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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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#3016
Join Date: Jul 2018
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It depends on the property manager actually. Some post within 1 business day while others have reported it taking weeks.
#3017
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Logged in today and was greeted by this. So safe to say i hit "Gold" just in time which should take me to plat after 18th Aug 2018.
Another 30* nights should post "soon" which should take me up to PP.
Will update again if i qualified for any bonus awards at the 50th and 75th mark, only a couple of days to find out!
Thanks everyone for their advice and support.
*I'll try to log a missing stay report to get that final 10 nights from that property who charged my CC but did not want to grant me points due to the no show
#3018
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 110
Do not expect any 50 night benefit as legacy MR does not have SNAs. It's been stated you need to cross the 50 night threshold after the new program launches and merging your account and getting over 50 will not count. If you have more than 75 combined nights, then consider not merging your accounts if there's a chance you will cross 75 in one.
#3019
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 746
Do not expect any 50 night benefit as legacy MR does not have SNAs. It's been stated you need to cross the 50 night threshold after the new program launches and merging your account and getting over 50 will not count. If you have more than 75 combined nights, then consider not merging your accounts if there's a chance you will cross 75 in one.
#3020
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#3021
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Not unfair at all. Where do you stop? Do members that have both accounts get double SNAs if they have over 50/75 nights in each? An option I do see is if you leave your accounts separated AND cross 50/75 in each of them, then 20 SNAs would be due (not to mention if you earned 10 in SPG when hitting 50 nights before 7/27). It's a new program, ground zero has been established and everyone moves forward from here. Yes, had we known, we might have done something different, but then, many probably feel had they known about Marriott buying Starwood sooner they would have bailed altogether.
#3022
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 746
Not unfair at all. Where do you stop? Do members that have both accounts get double SNAs if they have over 50/75 nights in each? An option I do see is if you leave your accounts separated AND cross 50/75 in each of them, then 20 SNAs would be due (not to mention if you earned 10 in SPG when hitting 50 nights before 7/27). It's a new program, ground zero has been established and everyone moves forward from here. Yes, had we known, we might have done something different, but then, many probably feel had they known about Marriott buying Starwood sooner they would have bailed altogether.
#3023
Join Date: Jul 2018
Programs: Starriott Plat Premier
Posts: 258
1. Scenario A: person "A" has accumulated 50 nights from 1st Jan 2018 - 15th Aug 2018
2. Scenario B: person "B" has accumulated 49 nights from 1st Jan 2018 - 15th Aug 2018. He/She completes the 50th stay on 19th Aug 2018.
On 20th Aug, both persons "combine" their accounts. Based on the current speculation, only Scenario "B" will earn the SNA.
I find this strange as both scenarios should qualify for the SNA. (There's also debate on what about SPG guests since they do get SNA over there)
#3024
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Just thinking out aloud
1. Scenario A: person "A" has accumulated 50 nights from 1st Jan 2018 - 15th Aug 2018
2. Scenario B: person "B" has accumulated 49 nights from 1st Jan 2018 - 15th Aug 2018. He/She completes the 50th stay on 19th Aug 2018.
On 20th Aug, both persons "combine" their accounts. Based on the current speculation, only Scenario "B" will earn the SNA.
I find this strange as both scenarios should qualify for the SNA. (There's also debate on what about SPG guests since they do get SNA over there)
1. Scenario A: person "A" has accumulated 50 nights from 1st Jan 2018 - 15th Aug 2018
2. Scenario B: person "B" has accumulated 49 nights from 1st Jan 2018 - 15th Aug 2018. He/She completes the 50th stay on 19th Aug 2018.
On 20th Aug, both persons "combine" their accounts. Based on the current speculation, only Scenario "B" will earn the SNA.
I find this strange as both scenarios should qualify for the SNA. (There's also debate on what about SPG guests since they do get SNA over there)
This is all part of playing the game. Learn the rules and let them work to your advantage.
#3025
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 746
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.
#3026
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#3028
Join Date: Nov 2015
Posts: 20
i have 3 events last week which have been posted yesterday with correct number of points and nights. I have another event today and hotel have post it. However I only see the points but not the nights. In this case, who should I speak to and will the night will updated afterwards?
#3029
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i have 3 events last week which have been posted yesterday with correct number of points and nights. I have another event today and hotel have post it. However I only see the points but not the nights. In this case, who should I speak to and will the night will updated afterwards?
#3030
Join Date: Jun 1999
Posts: 217
I'm on week 4 of trying to get 10 night credit for a meeting in mid-June. Have had multiple Marriott corporate folks promise I will get the credit the day after I asked. Happened 3 different times. Nada so far.
Hold times are incredibly bad for a Platinum member, btw.
Hold times are incredibly bad for a Platinum member, btw.