Dec 30, 2015, 10:18 am
Last edit by: rustykettel
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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Jul 31, 2018, 8:02 pm
#2821
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Thanks sdsearch for the warning on the no-show part since i did also see some other FT folks getting full credit for the no-show. (or at least get a refund)
Also what would be an easy way to cancel? Just dont sign the agreement? Turns out 5 of the 8 hotels has responded so far.
Best,
Xar
Also what would be an easy way to cancel? Just dont sign the agreement? Turns out 5 of the 8 hotels has responded so far.
Best,
Xar
Aug 1, 2018, 3:12 am
#2822
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 1,083
From what I've read in this thread, most hotels will not give you 10 elite nights for a no-show meeting, only for a meeting where you actually show up. So you're risking all of that money being lost and none of those nights posting!
I thus suggest you cancel them and either search upthread for the one or two specific hotels that are OK with no-shows, or else book only meetings that you can actually get to. Spending a little more on meetings you can get to seems a lot better use of money than spending a bit less on no-show meetings at random hotels which are likely to never post.
I thus suggest you cancel them and either search upthread for the one or two specific hotels that are OK with no-shows, or else book only meetings that you can actually get to. Spending a little more on meetings you can get to seems a lot better use of money than spending a bit less on no-show meetings at random hotels which are likely to never post.
Aug 1, 2018, 3:20 am
#2823
Join Date: Jul 2018
Programs: Starriott Plat Premier
Posts: 258
If the hotel doesn't want to you to do no show meetings it's not likely they will continue to charge you if they see you haven't shown up for 1 or 2 meetings... Otherwise what would their justification for for not giving you the points be..you haven't cancelled? If they are aware , they wouldn't charge you
Aug 1, 2018, 4:10 am
#2824
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: BOS
Programs: AA EXP, DL PM, Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 2,028
You are not correct regarding no-shows. Many of us, if not the majority, have reported no-showing meetings, and I have no idea why you are saying otherwise. For example, I randomly chose two properties, thousands of miles away from each other, only beacuse they were the lowest quoted price on Marriott.com, and both meetings + nights posted within 3 business days.
Please stop spreading misinformation, and being so condescending when doing so.
Aug 1, 2018, 6:24 am
#2825
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Programs: ua mm, aa plat, starriott LTPP, ihg plat, hh gold.
Posts: 13,017
no problems with no show meetings here, either. i've had problems with points posting--detailed above--but it had nothing to do with whether anyone showed for the meeting.
Aug 1, 2018, 6:48 am
#2826
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 3
Just to re-affirm, the current groupthink seems to be:
-1) It's fine to book meetings up to (at least) 18 August, i.e. the 1 August cut-off mentioned before in the thread doesn't apply?
2) Normally, no-shows have been OK, i.e. night credits post irrespective of whether someone shows up for the meeting?
3) Same day meetings (for 1hr in the same property, or different properties) are OK as long as they are on separate contracts?
4) Key is to get the property to use the 'tool'
That is, given the above, there's still an opportunity to get to Plat with this method.
Have been reading the thread for a while, just want to confirm what the latest is.
Thanks, all!
-1) It's fine to book meetings up to (at least) 18 August, i.e. the 1 August cut-off mentioned before in the thread doesn't apply?
2) Normally, no-shows have been OK, i.e. night credits post irrespective of whether someone shows up for the meeting?
3) Same day meetings (for 1hr in the same property, or different properties) are OK as long as they are on separate contracts?
4) Key is to get the property to use the 'tool'
That is, given the above, there's still an opportunity to get to Plat with this method.
Have been reading the thread for a while, just want to confirm what the latest is.
Thanks, all!
Aug 1, 2018, 7:15 am
#2827
Join Date: May 2018
Programs: Delta: P, American: PP, Marriott: P/LTG, SPG: P, Hilton: G, Hertz: PC, National: E
Posts: 10
Aug 1, 2018, 7:21 am
#2828
Join Date: May 2018
Programs: Delta: P, American: PP, Marriott: P/LTG, SPG: P, Hilton: G, Hertz: PC, National: E
Posts: 10
Interesting turn of events for those hotels that have responded:
1. Some asked me to review the BEO but without any references to Rewarding programs hence i have responded for them to include this.
2. Some mentioned that they have received my rewards numbers and will credit it accordingly after the event (This sounds promising) .
Maybe i'll press on and continue to share my story. Still appreciate all the feedback and thoughts from everyone here!
1. Some asked me to review the BEO but without any references to Rewarding programs hence i have responded for them to include this.
2. Some mentioned that they have received my rewards numbers and will credit it accordingly after the event (This sounds promising) .
Maybe i'll press on and continue to share my story. Still appreciate all the feedback and thoughts from everyone here!
Aug 1, 2018, 7:28 am
#2829
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Pacific Wonderland
Programs: ʙᴏɴᴠo̱ʏ Au, IHG Au, HH Dia, Nexus, Pilot FlyingJ Preferred
Posts: 5,336
Just to re-affirm, the current groupthink seems to be:
-1) It's fine to book meetings up to (at least) 18 August, i.e. the 1 August cut-off mentioned before in the thread doesn't apply?
2) Normally, no-shows have been OK, i.e. night credits post irrespective of whether someone shows up for the meeting?
3) Same day meetings (for 1hr in the same property, or different properties) are OK as long as they are on separate contracts?
4) Key is to get the property to use the 'tool'
-1) It's fine to book meetings up to (at least) 18 August, i.e. the 1 August cut-off mentioned before in the thread doesn't apply?
2) Normally, no-shows have been OK, i.e. night credits post irrespective of whether someone shows up for the meeting?
3) Same day meetings (for 1hr in the same property, or different properties) are OK as long as they are on separate contracts?
4) Key is to get the property to use the 'tool'
2) Some properties may do you a "favor" by not charging a no show meeting. If they do charge you, you should be fine for (eventually) collecting the points for the event, and then the nights credit based on the points/event being posted. There's explicitly no requirement for the meeting organizer to attend the meeting (which isn't quite the same thing as no one needs to attend, but I personally have not ran into a property making that distinction).
3) And the property doesn't combine them into a single event. Since the property isn't granting the nights, they're only posting points for the spend. From their perspective, what's the difference between 900 points posted as a single event or 3 different postings of 300 points? Other than slightly more work for themselves? They should post individually if each event has a different contract number, but laziness can creep in requiring more work on your part to fix later.
One hour is just fine. I've done a meeting as short as 30 minutes.
4) Yes! ^^^
Aug 1, 2018, 7:37 am
#2830
Join Date: Jul 2018
Programs: Starriott Plat Premier
Posts: 258
1) Probably. The original Aug 1 date was the original likely new MR program start date. Since that date has been firmed up later in the month, should be ok. Keep in mind that the worry about changes is based on reading between the lines and from second hand sources.
2) Some properties may do you a "favor" by not charging a no show meeting. If they do charge you, you should be fine for (eventually) collecting the points for the event, and then the nights credit based on the points/event being posted. There's explicitly no requirement for the meeting organizer to attend the meeting (which isn't quite the same thing as no one needs to attend, but I personally have not ran into a property making that distinction).
3) And the property doesn't combine them into a single event. Since the property isn't granting the nights, they're only posting points for the spend. From their perspective, what's the difference between 900 points posted as a single event or 3 different postings of 300 points? Other than slightly more work for themselves? They should post individually if each event has a different contract number, but laziness can creep in requiring more work on your part to fix later.
One hour is just fine. I've done a meeting as short as 30 minutes.
4) Yes! ^^^
The method i am trying is to book 2 meetings on 2 different property (i.e 1 meeting each) but they occur on the same day, hence i imagine this will be 2 different postings to MR.
Aug 1, 2018, 11:40 am
#2831
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 3
Thanks, all. Just one more - any particular reason most people are talking about 8 meetings / 75 nights? My take is that if you get (at least) 50 nights through meetings this year from the Marriott side, you are set for Platinum Premier in the new world - which gives you lounge, breakfast, etc. Going for 75 nights seems like an overkill, basically.
Aug 1, 2018, 12:03 pm
#2832
Join Date: May 2002
Location: raleigh,nc
Posts: 217
Thanks, all. Just one more - any particular reason most people are talking about 8 meetings / 75 nights? My take is that if you get (at least) 50 nights through meetings this year from the Marriott side, you are set for Platinum Premier in the new world - which gives you lounge, breakfast, etc. Going for 75 nights seems like an overkill, basically.
Aug 1, 2018, 12:12 pm
#2833
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: ATL - DL DM/3MM - HH Lifetime Diamond - Marriott Lifetime Plat
Posts: 3,117
Aug 1, 2018, 12:13 pm
#2834
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: SNA
Programs: M/R AMBASSADOR/LT/TIT/UASILVER/AAGOLD
Posts: 469
SNA's, 5 available after 50 nights and five more at 75 nights.
Aug 1, 2018, 12:31 pm
#2835
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: South Florida
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Thanks, all. Just one more - any particular reason most people are talking about 8 meetings / 75 nights? My take is that if you get (at least) 50 nights through meetings this year from the Marriott side, you are set for Platinum Premier in the new world - which gives you lounge, breakfast, etc. Going for 75 nights seems like an overkill, basically.