"BONVOY-ING" Yourself?
May 21, 2019, 12:08 pm
#1
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"BONVOY-ING" Yourself?
So, I like to monitor the Marriott site for price fluctuation and rebook the stay when able. The last couple days I have seen my exact booking drop over $50 and have cancelled and rebooked my stay. Heck- why not?
I assume Marriott tracks cancellation rates. For those who have been in the practice of rebooking frequently. has Marriott found the necessity to flag your account or anything like that???
What is the proposed outcome when it has happened?
I assume Marriott tracks cancellation rates. For those who have been in the practice of rebooking frequently. has Marriott found the necessity to flag your account or anything like that???
What is the proposed outcome when it has happened?
May 21, 2019, 12:15 pm
#2
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My employer expects me to use the lowest (not nonrefundable) available rate that I'm entitled to use in the hotel where I'm staying (unless of course a suite is needed for the business purpose of the trip). I don't obsess about checking rates after I've made a reservation, but I do check once or twice when I remember.
May 21, 2019, 12:20 pm
#3
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: SFO
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So, I like to monitor the Marriott site for price fluctuation and rebook the stay when able. The last couple days I have seen my exact booking drop over $50 and have cancelled and rebooked my stay. Heck- why not?
I assume Marriott tracks cancellation rates. For those who have been in the practice of rebooking frequently. has Marriott found the necessity to flag your account or anything like that???
What is the proposed outcome when it has happened?
I assume Marriott tracks cancellation rates. For those who have been in the practice of rebooking frequently. has Marriott found the necessity to flag your account or anything like that???
What is the proposed outcome when it has happened?
Rebook when the rate is lower.
May 21, 2019, 12:21 pm
#4
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My employer expects me to use the lowest (not nonrefundable) available rate that I'm entitled to use in the hotel where I'm staying (unless of course a suite is needed for the business purpose of the trip). I don't obsess about checking rates after I've made a reservation, but I do check once or twice when I remember.
May 21, 2019, 12:24 pm
#6
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May 21, 2019, 1:21 pm
#7
Join Date: Feb 2018
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I usually book non refundable (if the schedule is already fixed) and dont bother check .. due to my destination is always getting more expensive the closer you book the hotel ... never going down
However, I did saw that my local courtyard price did drop price around 20% closer to the stay date ... (a friend of mine use this hotel when visiting my town)
However, I did saw that my local courtyard price did drop price around 20% closer to the stay date ... (a friend of mine use this hotel when visiting my town)
May 21, 2019, 1:25 pm
#8
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So, I like to monitor the Marriott site for price fluctuation and rebook the stay when able. The last couple days I have seen my exact booking drop over $50 and have cancelled and rebooked my stay. Heck- why not?
I assume Marriott tracks cancellation rates. For those who have been in the practice of rebooking frequently. has Marriott found the necessity to flag your account or anything like that???
What is the proposed outcome when it has happened?
I assume Marriott tracks cancellation rates. For those who have been in the practice of rebooking frequently. has Marriott found the necessity to flag your account or anything like that???
What is the proposed outcome when it has happened?
Cheers.
May 21, 2019, 4:03 pm
#11
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I think the only person who has to worry is this poster. 
Lifetime Status Has Me Worried About Complaining & Getting Booted
Seriously, I have BRGed the same properties over and over again as the price kept going down (more so in the old days when I had 95% success rate with BRGs) and somehow SPG/MAR both granted me LT status and my account is still alive and well.
Lifetime Status Has Me Worried About Complaining & Getting Booted
Seriously, I have BRGed the same properties over and over again as the price kept going down (more so in the old days when I had 95% success rate with BRGs) and somehow SPG/MAR both granted me LT status and my account is still alive and well.
May 21, 2019, 5:11 pm
#13
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I do this all the time. If I know we are going somewhere, I'll check up until the last change day for rates going down.
Sometimes there's no change, sometimes price goes up (so I do nothing), but sometimes I end up saving $20-25/day which can add up over the course of a stay.
Absolutely within the rules and no reason to be concerned -- if Marriott didn't want it to happen they would move to only non-refundable rates or increase the cancel period (which they've done).
And as mentioned above, never cancel and rebook, just modify existing reservation
Sometimes there's no change, sometimes price goes up (so I do nothing), but sometimes I end up saving $20-25/day which can add up over the course of a stay.
Absolutely within the rules and no reason to be concerned -- if Marriott didn't want it to happen they would move to only non-refundable rates or increase the cancel period (which they've done).
And as mentioned above, never cancel and rebook, just modify existing reservation
May 22, 2019, 6:53 am
#14
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: BOS
Programs: Marriott LTG, HHonors Diamond, Nat'l Exec
Posts: 3,581
Absolutely within the rules and no reason to be concerned -- if Marriott didn't want it to happen they would move to only non-refundable rates or increase the cancel period (which they've done).
And as mentioned above, never cancel and rebook, just modify existing reservation
And as mentioned above, never cancel and rebook, just modify existing reservation
May 22, 2019, 8:39 am
#15
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Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 45
I do this all the time. If I know we are going somewhere, I'll check up until the last change day for rates going down.
Sometimes there's no change, sometimes price goes up (so I do nothing), but sometimes I end up saving $20-25/day which can add up over the course of a stay.
Absolutely within the rules and no reason to be concerned -- if Marriott didn't want it to happen they would move to only non-refundable rates or increase the cancel period (which they've done).
And as mentioned above, never cancel and rebook, just modify existing reservation
Sometimes there's no change, sometimes price goes up (so I do nothing), but sometimes I end up saving $20-25/day which can add up over the course of a stay.
Absolutely within the rules and no reason to be concerned -- if Marriott didn't want it to happen they would move to only non-refundable rates or increase the cancel period (which they've done).
And as mentioned above, never cancel and rebook, just modify existing reservation