b. Qualifying Charges in the program terms and conditions for more information.
If you need any further assistance, please let us know.
Best Regards,
Christina Zhou
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Marriott International
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Jun 3, 2019, 3:25 am
#161
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Jun 3, 2019, 4:26 am
#162
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Jun 3, 2019, 6:35 am
#163
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Ok so putting a bit more nuance around this question, I tend to travel with a colleague who has his own Bonvoy account and he puts the points on his card but I pay for the room on my CC. Is this counted toward the $20K?
Jun 3, 2019, 6:50 am
#164
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Hi mjack99,
The $20,000 U.S. dollars requested is based on Qualifying Charges earned on Stays in a Qualifying Period. You may view 2.1.b. Qualifying Charges in the program terms and conditions for more information.
The $20,000 U.S. dollars requested is based on Qualifying Charges earned on Stays in a Qualifying Period. You may view 2.1.b. Qualifying Charges in the program terms and conditions for more information.
Jun 3, 2019, 9:50 am
#165
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Indeed, not mine either...just fighting with them on one of these right now. Still, rooms I paid for, for a colleague that has not Bonvoy account, I know I can get credited with some effort. I am still wondering though, if rooms I have paid for, for a colleague that does have a Bonvoy account are counted in the $20K (what a complex sentence construction).