No Elite EEO's right now?
 

I guess this should probably be called the

'Speculation on the next Elite EEO promo' thread

I just went looking for the details on the Marriott EEO promos I have access to but rarely use as the majority of my travel is outside of the US.

I will be doing some travel in the US this spring and figured that I might be able to use some of these weekend EEO offers.

Unfortunately when I look in my MR account no such promo's seem to exist at the moment.

Can anyone speak to when they are usually available? Should we expect a new batch soon? - do the conditions or participating properties change a lot?

Should be the first weekend of March when they're valid.

I posted this on another thread too, here are the last three years of offers;

March 2, 2007 to June 3, 2007
June 29, 2007 to October 7, 2007
October 26, 2007 to January 13, 2008

March 7, 2008 to June 8, 2008
June 27, 2008 to October 5, 2008
October 31, 2008 to January 11, 2009

March 6, 2009 to June 7, 2009
June 26, 2009 to October 11, 2009
October 30, 2009 to January 10, 2010

March 5, 2010 to June 6, 2010
June 25, 2010 to October 10, 2010
October 29, 2010 to January 9, 2011

Many thanks - Just what I was looking for.

They're busying adding to the list of hotels that don't participate so unless you use it in the middle of nowhere, it won't be eligible.

Speaking of EEO's - I just used one (on the last possible weekend) at the JW New Orleans.

Gave one to the desk at check-in - and (thanks to the advice from FT) kept a copy in my bag. Check-in assures me there won't be any problem.

We go to check out - the bill is wrong (charged for 2 nights) - front desk has no idea what I'm talking about - I pull out the printout & give it to them - we get it corrected, and all is well.

However - we had friends with us staying in another room, using an EEO from another member (my wife's parents) - same thing - gave one at checkin, bill was wrong - but at checkout - the desk says "you can't use this, it's not in your name" - which of course, was contradicted in the TOS of the document right on it, where it says that it's 'transferable and can be used as a gift" - after we got that settled, all was well.

TL: DR - EEO's are still a pain to use in most situations, but a great perk. :D