Dec 30, 2015, 10:18 am
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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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Jan 11, 2018, 7:16 am
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Jan 11, 2018, 7:18 am
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Under the Marriott current program rules, you get status for 14 months after the year in which you earn that status. So, if you get status at any point in 2018, you have status for 14 months from Jan 1, 2019.
Jan 11, 2018, 7:19 am
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Jan 11, 2018, 9:06 am
#1939
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Use website or in-person to request? Best times?
First: thank you to all who have shared advice and experiences for this program!
I live near an airport with a number of eligible properties near enough to my home and commuting route that actually showing for a meeting would be very easy for me (particularly if that would ease the process).
I saw a number of recent replies that indicate showing for the meeting isn't necessary if you can find the right property. Would anyone be willing to share thoughts on whether it would be better to go to properties in-person to *arrange* the meeting and contract or to just use the "find a hotel" button on the website?
Also, are there days/times that might be more likely to result in a property going for the business? (e.g., weekday lulls, Friday late-afternoon "exodus", Saturday evenings, and Sundays all spring to mind though I may be mistaken in my thinking)
Cheers!
I live near an airport with a number of eligible properties near enough to my home and commuting route that actually showing for a meeting would be very easy for me (particularly if that would ease the process).
I saw a number of recent replies that indicate showing for the meeting isn't necessary if you can find the right property. Would anyone be willing to share thoughts on whether it would be better to go to properties in-person to *arrange* the meeting and contract or to just use the "find a hotel" button on the website?
Also, are there days/times that might be more likely to result in a property going for the business? (e.g., weekday lulls, Friday late-afternoon "exodus", Saturday evenings, and Sundays all spring to mind though I may be mistaken in my thinking)
Cheers!
Jan 12, 2018, 6:14 am
#1940
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First: thank you to all who have shared advice and experiences for this program!
I live near an airport with a number of eligible properties near enough to my home and commuting route that actually showing for a meeting would be very easy for me (particularly if that would ease the process).
I saw a number of recent replies that indicate showing for the meeting isn't necessary if you can find the right property. Would anyone be willing to share thoughts on whether it would be better to go to properties in-person to *arrange* the meeting and contract or to just use the "find a hotel" button on the website?
Also, are there days/times that might be more likely to result in a property going for the business? (e.g., weekday lulls, Friday late-afternoon "exodus", Saturday evenings, and Sundays all spring to mind though I may be mistaken in my thinking)
Cheers!
I live near an airport with a number of eligible properties near enough to my home and commuting route that actually showing for a meeting would be very easy for me (particularly if that would ease the process).
I saw a number of recent replies that indicate showing for the meeting isn't necessary if you can find the right property. Would anyone be willing to share thoughts on whether it would be better to go to properties in-person to *arrange* the meeting and contract or to just use the "find a hotel" button on the website?
Also, are there days/times that might be more likely to result in a property going for the business? (e.g., weekday lulls, Friday late-afternoon "exodus", Saturday evenings, and Sundays all spring to mind though I may be mistaken in my thinking)
Cheers!
Regarding times, there are definitely off peak periods when there should be more availability, but in my experience most of the properties willing to go for $50 have multiple meeting rooms and almost always have an opening during some time of the day. Rather than guessing, I just tell them I am flexible regarding the date and time for the interview I need to conduct, I name three or four ideals, and I told them to vary from any of those to accommodate my rate request if needed.
Jan 17, 2018, 12:52 pm
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Once the property posts, the Wiki says it typically takes 3-15 business days to have it posted to the account. Any recent experiences? I assume this goes through Marriott HQ? Since the process doesn't seem to be instant 
Jan 17, 2018, 4:56 pm
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Using the online request just puts you in touch. Physically going to the properties to arrange meetings would be fine, but much more cumbersome than just emailing the ones who respond to your online request to ferret out which one is optimal. Not to mention, by using email you have everything in writing and you don't have to coordinate times to meet with the right person.
Jan 17, 2018, 4:57 pm
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Every contract I have signed always has standard language about "approximately 10 business days." I had one today post for mid-December. I figure the person who posts was on vacation for Christmas and New Year's.
Jan 19, 2018, 10:46 am
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I've done several meeting recently and all the points/nights have been post in the 48 hours after the event. I think that when the property post it, it is instantaneous. So it only depend on the reactivity of the property.
Jan 19, 2018, 2:50 pm
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Jan 20, 2018, 10:14 am
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Jan 21, 2018, 3:24 am
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Jan 23, 2018, 1:31 pm
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No Show = No Stay!
Just before Christmas, I realized I was exactly 10 nights short of maintaining my Platinum status.
Unfortunately, the contact I had at my usual Courtyard was no longer there so I use the meeting request tool in hopes of booking a meeting before the end of 2017.
The only response I got was from someone from a company in Texas that apparently deals with all the big chain hotels. This was my first experience dealing with someone who didn't work directly for the hotel. An employee who worked at the local hotel was was CC'ed on all communication. She quoted me $125 for an hour meeting. I countered $75 and she accepted.
Before I signed the contract, I wanted to confirm with her first that the stay would count for Elite night credit. She said no, only points. I then sent her the relevant link from the Marriott web site and she said:
As I hadn't heard form any other hotel, I took the chance and signed the agrreenent and the CC authorization form.
3 weeks later, and nothing had posted to my account: No points, no stay, and more importantly, my CC hadn't been charged.
Worried, I finally e-mailed my contact regarding this, and received this one sentence reply:
I never received any communication from either my contact on the local Courtyard mentioning that I was a no show.
Since when does Marriott (or any other company for that matter) NOT want to maximize revenue?
I'm also surprised because I don't think I've seen any reports on this thread mentioning that their no show did not result in credit.
Is there anything I can do?
Unfortunately, the contact I had at my usual Courtyard was no longer there so I use the meeting request tool in hopes of booking a meeting before the end of 2017.
The only response I got was from someone from a company in Texas that apparently deals with all the big chain hotels. This was my first experience dealing with someone who didn't work directly for the hotel. An employee who worked at the local hotel was was CC'ed on all communication. She quoted me $125 for an hour meeting. I countered $75 and she accepted.
Before I signed the contract, I wanted to confirm with her first that the stay would count for Elite night credit. She said no, only points. I then sent her the relevant link from the Marriott web site and she said:
We will certainly apply for the “Marriott Rewards Points”, but due to the cost of the event, it is up to Marriott to determine if this is a “qualifying event”, for either points or “elite nights”. Please be sure to add your Marriott Rewards number on the agreement under your signature.
3 weeks later, and nothing had posted to my account: No points, no stay, and more importantly, my CC hadn't been charged.
Worried, I finally e-mailed my contact regarding this, and received this one sentence reply:
Being that you did not utilize the room after all, we did not charge you for your event.
Since when does Marriott (or any other company for that matter) NOT want to maximize revenue?
I'm also surprised because I don't think I've seen any reports on this thread mentioning that their no show did not result in credit.
Is there anything I can do?
Jan 23, 2018, 2:03 pm
#1949
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I don't think so, it happened to me once. They think they are doing us a favor.
Jan 23, 2018, 2:04 pm
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I never received any communication from either my contact on the local Courtyard mentioning that I was a no show.
Since when does Marriott (or any other company for that matter) NOT want to maximize revenue?
I'm also surprised because I don't think I've seen any reports on this thread mentioning that their no show did not result in credit.
Is there anything I can do?
Since when does Marriott (or any other company for that matter) NOT want to maximize revenue?
I'm also surprised because I don't think I've seen any reports on this thread mentioning that their no show did not result in credit.
Is there anything I can do?
You could call Marriott and see if they'll swing your current status for this year. If it were me, I wouldn't mention anything about booking a dummy meeting to bridge the 10 night gap and then no showing it.