Marriott Sweepstakes

Marriott International is offering Rewards members who book a reservation
online and stay before Feb. 28 a chance to win one of four 1-million point
prizes. Members will automatically be entered into the appropriate drawing
depending on which month they stay: November, December, January or February.
The offer only applies to residents of the United States and Canada.

http://www.marriottrewards.com

Doc,

Thanks for the heads up.

Although, a million points would be great. I would like to see Marriott just give us a 1000 points for using the online booking (like Delta, Hilton, etc.)

I use online reservations for Delta just for the extra points. I find it easier to call Marriott for reservations than book online. If they would reward us for using the online reservations, I would use it. Not just entering us into a drawing.

Thanks,
George...

OFFICIAL RULES - NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.

OPEN TO RESIDENTS OF THE U.S. AND CANADA, EXCLUDING THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC, WHO ARE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AS OF OCTOBER 11, 2001.

1. HOW TO ENTER: To enter, visit the Marriott Web site at www.marriott.com, book a reservation at a participating Marriott hotel and complete your hotel stay between 12:01 A.M. ET October 11, 2001 and 11:59 P.M. ET February 28, 2002, and you will be automatically entered into the sweepstakes. Sweepstakes begins on October 11, 2001 and ends on February 28, 2002. Marriott Rewards members must provide their Marriott Rewards number for their reservations. Eligible members will be entered into a monthly drawing based on their check-out date for a qualifying online reservation during the promotion period. All stays must be completed by 11:59 p.m. ET on the last day of each month (from November 30, 2001 through February 28, 2002), to be eligible for that month's drawing. Month 1 is from 10/11/01 through 11/30/01. Entries will not be carried forward for subsequent monthly drawings. Normal Internet access and usage charges imposed by your on-line service will apply.

2. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY: You may also enter by hand printing your name, complete address, zip code, date of birth, home phone number and Marriott Rewards number on a plain 3" x 5" piece of paper and mailing it in a hand-addressed, stamped envelope, to: "Marriott.com Point Sweepstakes", P.O. Box 7828, Melville, NY 11775-7828. Mail-in entries must be received by the 7th day of the subsequent month (from December 7, 2001 through March 7, 2002), to be included in the preceding month's drawing. All mail-in entries must be mailed separately, and be received by March 7, 2002, to be included in the final month's drawing. Mechanically reproduced entries will not be accepted. Entries will not be carried forward for subsequent monthly drawings.

3. PRIZES (4 - one per month): One million (1,000,000) Marriott Rewards Points (Est. Retail Value $10,000 each). Marriott Rewards terms and conditions apply. One winner will be selected each month, on or about the third week of the following month (From Approx. December 21, 2001, to March 21, 2002), in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received each month as indicated above. Drawings will be conducted by Don Jagoda Associates, Inc., an independent judging organization whose decisions are final on all matters relating to this sweepstakes. Odds of winning are dependent upon the number of eligible entries received for each drawing. Prizes will be awarded within approximately one month following each monthly drawing and winners will be notified by mail within one week following each monthly drawing. Prizes are nontransferable and no substitutions or cash redemptions are allowed except by the sponsor, who reserves the right to award a prize of equal or greater value if advertised prize is unavailable.

4. GENERAL RULES: Taxes, if any, related to the prize are the sole responsibility of the winner(s). Bulk, third-party and mechanically reproduced entries will not be accepted. Sponsor is not responsible for incomplete, stolen, lost, illegible, mutilated, postage-due, misdirected, or late entries or mail. All entries will be attributed to the authorized Marriott Rewards account holder submitted with entry. Winners may be required to provide Sponsor with proof that he/she is the authorized account holder. All entries become the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned. Winners will be required to execute and return an affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release within 10 days of notification attempt or the prize may be forfeited and an alternate winner selected. If a winner is a Canadian resident, he/she must answer, unaided, a time-limited arithmetic skill-testing question as a condition to receiving a prize. Acceptance of prize constitutes permission to use winner's name and likeness for promotional purposes without further compensation except where prohibited by law. By entering this sweepstakes, entrant accepts and agrees to be bound by these official rules and the decisions of the judges. Sponsor and its agencies are not responsible for technical, hardware or software malfunctions, telephone failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete, garbled or delayed electronic communications whether caused by the sender, any other party, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this sweepstakes which may limit the ability to participate or by any human error which may occur in the processing of the entries in this sweepstakes. Persons who tamper with or abuse any aspect of the sweepstakes, as solely determined by the Sponsor, will be disqualified, and Sponsor reserves the right to terminate such entrant's eligibility. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel the promotion if it becomes technically corrupted, and award prizes from among all eligible entries received prior to cancellation. By entering the sweepstakes, entrants agree to release, discharge, indemnify, and hold harmless Sponsor, its affiliate companies, parents, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, and their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives, and agents, from any injuries, losses, liability, or damages of any kind resulting in whole or in part from acceptance, possession, or use of any prize, or participation in this sweepstakes.

5. ELIGIBILITY: Sweepstakes open to Marriott Rewards members, who are residents of the U.S. and Canada, excluding the Province of Quebec, who are 18 years of age or older as of October 11, 2001, except employees and their families of Marriott International, its affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies and Don Jagoda Associates, Inc. This offer is void in the Province of Quebec and wherever prohibited or restricted, and is subject to all Federal, state, provincial and municipal laws, or any other government laws.

6. WINNERS LIST: For the names of the Prize winners, available after April 15, 2002, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope, by April 1, 2002, to: "Marriott.com Points Sweepstakes Winners", P.O. Box 7502, Melville, NY 11775-7502.

7. SPONSOR: The sponsor of the promotion is Marriott International, Marriott Drive, Washington, D.C., 20058. The program administrator is Don Jagoda Associates, Inc., 100 Marcus Drive, Melville, NY 11747.

If you would like to be removed from this mailing list, please call Marriott Rewards Guest Services at 1-801-468-4000.

Marriott shall not be liable for technical, pictorial or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. Copyright Marriott International, Inc. � 2000. All rights reserved. Marriott and Marriott Rewards are trademarks of Marriott International, Inc. or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries.

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no purchase necessary, but for some reason they don't like residents of Quebec

I've re-read rule #1 several times and still can't figure out whether my reservations made through the Marriott website several weeks ago for the promotion period would be eligible.

Is it make a reservation between 10/11 and 2/28 AND stay between 10/11 and 2/28

-OR-

Make a reservation whenever AND stay between 10/11 and 2/28?

I'd be happy to go re-book my reservation if they really want me to.