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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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#2116
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They send the Event Order physically or electronically? How soon after Reserving? And you have to return the signed version physically or electronically?
I ask this because I'm going out of the country on vacation in just over a week (and don't know if I'll even have access to a scanner while traveling), and I'd like to book an event for three days after I come back, but I don't know if this back-and-forth would allow that or not.
Thanks.
I ask this because I'm going out of the country on vacation in just over a week (and don't know if I'll even have access to a scanner while traveling), and I'd like to book an event for three days after I come back, but I don't know if this back-and-forth would allow that or not.
Thanks.
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The other thing is that some properties may ask for a completed credit card authorization form or use Marriott's payment page (which has never worked for me) even if booked online with the Quick Book/Reserve Now button.
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Some properties use a e-signature webservice, others send a form to be signed and ask for it via FAX I have not used a fax in 30 years 😁😁😁
But adobe has a pdf sign program thats free and worked well. Adobe fill&sign
But adobe has a pdf sign program thats free and worked well. Adobe fill&sign
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Free or free trial? Upon looking i'm seeing the latter.
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The "FILL AND SIGN" link to the right of the pdf document doesn't require a sign in to use, so it is free. I used to have an annual contract and it definitely is easier and gives better looking results, plus, you can convert to Word docs, but I just did an EU Claim form for my cancelled BA flight a few weeks ago, and I didn't have any problem using it, even though I cancelled my account years ago.
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I emailed the sales person about my event and they said that they tried to post my event through the "Event Group Posting Tool" but my event did not qualify to use the Posting Tool so they'll credit me individual points instead. The contract specifically says "Contract contact will earn 3 points for every $1 of actualized revenue- up to 50,000 points maximum per event, plus 10 Elite Night Credits or 1 mile for every $1 of actualized revenue- up to 15,000 miles maximum per event, plus 10 Elite Night Credits."
So what should I do if they don't honor the contract?
So what should I do if they don't honor the contract?
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I emailed the sales person about my event and they said that they tried to post my event through the "Event Group Posting Tool" but my event did not qualify to use the Posting Tool so they'll credit me individual points instead. The contract specifically says "Contract contact will earn 3 points for every $1 of actualized revenue- up to 50,000 points maximum per event, plus 10 Elite Night Credits or 1 mile for every $1 of actualized revenue- up to 15,000 miles maximum per event, plus 10 Elite Night Credits."
So what should I do if they don't honor the contract?
So what should I do if they don't honor the contract?
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Any problem with multiple hotels per day? Book 1 meeting room at a Marriott and then a couple hours later after that 1 hour meeting book another at a different hotel?
If i'm getting room credit do I have to show up myself or can the other person who is paying show up only?
If i'm getting room credit do I have to show up myself or can the other person who is paying show up only?
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Any problem with multiple hotels per day? Book 1 meeting room at a Marriott and then a couple hours later after that 1 hour meeting book another at a different hotel?
If i'm getting room credit do I have to show up myself or can the other person who is paying show up only?
If i'm getting room credit do I have to show up myself or can the other person who is paying show up only?
Multiple meetings in different hotels should not be a issue.
They take your CC ibformation ahead of time, most hotels will charge the meeting room on that so should not matter who shows up for the meeting.
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Great. Has anyone started a thread of least expensive one hour meeting rooms by city and hotel?
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I have not seen one. Mostly airport hotels in small towns seem cheapest. Especially those hotels with alot of small meeting rooms.
I am sure most people keep their best ones close to vest
It takes some work to find them but there are cheapish meeting places there, though I have yet to find more then 2 near each other for multi meeting convinience
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So - are properties keen that this generally is a semi-scam situation? Do they just not care since they are getting revenue? Is this as crazy a loophole as it seems?
I will likely need to book 3-4 "meetings" in H2 this year
I will likely need to book 3-4 "meetings" in H2 this year
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My wife is at 250 nights but 1.9 million points. Part of me wants to book 25 meetings in order to get her to the 50 night platinum level, but the other part of me in control of the wallet scoffs at even thinking of spending that type of money on a lifetime status! This would be the semi-scam mentioned above though...!
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My wife is at 250 nights but 1.9 million points. Part of me wants to book 17 meetings in order to get her to the 50 night platinum level, but the other part of me in control of the wallet scoffs at even thinking of spending that type of money on a lifetime status! This would be the semi-scam mentioned above though...!