Exchange points with e-cert for a reservation?
May 12, 2013 | 1:17 pm
#1
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: IND
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Exchange points with e-cert for a reservation?
So my annual Marriott Visa cat 5 e-cert won't deposit until May 21, after the 5/15 category change deadline. I contacted Chase to see if they can deposit it a week early and they refused to accommodate my request. 
Is it possible to book a cat 5 using points (I have enough in my account) before 5/15 then swap them out with the e-cert once it's deposited?
Is it possible to book a cat 5 using points (I have enough in my account) before 5/15 then swap them out with the e-cert once it's deposited?
May 12, 2013 | 1:21 pm
#2
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: SNA
Posts: 18,599
yes. you don't even have to have the points.
May 12, 2013 | 6:51 pm
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: IND
Programs: UA 1K Marriott Plat SPG Gold
Posts: 140
May 13, 2013 | 7:31 am
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 8,720
When the cert posts to your account, contact Marriott Rewards, not reservations to substitute in the cert and refund the points -- it is normally a painless process.