I called to upgrade my 7 night Travel Package Category 1-5 hotel certificate to a category 7 hotel certificate and now it shows up in my account as:


P910 PARTIAL PKG-CAT 7
Points Value: 105,000


Is that normal that it shows like that ? I'm a bit worried because it no longer says that the certificate is for 7 nights and the points value is no longer 270,000 points.

Thanks

I'm pretty sure you can upgrade when you book as long as you have enough points so you probably could have just waited.

We redeemed for a cat 7 TP and plan on upgrading to a cat 9.

Since the difference between the Cat 5 you booked and a Cat 7 is 60K points I have no idea why it shows 105K.

I would call back and make sure it's all set. GL

I think I know why it shows 105K. It's because, if I decide to refund the certificate to points, I would get 105K points: That is 45K points from the refund value of the cat 1-5 7 night certificate, plus the 60K points that I added.

Can anyone confirm ?

This is exactly right. Have seen these "partial packages" many times. They have always worked.

So would the refund for a TP originally booked as a Cat 7 also be 105K or is it just 45 k ? Thanks

That I don't know. I haven't asked or seen those refunds before.

I had a conversation with a Marriott Rewards supervisor last month where they explained that the packages can be upgraded with one exception. I was told, if you buy a Marriott (Category) package you cannot upgrade to a Ritz package (and vice versa).

For example, I bought a cat 1-5 Marriott package (to take advantage of the Aeroplan bonus) and I wanted to eventually upgrade it to a Ritz Tier 7 package when a bunch of points I am expecting come in. I was told that was not possible. I could upgrade to any Marriott Cat package but could not upgrade it to a Ritz Tier package.

Anyone have a similar experience or counter experience to that?

If its true - I guess I will just extend the cert in the hopes that when they merge the programs the ability to upgrade to Ritz (or SPG) will be available.

I used 2 travel certs to book 2 rooms at the JW in Beijing. Will I get lounge access for both rooms? If one of the guests in the second room is Gold, would that change anything?

I have always gotten lounge access for two rooms-even though not required. In your case you can guarantee it. The Gold reward member in the other room can have their name added and should be able to get lounge benefits as well. Award stays are transferrable. You should have no problem.

Can I use my voucher to book for my Parents or do I need to be staying at the property?

Marriott Travel Packages - A quick question
 

Hi All

I haven't used a Marriott travel certificate before and have a quick question.
The hotel that I'm looking to reserve, Category 9, requires 270,000 points for a seven night stay. However, when I looked at the travel packages table it states that I would need to redeem 390,000 points in order to gain a seven night stay plus 120,000 BA miles. I don't understand what the point is of redeeming 390,000 points for the package instead of 270,000 just for the hotel stay. My points would be converted from SPG points obtained from Amex membership rewards. I could convert the additional 120,000 required points directly to BA, so why go through Marriott.

Regards

i think you need to break that down into 270,000 marriott pts for 7 night HOTEL

OR

390,000 marriott pts for 7 night HOTEL and 120k BA pts,

Effectively you would be getting 120,000 BA pts for 120,000 Marriott pts.

You cannot get 120,000 BA miles for 120,000 MR points normally - the Travel Packages offer a much better redemption rate (1:1) for air miles in combination with the 7-night hotel certificate.

I'm based in the UK where 1 MR point converts to 1 BA Avios.

In Canada, we can also convert 1 MR to 1 Aeroplan or Avios. So for me it doesn't make sense to redeem a travel package and get Aeroplan points. Instead, I would ask for Alaska Mileage Plan since I value it more than the other programs, and it's something I can actually use. In your case, you might find it more appealing to choose another FF program other than Avios for the Travel Package.