If your middle name is on your Southwest account, do you need it added to your Marriott account, in order to match for transfer?

My SWA RR account has my middle name on it. My Marriott Rewards account has no middle name on it. My points posted without issue in my SWA RR account when I redeemed a MR Travel Package last week. ^

Booking a 7 night certificate in family member name
 

Hi all

I've purchased three 7 night travel packages in the past 6 months, and am going to struggle to use up the 3 x 7 night certs, even with extension requests.

I'd like to use one for my parents to stay in NYC, if possible. Can anyone confirm whether it's possible to book these in a family member's name?

Marriott TP ordered Monday. Points posted to Aeroplan 8 days later, somewhere between 10:00pm EST Monday and 12:30AM Tuesday.

Hope this datapoint helps someone. As suggested upthread, transfers to Aeroplan seem to happen the next Tuesday at 12:00AM EST. It seems from this datapoint that even ordering the TP on Monday morning at 9AM is after the weekly cut-off and hence a 8 day wait.

5 night package datapoint
 

I spent yesterday trying to get the 5 night package. I called the UK, Australia and Mexican lines with no luck. I called the regular US line 10 times with no luck. I called the platinum line about 5 times (I don't have platinum Marriott status) and on around the 5th time time I was offered a choice between the 7 or 5 night package (I hadn't even asked yet). This was at around 5:15 PM ET on 3/27 . My southwest points have not posted yet.

Ordered TP before lunch yesterday and points were in WN account this morning! I was also quoted 3 biz days.

Ordered a package for Aeroplan today. Right off the bat hearing I wanted to redeem a travel package, the rep immediately asked "what is your Southwest airline's number?" Oh no, I dont want Southwest airline... I want Aeroplan. ;)

Rep said 1 to 2 weeks. The bonus transfer ends on Apr 17. Though I believe when it posts it would be the date of the transfer. 25% bonus on 120K. ^

Rep also confirmed the upgrade / extension of cert options as we understand them.

My points just posted around 18 hours after my order. The name on my southwest account includes a middle initial (my marriott account doesn't), and my southwest account has an entirely different address than my marriott account.

Any information on when would we able to use these travel certs on Cat 5 equivalent SPG properties?

Miles showed up on Tuesday! joeags was 100% correct!

Whenever the programs are combined, and not a moment before :p There have been no announcements in that regard - trust me, it won't be hard to find threads in the MR and SPG forums if/when that news comes.

Travel package disappoints -- Can't get 7 nights at chosen hotel
 

I recently merged my Marriott and Starwood accounts and decided to take advantage of a promotion Marriott has. For a certain number of Marriott , or converted spg points, you can buy a week hotel stay at one of their hotels around the world as well as get miles transferred to an airline of your choice that is in the program. You have to use the whole week at once at one of their hotels and it is good for one year( maybe 2, if you ask nicely). You choose how many points to use , depending on the level hotel you are planning on going to. We chose their highest level we could see we would need in Rome, which we had planned on visiting in the summer.
When all is said and done, their hotel in Rome did not take our week, as promised , because all " those hotel rooms" were already taken. They have many other hotel rooms and suites available and for another 200 dollars a night they would give us 6 nights of their "other" regular rooms. They would not give us the 7th night at all! We have tried calling Marriott , but would like a recommendation as to how to proceed.

Not much you can do unfortunately.

If the hotel is giving you 6 days for free as you say, just book that and spend the 7th day on your own dime or leave Rome a day earlier.

This is to consolidate the recent DPs on Aeroplan processing time.

Weekly process that is cut off on end of business day on Friday. Then Aeroplan takes in all incoming transfers of the week after close of business on Friday. Processing the transfers over the weekend then post the points at the close of business on Monday.

There is a lengthy thread about the Marriott travel packages. It may contain some useful information.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/marri...-packages.html