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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Aug 14, 2018, 4:01 pm
#3031
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 1,083
Hmmm, the GM of the hotel I booked meetings is telling me that meetings have been posted but not yet approved, because Marriott is "investigating". ( I guess due to the high number of meetings I booked every day at same hotel).
Aug 14, 2018, 4:23 pm
#3032
Join Date: Dec 2004
Programs: UA-1K, MM, Hilton-Diamond, Marriott-Titanium
Posts: 4,431
Aug 14, 2018, 4:45 pm
#3033
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 278
Yes, I do expect that to happen. We will need to wait and see how they handle it. I would love to be wrong, but don't think I am.
It has been proposed that those SPG folks that got 50 nights in before 7/27 and picked 10 SNA nights can/should get another 5 when crossing 75 nights.
This is all part of playing the game. Learn the rules and let them work to your advantage.
It has been proposed that those SPG folks that got 50 nights in before 7/27 and picked 10 SNA nights can/should get another 5 when crossing 75 nights.
This is all part of playing the game. Learn the rules and let them work to your advantage.
Its possible you'd get another 5 SNA as SPG but taking benefits away from Marriott members who stayed more than the average elite.. I really don't think that is in their interest
Aug 15, 2018, 12:35 am
#3035
Join Date: Jul 2018
Programs: Starriott Plat Premier
Posts: 258
Another award posted this morning. When i logged into my account, under the 'activity' page i saw the following:
08/13/2018 - Rewards* -Cy AAA 08/13/2018, Cancelled 150 Rewards - +150 Points
08/13/2018 - Rewards* -Cy BBB 08/12/2018, Cancelled 150 Rewards - +150 Points
08/13/2018 - Rewards* -Cy CCC 08/11/2018, Cancelled 150 Rewards - +150 Points
08/10/2018 - Rewards* -Cy DDD 08/07/2018, Cancelled 300 Rewards - +300 Points
I am not sure why the word 'Cancelled' appeared in the breakdown despite still being able to see both the points and elite nights in my account. (Unless this is their way of 'tracking' no show meetings)
Anyone else experienced the same thing?
Afternote: Just noticed too that all my Courtyard meetings posted. But no similar love from Renaissance/Marriott properties
08/13/2018 - Rewards* -Cy AAA 08/13/2018, Cancelled 150 Rewards - +150 Points
08/13/2018 - Rewards* -Cy BBB 08/12/2018, Cancelled 150 Rewards - +150 Points
08/13/2018 - Rewards* -Cy CCC 08/11/2018, Cancelled 150 Rewards - +150 Points
08/10/2018 - Rewards* -Cy DDD 08/07/2018, Cancelled 300 Rewards - +300 Points
I am not sure why the word 'Cancelled' appeared in the breakdown despite still being able to see both the points and elite nights in my account. (Unless this is their way of 'tracking' no show meetings)
Anyone else experienced the same thing?
Afternote: Just noticed too that all my Courtyard meetings posted. But no similar love from Renaissance/Marriott properties
Aug 15, 2018, 2:38 am
#3036
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 278
Also getting the 'cancelled' thing on all my bookings.
Hawaii property charged me $130+ USD for a $100 USD booking. Should I complain or is that normal?
Hawaii property charged me $130+ USD for a $100 USD booking. Should I complain or is that normal?
Aug 15, 2018, 4:57 am
#3037
Join Date: Apr 2014
Programs: DL Gold, UA nothing (ex-GS), Marriott lifetime Plat, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 920
Aug 15, 2018, 7:19 am
#3038
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: PIT
Programs: AS Peon
Posts: 202
I was supposed to have two meetings each on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of last week at a courtyard. I signed 6 separate contracts for all of them, and at various times had charges for all 6 pending on my CC. As of right now though, I only have 4 charges actually on my card, nothing pending. I never received an email from the CY signaling that they were cancelling any of the meetings. I did not show up for any of them.
Any thoughts on what this could be? Seems like it could just be something weird with the charge sitting in a state that isn't showing, but they could have just cancelled, doing me a "favor." I won't be too upset if they did cancel 2 of them though, because I have 15 nights from CCs so I'll still hit 55 nights and get Platinum, the extra SNAs don't matter much to me anyway.
Edit: And I haven't been credited any nights yet, but I'm not really worried about that yet.
Any thoughts on what this could be? Seems like it could just be something weird with the charge sitting in a state that isn't showing, but they could have just cancelled, doing me a "favor." I won't be too upset if they did cancel 2 of them though, because I have 15 nights from CCs so I'll still hit 55 nights and get Platinum, the extra SNAs don't matter much to me anyway.
Edit: And I haven't been credited any nights yet, but I'm not really worried about that yet.
Aug 15, 2018, 7:29 am
#3039
Join Date: Jul 2018
Programs: Starriott Plat Premier
Posts: 258
Update on this. A 5th charge posted on my card earlier this week, still no 6th charge in sight though. No nights have posted yet either, so I'll maybe wait one more day before reaching out to the CY to ask about the sixth charge and mention the GPT as well. Any thoughts on that plan?
Aug 15, 2018, 8:45 am
#3041
Join Date: Oct 2016
Programs: Aeroplan
Posts: 98
Quick question to make sure i'm doing this right:
All i need is to book the rooms, make sure they are associated with my Marriott account, and show up ?
Agent confirmed he is sending me the contract later, i asked him to make sure to send me 2 contracts instead of one, which was his initial thought. Once I send that back with my relevant info, and then show up to the room, the points should post under normal circumstances, right ?
Also, this is at a 'Fairfield Inn & Suites' property if that makes a difference.
All i need is to book the rooms, make sure they are associated with my Marriott account, and show up ?
Agent confirmed he is sending me the contract later, i asked him to make sure to send me 2 contracts instead of one, which was his initial thought. Once I send that back with my relevant info, and then show up to the room, the points should post under normal circumstances, right ?
Also, this is at a 'Fairfield Inn & Suites' property if that makes a difference.
Aug 15, 2018, 8:57 am
#3042
Join Date: Jan 2012
Programs: DL GM, MR Platinum, National EC
Posts: 99
Quick question to make sure i'm doing this right:
All i need is to book the rooms, make sure they are associated with my Marriott account, and show up ?
Agent confirmed he is sending me the contract later, i asked him to make sure to send me 2 contracts instead of one, which was his initial thought. Once I send that back with my relevant info, and then show up to the room, the points should post under normal circumstances, right ?
Also, this is at a 'Fairfield Inn & Suites' property if that makes a difference.
All i need is to book the rooms, make sure they are associated with my Marriott account, and show up ?
Agent confirmed he is sending me the contract later, i asked him to make sure to send me 2 contracts instead of one, which was his initial thought. Once I send that back with my relevant info, and then show up to the room, the points should post under normal circumstances, right ?
Also, this is at a 'Fairfield Inn & Suites' property if that makes a difference.
Aug 15, 2018, 9:01 am
#3043
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
Quick question to make sure i'm doing this right:
All i need is to book the rooms, make sure they are associated with my Marriott account, and show up ?
Agent confirmed he is sending me the contract later, i asked him to make sure to send me 2 contracts instead of one, which was his initial thought. Once I send that back with my relevant info, and then show up to the room, the points should post under normal circumstances, right ?
Also, this is at a 'Fairfield Inn & Suites' property if that makes a difference.
All i need is to book the rooms, make sure they are associated with my Marriott account, and show up ?
Agent confirmed he is sending me the contract later, i asked him to make sure to send me 2 contracts instead of one, which was his initial thought. Once I send that back with my relevant info, and then show up to the room, the points should post under normal circumstances, right ?
Also, this is at a 'Fairfield Inn & Suites' property if that makes a difference.
Aug 15, 2018, 9:07 am
#3044
Join Date: Oct 2016
Programs: Aeroplan
Posts: 98
That's all you SHOULD need to do. Once the meeting is over, the property should post the event using the Group Posting Tool and you should get your points and MR will be notified to post the nights. Some have reported the property procedures included sign-off by upper management and that was only done on a scheduled basis so delayed the nights posting. Some have reported MR insisting it be an actual meeting with people showing up otherwise denied nights. Some have reported properties using a single contract number for multiple events so only one set of nights posted. So there are plenty of points of failure, just keep good records of who you've talked with and when in case a follow up is required.
Yes, I do indeed plan to show up. I figured given the tight deadline i rather be safe and regret not doing it properly after the 18th. And I requested to get separate contracts for my 2 meetings assuming 1 contract would mean one set of nights only.
Perfect, thanks for the quick reply.
I wonder though, if any subsequent meeting after the 18th will fall under the new rules assuming i already received some nights prior. Or if my first meeting after the 18th will give the 10 nights and the subsequent meetings won't.
Aug 15, 2018, 9:24 am
#3045
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
Thanks.
Yes, I do indeed plan to show up. I figured given the tight deadline i rather be safe and regret not doing it properly after the 18th. And I requested to get separate contracts for my 2 meetings assuming 1 contract would mean one set of nights only.
Perfect, thanks for the quick reply.
I wonder though, if any subsequent meeting after the 18th will fall under the new rules assuming i already received some nights prior. Or if my first meeting after the 18th will give the 10 nights and the subsequent meetings won't.
Yes, I do indeed plan to show up. I figured given the tight deadline i rather be safe and regret not doing it properly after the 18th. And I requested to get separate contracts for my 2 meetings assuming 1 contract would mean one set of nights only.
Perfect, thanks for the quick reply.
I wonder though, if any subsequent meeting after the 18th will fall under the new rules assuming i already received some nights prior. Or if my first meeting after the 18th will give the 10 nights and the subsequent meetings won't.