Using Marriott Gift Cards in Australia
Feb 18, 2014 | 8:07 pm
#1
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Join Date: Jul 2001
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Using Marriott Gift Cards in Australia
Does anyone know, or has anyone used a Marriott gift card in Australia? I was wondering if you used the gift card, is it treated like cash - and thus avoids the 1.5% surcharge that is always added when you use a credit card at a hotel in Australia.
Feb 18, 2014 | 10:41 pm
#2
Join Date: Jul 2012
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I used a GC last year at the Melbourne Marriott. I do not per se remember if I was charged the 1.5%, but I do remember that in total the exchange rate was very favorable, so they probably did not.