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Ten (10) Elite Nights are given for each meeting held in a participating hotel under the "Rewarding Events" program. See below for non-participating brands. Information about the Rewarding Events program may be found at https://www.marriott.com/meeting-eve...els/rewards.mi
The 10 elite nights per meeting are independent of any hotel rooms booked in conjunction with the meeting. In fact, no hotel rooms have to be booked as part of the meeting in order to receive credit for 10 elite nights.
Although the Rewarding Events webpage refers to room nights for meeting participants, the most important section is the one that states 10 Elite Nights, regardless if you or your guest is paying for it
In general, a written contract is required (or should be obtained). In many cases, the meeting is booked through a central Marriott group sales office instead of directly with a hotel. If booked through a central Marriott group sales office, there is a three-page contract that makes reference to the Rewarding Events program on page 2 of the agreement. A MR member number should be included in this area of the contract by the group sales office.
FAQs:
Q: What brands participate in the Rewarding Events program?
A: AC Hotels by Marriott, Aloft, Autograph Collection, Courtyard by Marriott, Delta Hotels by Marriott, EDITION, Element, Fairfield by Marriott, Four Points by Marriott, Gaylord Hotels, JW Marriott, LeMéridien, The Luxury Collection, Marriott Hotels, Marriott Vacation Club, Moxy Hotels, Protea Hotels by Marriott, Renaissance Hotels, The Ritz-Carlton, Sheraton, St. Regis, Tribute Portfolio, W Hotels, & Westin.
Residence Inn by Marriott, TownePlace Suites, & Marriott Executive Apartments do not participate in the program.
Q: How do I find a hotel that participates?
A: Click on the link to the Rewarding Events page and then in the "Plan" section of the page click on the "Find a Hotel" box. Enter the city you'd like to have your meeting in, purpose of event (Business) and then check the "I need meeting/event space" box. Enter the size of your meeting (2 attendees should work) and then click the "Find" box. Leave the start date and end date blank. A list of potential hotels will be shown. The smallest meeting room is not usually shown online --- you may need to call each hotel to find out which one has a boardroom or other small meeting room. Once you've found a small meeting room, then request a quote online.
Q: How quickly will Marriott respond with a quote?
A: Usually within a day or two --- and usually via email. The email should contain a telephone number of the group sales contact. Give them a call and tell them you'd like to follow up on the quote and you're interested in booking the smallest room available for a 2 person meeting for an hour. If they quote a price that's higher than you want to pay, ask them if they can get approval for a lower priced meeting (e.g., a recent quote was for $75 for an 8 hour use of a CY boardroom). They accepted a counter of $50 for a one-hour meeting in the room (plus service charge plus local sales tax). Urban hotels may charge significantly higher rates for meeting space than a smaller, less congested city.
Q: Is a contract required?
A: The terms of the program suggest "yes" --- although there are reports that 10 elite nights have been granted without contracts. A best practice would be to obtain a contract.
Q: How long do points and EQNs take to post after the event is over?
A: Generally, this takes 3+ business days. According to Marriott, it can take 15 business days. If you do not see anything post after 15 business days, contact the hotel before contacting Marriott customer support. The hotel has to be the one to post it.
You will get an e-mail with a subject line Your Rewarding Events Award has Posted: EVENT NAME
Q: Will the hotel know what I am talking about when I say points and elite night credits?
A: Probably not. They may know about the rewarding events points being 3x per dollar spent, but not always. Usually they know of only the Marriott system (Group Posting Tool) where they input how much you spent and when. This is done after the event and is usually authorized by the sales or general manager.
Q: The contract doesn't say anything about points, will I still earn them?
A: YMMV but so far all the electronic contracts from the website state it, but some fail to read it. The paper contracts usually talk about points, but some reports that they don't, but still post. Remember this is a Marriott Rewards benefit that the hotels don't seem to be footing the bill for.
The 10 elite nights per meeting are independent of any hotel rooms booked in conjunction with the meeting. In fact, no hotel rooms have to be booked as part of the meeting in order to receive credit for 10 elite nights.
Although the Rewarding Events webpage refers to room nights for meeting participants, the most important section is the one that states 10 Elite Nights, regardless if you or your guest is paying for it
In general, a written contract is required (or should be obtained). In many cases, the meeting is booked through a central Marriott group sales office instead of directly with a hotel. If booked through a central Marriott group sales office, there is a three-page contract that makes reference to the Rewarding Events program on page 2 of the agreement. A MR member number should be included in this area of the contract by the group sales office.
FAQs:
Q: What brands participate in the Rewarding Events program?
A: AC Hotels by Marriott, Aloft, Autograph Collection, Courtyard by Marriott, Delta Hotels by Marriott, EDITION, Element, Fairfield by Marriott, Four Points by Marriott, Gaylord Hotels, JW Marriott, LeMéridien, The Luxury Collection, Marriott Hotels, Marriott Vacation Club, Moxy Hotels, Protea Hotels by Marriott, Renaissance Hotels, The Ritz-Carlton, Sheraton, St. Regis, Tribute Portfolio, W Hotels, & Westin.
Residence Inn by Marriott, TownePlace Suites, & Marriott Executive Apartments do not participate in the program.
Q: How do I find a hotel that participates?
A: Click on the link to the Rewarding Events page and then in the "Plan" section of the page click on the "Find a Hotel" box. Enter the city you'd like to have your meeting in, purpose of event (Business) and then check the "I need meeting/event space" box. Enter the size of your meeting (2 attendees should work) and then click the "Find" box. Leave the start date and end date blank. A list of potential hotels will be shown. The smallest meeting room is not usually shown online --- you may need to call each hotel to find out which one has a boardroom or other small meeting room. Once you've found a small meeting room, then request a quote online.
Q: How quickly will Marriott respond with a quote?
A: Usually within a day or two --- and usually via email. The email should contain a telephone number of the group sales contact. Give them a call and tell them you'd like to follow up on the quote and you're interested in booking the smallest room available for a 2 person meeting for an hour. If they quote a price that's higher than you want to pay, ask them if they can get approval for a lower priced meeting (e.g., a recent quote was for $75 for an 8 hour use of a CY boardroom). They accepted a counter of $50 for a one-hour meeting in the room (plus service charge plus local sales tax). Urban hotels may charge significantly higher rates for meeting space than a smaller, less congested city.
Q: Is a contract required?
A: The terms of the program suggest "yes" --- although there are reports that 10 elite nights have been granted without contracts. A best practice would be to obtain a contract.
Q: How long do points and EQNs take to post after the event is over?
A: Generally, this takes 3+ business days. According to Marriott, it can take 15 business days. If you do not see anything post after 15 business days, contact the hotel before contacting Marriott customer support. The hotel has to be the one to post it.
You will get an e-mail with a subject line Your Rewarding Events Award has Posted: EVENT NAME
Q: Will the hotel know what I am talking about when I say points and elite night credits?
A: Probably not. They may know about the rewarding events points being 3x per dollar spent, but not always. Usually they know of only the Marriott system (Group Posting Tool) where they input how much you spent and when. This is done after the event and is usually authorized by the sales or general manager.
Q: The contract doesn't say anything about points, will I still earn them?
A: YMMV but so far all the electronic contracts from the website state it, but some fail to read it. The paper contracts usually talk about points, but some reports that they don't, but still post. Remember this is a Marriott Rewards benefit that the hotels don't seem to be footing the bill for.
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#1576
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You would need to earn 75 nights in 2018 to re-qualify for PLAT in 2019.
For example:
2017: 100 nights
2018: start with 25 nights from 2017 rollover. 100 nights through meetings/stays.
Total nights = 125.
The 75 rollover nights from 2017 will not count towards rollover, so your actual night total is 100 nights for consideration of rollover to 2019.
2019: 25 rollover nights from 2018. Would need 50 nights to re-qualify for PLAT.
For example:
2017: 100 nights
2018: start with 25 nights from 2017 rollover. 100 nights through meetings/stays.
Total nights = 125.
The 75 rollover nights from 2017 will not count towards rollover, so your actual night total is 100 nights for consideration of rollover to 2019.
2019: 25 rollover nights from 2018. Would need 50 nights to re-qualify for PLAT.
And, Yes, All of this presumes the rollover program continues. MR can drop it at any time, as they can do with any aspect of the programs.
#1577
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 61
Cool! Thanks for everyone's input in this. Just wondering how likely would you guys think the rollover sticking around at the end of 2018 and rollover nights to 2019? I realise a new program is likely to pop up somewhere around fall 2018-spring 2019 IIRC, but since rollover is described by MR as a "permanent" program, isn't it suppose to stick around til the MR program is officially dead?
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Cool! Thanks for everyone's input in this. Just wondering how likely would you guys think the rollover sticking around at the end of 2018 and rollover nights to 2019? I realise a new program is likely to pop up somewhere around fall 2018-spring 2019 IIRC, but since rollover is described by MR as a "permanent" program, isn't it suppose to stick around til the MR program is officially dead?
#1579
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Chiang Mai
Programs: HH Diamond IHG Spire Amb MR PLAT
Posts: 228
Hi can anyone recommend a hotel with a cheap meeting room without any hassle. I need 9 more nights to get gold. Please PM me
thanks ahead of time
thanks ahead of time
#1580
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 13
I found a hotel at a decent rate ($100) and the "contract" they emailed is very generic and doesn't mention anything about points/stay credits, or even ask for my MR #. Is this normal?
Edit: submitted contract and rep said I would get "planner points". I've read a lot of this blog and don't recall seeing that particular phrase mentioned.
Edit: submitted contract and rep said I would get "planner points". I've read a lot of this blog and don't recall seeing that particular phrase mentioned.
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#1581
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: not far from MUC
Posts: 6,620
Can you earn 10 elite nights for a meeting in addition to any elite night you might earn by actually staying the night at that same property either immediately before or after your meeting?
Are there any issues with meetings being held close together and the elite nights not posting, i.e. can you hold a meeting in one Marriott property in the morning and another meeting in a different property in the afternoon (that same day) to get 20 elite nights?
Are there any issues with meetings being held close together and the elite nights not posting, i.e. can you hold a meeting in one Marriott property in the morning and another meeting in a different property in the afternoon (that same day) to get 20 elite nights?
#1582
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Can you earn 10 elite nights for a meeting in addition to any elite night you might earn by actually staying the night at that same property either immediately before or after your meeting?
Are there any issues with meetings being held close together and the elite nights not posting, i.e. can you hold a meeting in one Marriott property in the morning and another meeting in a different property in the afternoon (that same day) to get 20 elite nights?
Are there any issues with meetings being held close together and the elite nights not posting, i.e. can you hold a meeting in one Marriott property in the morning and another meeting in a different property in the afternoon (that same day) to get 20 elite nights?
#1583
Join Date: May 2013
Programs: N/A
Posts: 685
Hi Folks,
Sifting through this thread slowly. Can i please ask if earning 10 nights per meeting would be as simple as scheduling a meeting, paying the 'meeting fee' for the local hotel, and I wouldn't even have to book rooms?
Thanks!
Sifting through this thread slowly. Can i please ask if earning 10 nights per meeting would be as simple as scheduling a meeting, paying the 'meeting fee' for the local hotel, and I wouldn't even have to book rooms?
Thanks!
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And yes, you should be able to do both if you need 10 or more rooms and a conference room.
#1585
Join Date: May 2013
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Yes, there are two separate programs, one for booking a meeting room and one for booking guest rooms. Some properties don't know about the meeting room program and will tell you guest rooms must be booked. Push back.
And yes, you should be able to do both if you need 10 or more rooms and a conference room.
And yes, you should be able to do both if you need 10 or more rooms and a conference room.
Thanks Roger. I am hoping to submit a bunch of quotes and hoping to find a property that would allow an economical meeting booking. Would you happen to know of one?
Or if anyone else would have one, I would certainly appreciate it!
#1586
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: not far from MUC
Posts: 6,620
Find a property with fairly low rates (it's really not hard), and either get an online meeting quote (if they participate in that system), or else submit a request and ask. They'll get back to you fairly quickly.
It doesn't take a whole lot of work...
#1587
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: LAX
Programs: NW 1MM, BD Gold, BA Gold, AA 1MM, LM, VX eleVAte, Hyatt D6, SPG Plat, Hertz President's
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Has anyone been able to parlay this into SPG Ambassador Status? If so, what are the steps since linking shouldn't trigger the higher SPG status.
#1588
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Philadephia, PA
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Posts: 477
If you assume that the two programs will merge in time for the 2018 program year you might be able to get yourself up to 100 nights on the Marriott side before the merger combines nights, but there's no guarantee there'll be an Ambassador status in the new combined program.
#1589
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Formerly of SacTown, Cali
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I wouldn't think so. Nights don't transfer between programs, only elite status. Otherwise all Marriott Platinums would be SPG Plat/75s and we aren't.
If you assume that the two programs will merge in time for the 2018 program year you might be able to get yourself up to 100 nights on the Marriott side before the merger combines nights, but there's no guarantee there'll be an Ambassador status in the new combined program.
If you assume that the two programs will merge in time for the 2018 program year you might be able to get yourself up to 100 nights on the Marriott side before the merger combines nights, but there's no guarantee there'll be an Ambassador status in the new combined program.
#1590
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 1,989
I can understand no-one wanting to name a specific property as they would likely get loads of mentions on blogs ... then inundated with fake meetings ... and this loophole might just get shut down.
Find a property with fairly low rates (it's really not hard), and either get an online meeting quote (if they participate in that system), or else submit a request and ask. They'll get back to you fairly quickly.
It doesn't take a whole lot of work...
Find a property with fairly low rates (it's really not hard), and either get an online meeting quote (if they participate in that system), or else submit a request and ask. They'll get back to you fairly quickly.
It doesn't take a whole lot of work...