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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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#1201
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Tell the hotel to use the event tool to post your meeting
#1202
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1. not all meetings meet the qualifications as a Rewarding Meeting
2. not all brands participate in Rewarding Meetings
without further details all you've stated is you had a meeting
2. not all brands participate in Rewarding Meetings
without further details all you've stated is you had a meeting
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Ask them if they've tried to post the nights yet.
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It may be they do not post stays/meetings every day and some staffing schedules may cause the delay. I would suggest using email to document the attempts to get the meeting posted so there is a paper/electronic trail to fall back on.
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Join Date: Jan 2005
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Presumably the property understands about Rewarding Meetings and has acknowledged the OP's event as being such. Not that they may have it mixed up like a lot of people here do many times. Just like people make up rules to keep from having to do any research on a problem, they will also extend the time needed for something to happen. The sad part is if they can get you to go away often enough it will be past the time frame to get retroactive points!
It may be they do not post stays/meetings every day and some staffing schedules may cause the delay. I would suggest using email to document the attempts to get the meeting posted so there is a paper/electronic trail to fall back on.
It may be they do not post stays/meetings every day and some staffing schedules may cause the delay. I would suggest using email to document the attempts to get the meeting posted so there is a paper/electronic trail to fall back on.
Having used the ignore feature for BKKLEE I was suprised by all the recent posts by "leeky" clearly the same person!! When I check on BKKLEE I hadn't realised he had been and still in suspended on flyertalk.
This must be against flyertalk rules, I'll be asking a moderator to look in to this, for somebody a stickler for the rules I would have expected them to know this!!
#1207
Join Date: Nov 2009
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I'm getting a 1 page "Banquet Event Order" to review, and I don't see any 3-page rewarding event contract. Is my local hotel doing it wrongly? I haven't signed the deal yet.
#1208
Join Date: Nov 2009
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I got the contract, but I can't find any elite nights mentioned anywhere. Instead there is a "Meeting Planner Bonus Program" that talks about points, but not nights. Is this the same as the Rewarding Events program?
For those who signed the contract and got the points, is there any wording on ELITE QUALIFYING NIGHTS in the contract? All I see is points....
For those who signed the contract and got the points, is there any wording on ELITE QUALIFYING NIGHTS in the contract? All I see is points....
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I got the contract, but I can't find any elite nights mentioned anywhere. Instead there is a "Meeting Planner Bonus Program" that talks about points, but not nights. Is this the same as the Rewarding Events program?
For those who signed the contract and got the points, is there any wording on ELITE QUALIFYING NIGHTS in the contract? All I see is points....
For those who signed the contract and got the points, is there any wording on ELITE QUALIFYING NIGHTS in the contract? All I see is points....
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The contract will prove you had the meeting, but isn't required to stipulate the 10 EQNs you'll earn. That is determined by the Rewarding Nights offer, which details which meetings qualify for that bonus. In other words, the contract will prove (if needed) you had a qualifying meeting. If you have that, you'll be fine. Just ask the property to post the nights for you, and if they don't, you can follow up using the contract and the offer terms.
Does everyone's contract not have EQNs in them? If so, I'm really surprised, because if it's not in the contract, strictly speaking they don't owe you any EQNs!
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My hotel is telling me that they post the points and "Marriott National" post the EQNs, but everything on this thread says that is not true, and I have a bad feeling they won't know how to enter it correctly.
Does everyone's contract not have EQNs in them? If so, I'm really surprised, because if it's not in the contract, strictly speaking they don't owe you any EQNs!
Does everyone's contract not have EQNs in them? If so, I'm really surprised, because if it's not in the contract, strictly speaking they don't owe you any EQNs!
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My hotel is telling me that they post the points and "Marriott National" post the EQNs, but everything on this thread says that is not true, and I have a bad feeling they won't know how to enter it correctly.
Does everyone's contract not have EQNs in them? If so, I'm really surprised, because if it's not in the contract, strictly speaking they don't owe you any EQNs!
Does everyone's contract not have EQNs in them? If so, I'm really surprised, because if it's not in the contract, strictly speaking they don't owe you any EQNs!
Do contact MR and ask them to work this out with the property so they learn what they should be doing.
#1213
Join Date: May 2015
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I was curious if anyone has found anything less than $100? I got lucky and found $50 a meeting last year, but no more. If you know of any I'd appreciate the help! Feel free to PM me!
Thanks!
Thanks!
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Last year I found $50, and booked enough meetings for 2 years of Platinum (with rollover) so this year I don't need to worry, next year I'm still Platinum, and if I book enough meetings in January 2018 I stay Platinum for another 3 years.
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$100 or less in the WAS area?
Hello all,
Has anyone had success in finding a meeting room for an hour for $100 or less in the WAS area? I am not finding much luck.
Has anyone had success in finding a meeting room for an hour for $100 or less in the WAS area? I am not finding much luck.