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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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#1846
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: United States
Programs: Hilton, marriott, IHG, Club Carlson, United Airlines,timeshare owner
Posts: 213
Yes, getting Platinum at Marriott this way gets you Platinum at Starwood as well.
You can get Platinum this year and have it by Jan 4, BUT: If you get it in January, it's good for two years (earned in 2018 gets it for the rest of 2018 and all of 2019). You should let the place you're honeymooning at know it's your honeymoon.
You can get Platinum this year and have it by Jan 4, BUT: If you get it in January, it's good for two years (earned in 2018 gets it for the rest of 2018 and all of 2019). You should let the place you're honeymooning at know it's your honeymoon.
#1847
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: South Florida
Programs: AA LTG (EXP), Hilton Silver (Dia), Marriott LTP (PP), SPG LTG (P) > MPG LTPP
Posts: 11,329
#1848
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: DUB-BOS
Programs: various
Posts: 3,693
Rollover (carrying forward extra night credits) is ending.
That has nothing to do with status, which it appears you are asking about. Status earned in 2018 is valid for the rest of 2018 + all of 2019
#1849
Join Date: Jun 2016
Programs: AS MVP Gold, Marriott Lifetime Gold, National Executive Elite
Posts: 247
Not sure if a meeting will count towards that promotion. My credit card elite nights didn't count for it last year
#1850
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 1,815
It’s only paid stayts that count for a challenge.
Found out hard way as my vacation club week did not count.
Found out hard way as my vacation club week did not count.
#1851
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: MSP
Programs: DL PM, MM, NR; HH Diamond, Bonvoy LT Gold, Hyatt Explorist, IHG Diamond, others
Posts: 12,159
Carryover would be getting 150 nights in 2018, carrying 75 of them over to 2019 and staying Platinum through 2020 as a result.
#1852
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 18
If I currently receive the Platinum Elite Status Renewal promotion for this year, which says it ends in Feb 2019, can I continue to add nights in 2018 for the remaining of 2019 year?
#1853
Join Date: Apr 2004
Programs: AA plt 2 mm, Marriott LTT, HH dia
Posts: 1,215
So if you want to be platinum for the entire year of 2019, you would need to have 75 nights in 2018 or qualify for platinum quickly in 2019. At this point, I don't think Marriott has announced what the threshold for earning platinum during the year of 2019 will be.
Hopefully, that helps.
#1854
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Canada
Programs: AC E50k, A3*G, UA*S, MR Titanium, HHonors Gold, Carlson Gold, NEXUS
Posts: 3,669
So I need to do a $500 mattress run to requalify for SPG Plat. Am I correct in concluding that it's better value to just book 7-8 meetings in January at a cheap property where I don't need to show up to actually get the meetings, thus reobtaining platinum status for an extra year over what the mattress run would get me? Not bad.
#1855
Join Date: Apr 2004
Programs: AA plt 2 mm, Marriott LTT, HH dia
Posts: 1,215
So I need to do a $500 mattress run to requalify for SPG Plat. Am I correct in concluding that it's better value to just book 7-8 meetings in January at a cheap property where I don't need to show up to actually get the meetings, thus reobtaining platinum status for an extra year over what the mattress run would get me? Not bad.
#1856
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Canada
Programs: AC E50k, A3*G, UA*S, MR Titanium, HHonors Gold, Carlson Gold, NEXUS
Posts: 3,669
They should still work the same way in January 2018 (i.e. next month), where earned status would result in status valid until December 31 2019 though, no?
#1857
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 26
Hey all, I received an email a few minutes ago with the following info
Subject : Award Posted: Rewarding Events Group Posting Tool
Dear XXXX,
Thank you for being a loyal Marriott Rewards or The Ritz-Carlton Rewards member for your meeting & event business.
This message confirms the following was posted to your account:
Total points earned: XX
Date Posted: 12/18/2017
Event Dates: 12/15/2017 - 12/15/2017
Property Name: XXX
Reference Number: XXX
Doesn't say anything about nights earned, point total has updated in my mariott rewards account however there is no line item or anything under activity. Also my 'nights to platinum' hasn't updated. Is this normal? Should I wait a little longer?
Thanks
Subject : Award Posted: Rewarding Events Group Posting Tool
Dear XXXX,
Thank you for being a loyal Marriott Rewards or The Ritz-Carlton Rewards member for your meeting & event business.
This message confirms the following was posted to your account:
Total points earned: XX
Date Posted: 12/18/2017
Event Dates: 12/15/2017 - 12/15/2017
Property Name: XXX
Reference Number: XXX
Doesn't say anything about nights earned, point total has updated in my mariott rewards account however there is no line item or anything under activity. Also my 'nights to platinum' hasn't updated. Is this normal? Should I wait a little longer?
Thanks
#1858
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Pacific Wonderland
Programs: ʙᴏɴᴠo̱ʏ Au, IHG Au, HH Dia, Nexus, Pilot FlyingJ Preferred
Posts: 5,336
Hey all, I received an email a few minutes ago with the following info
Subject : Award Posted: Rewarding Events Group Posting Tool
Dear XXXX,
Thank you for being a loyal Marriott Rewards or The Ritz-Carlton Rewards member for your meeting & event business.
This message confirms the following was posted to your account:
Total points earned: XX
Date Posted: 12/18/2017
Event Dates: 12/15/2017 - 12/15/2017
Property Name: XXX
Reference Number: XXX
Doesn't say anything about nights earned, point total has updated in my mariott rewards account however there is no line item or anything under activity. Also my 'nights to platinum' hasn't updated. Is this normal? Should I wait a little longer?
Thanks
Subject : Award Posted: Rewarding Events Group Posting Tool
Dear XXXX,
Thank you for being a loyal Marriott Rewards or The Ritz-Carlton Rewards member for your meeting & event business.
This message confirms the following was posted to your account:
Total points earned: XX
Date Posted: 12/18/2017
Event Dates: 12/15/2017 - 12/15/2017
Property Name: XXX
Reference Number: XXX
Doesn't say anything about nights earned, point total has updated in my mariott rewards account however there is no line item or anything under activity. Also my 'nights to platinum' hasn't updated. Is this normal? Should I wait a little longer?
Thanks
#1859
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 47
I had meeting per contract on Dec 11th. I am pretty sure the person checking me out did not post it correctly. I sent an email to person who sent me the meeting contract asking it to be posted using Rewarding Event posting tool. I received no response to my email. What is my next step? I need the nights to make Platinum and am concerned this won’t get addressed with holidays coming up.
#1860
Join Date: Apr 2004
Programs: AA plt 2 mm, Marriott LTT, HH dia
Posts: 1,215
I had meeting per contract on Dec 11th. I am pretty sure the person checking me out did not post it correctly. I sent an email to person who sent me the meeting contract asking it to be posted using Rewarding Event posting tool. I received no response to my email. What is my next step? I need the nights to make Platinum and am concerned this won’t get addressed with holidays coming up.
In some of these situations, the sales office is separate from the hotel. So the hotel GM and the sales manager could be different people in different locations.