Marriott Bonvoy ‘Eat Around Town’ Program
Oct 2, 2019, 4:04 pm
#1
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Marriott Bonvoy ‘Eat Around Town’ Program
Points for dining in the USA.
Members who are U.S. residents can start earning by simply visiting EatAroundTown.Marriott.com, creating a dining profile, and linking a credit or debit card. From there, their points will automatically be tracked when they dine at participating restaurants, allowing them to earn every time they use their linked card.
https://www.travelpulse.com/news/hot...n-program.html
Members who are U.S. residents can start earning by simply visiting EatAroundTown.Marriott.com, creating a dining profile, and linking a credit or debit card. From there, their points will automatically be tracked when they dine at participating restaurants, allowing them to earn every time they use their linked card.
https://www.travelpulse.com/news/hot...n-program.html
Oct 2, 2019, 4:15 pm
#2
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: SBA
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Thanks for posting. Interesting - when I looked up the restaurants for my area, they're the exact same as the United MilePlus Dining program. So I think I would have to chose one or the other, United or Marriott points.
I wonder if I registered the same card, would I get both?
I wonder if I registered the same card, would I get both?
Oct 2, 2019, 4:30 pm
#3
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: SBA
Programs: UA Gold 1MM, Marriott Gold, IHG Plat, Hertz PC
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FYI - registered the credit card I use for Mileage Plus Dining with Marriott's new program, and instantly got an email:
"We're so happy you've been enjoying dining with us. We noticed that you recently moved a credit or debit card to another dining program.
Each card can only be registered in one dining program, so you will no longer be earning MileagePlus® award miles with that card ".
So that answers it
"We're so happy you've been enjoying dining with us. We noticed that you recently moved a credit or debit card to another dining program.
Each card can only be registered in one dining program, so you will no longer be earning MileagePlus® award miles with that card ".
So that answers it
Oct 2, 2019, 5:27 pm
#4
Join Date: Jul 2013
Programs: Marriott Tit, Hyatt Diamond, AA EXP, UA Silver, IHG Plat
Posts: 427
Thanks for posting. Interesting - when I looked up the restaurants for my area, they're the exact same as the United MilePlus Dining program. So I think I would have to chose one or the other, United or Marriott points.
I wonder if I registered the same card, would I get both?
I wonder if I registered the same card, would I get both?
Oct 4, 2019, 12:20 am
#8
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Somewhere in Florida
Posts: 2,618
Not a compelling offer. Yep, it's the same RewardsNetwork group that runs this for all of the major airlines, Hilton, and others. With the current "limited time" offer, Marriott's giving you 8 pts per $ spent...which works out to about 5% cash equivalent back. Rakuten (formerly eBates) will give you 5% cash back all the time if you use them as your target for RewardsNetwork.
It also looks like the intro offer isn't valid for any of us who already use RewardsNetwork with other targets (ie: airlines/Hilton/etc).
It also looks like the intro offer isn't valid for any of us who already use RewardsNetwork with other targets (ie: airlines/Hilton/etc).
Oct 4, 2019, 1:04 pm
#9
Join Date: Nov 2018
Programs: AA, Delta, Marriott, IHG
Posts: 250
I'll agree the new ebates/Rakuten offer is better if you earn Rakuten in Amex Membership Rewards and not cash back.
Personally I've been getting a bit over 1cpp from Marriott points, so 8x isn't bad and 6x is alright. unless you you've done 12 charges on one of the airline programs, so the it goes from 3X to 5X.
It really isn't a reason to pick a restaurant but luckily I have a couple decent lunch places on the list.
Oct 4, 2019, 2:08 pm
#11
Join Date: Nov 2018
Programs: AA, Delta, Marriott, IHG
Posts: 250
theyve run the shell gas rewards, AA, Delta, Alaska air, Hilton and IHG dinning rewards programs for years
Oct 4, 2019, 5:39 pm
#12
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They used to be in Canada but pulled out about 8 yrs ago or so.
Oct 4, 2019, 6:35 pm
#13
Join Date: Jan 2014
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As noted, the list is pretty "Meh". One of the standouts in my area is a college-area pizza place known as where you get a cardboard cheese pizza at 0300. Another is a restaurant I swore off after they refused to honor a gift certificate after a change in management (with no visible front-of-house alterations or signs that they weren't honoring gift certificates) with nothing more than a "Sorry". [1]
(There's actually one good place in my hometown, but I only get there once in a blue moon.)
[1] Which stung pretty badly since it was the last gift certificate my grandfather gave me and I had been something close to a school-year weekly regular there for several years and a reasonably steady patron for a long time, something which the bar staff conveyed to the owner.
(There's actually one good place in my hometown, but I only get there once in a blue moon.)
[1] Which stung pretty badly since it was the last gift certificate my grandfather gave me and I had been something close to a school-year weekly regular there for several years and a reasonably steady patron for a long time, something which the bar staff conveyed to the owner.
Oct 5, 2019, 11:01 pm
#14
Join Date: Aug 2011
Programs: Marriott Bonvoy Ambassador
Posts: 598
Anyone else having trouble accessing the page? https://eataroundtown.marriott.com/
Oct 6, 2019, 1:33 am
#15
Join Date: Mar 2011
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 1,176
Agreed. I’m getting fed up of everything being so US centric. Every time I go to the app, it advertises a credit card I can’t apply for and now this. They don’t even optimise their marketing according to the account holder’s registered location. It’s probably because there’s not a single promotion in Asia. Even the courtyard bonus points is USA only.
Last edited by yorkboy24; Oct 23, 2020 at 5:59 am
