I don't mind category 4 but the cap of max 2 free nights need to increase in order to complete with others, like in the past Radisson and now PC have more free nights to earn, 2 nights just not enough

Folks, that cat4 every 2 stays, with a cap of 2 is just the starter offer for non-frequent travelers. Marriott has offered that for almost every MegaBonus so far. They always have higher level offers, involving points, for people who travel more frequently. I would not worry at all what USAToday says they are offering...

I hope they offer a 50 for 100k or some other larger number. I jab a hard time rationalizing staying at a Marriott for base points if I can some other incentive elsewhere.

Hopefully I'll fnaly get a REAL megabonus offer.

Lately Hilton has been competeley overwhelming Marriott's puny offers.

Specifically:

Hilton: Quadruple points PLUS free night for every 10 (Giganitic).

Marriott: Up to 50K points (Pitiful).

It's time for the ostrich to take it's head out of the ground.....

Oh, that's good to know...^

Doc, I hope you are right. Like a lot of others, I find the points a lot more flexible than free nights.

Could be because their current promo runs through 15 January. There is typically a hiatus of 2 to 6 weeks between promos. In this case, only 2 weeks.

I am Platinum - I received the two Cat 4 certs for four stays.

I didn't object: I was also working the Hyatt 10K and the Starwood promotion this fall. I have a very good use for the Cat 4 certs planned in February so I figure this is about as good as getting a 40k promo...but allowed me to spend other stays at Hyatt and Starwood.

I realize Plats can call and ask for other promos but some of us do initially get the "base" offer. I've been staying at Marriott's this year and will requal (barely) Plat, but I've been low-revenue...maybe that's why I wasn't targeted for a different offer.

I wish they would make it max Cat. 5, which is where desirable vacation properties start: St. Kitts, Aruba, Vancouver, Victoria, BC; some of Chicago, most of Toronto & Montreal, several European cities.
A free Cat. 4 night can be OK in Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, Richmond, VA . . . but is nothing to get excited about.

[QUOTE=Brendan;15450515]I wish they would make it max Cat. 5, which is where desirable vacation properties start: St. Kitts, Aruba, Vancouver, Victoria, BC; some of Chicago, most of Toronto & Montreal, several European cities. QUOTE]

That would be giving away the store (and really exciting your customers)--and you just don't want to do that....

Au contraire! Allowing use at Cat. 7 or 8 could be called giving away the store--but wait, Hyatt & PC have already done the equivalent!

Nothing beats Hyatt's Faster Free Nights. 2 stays, one free nighte ANYWHERE:cool:

Here's my offer. It just popped up today.

In response to Jazzop's post I checked my MR account to find that I'm offered the Cat. 4 FNs for Solar Spring 2011, which is what I prefer, because I don't spend 20 nights in Marriotts in 3 months.
Indeed, this season I have what Jazzop reports, but I phoned in Sep. to request Cat. 4 FNs.

I got mine
 

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