Advice kindly sought about Marriott Air Package & Airmiles beneficiary
Mar 22, 2018, 4:04 pm
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Advice kindly sought about Marriott Air Package & Airmiles beneficiary
Firstly, many thanks for taking the time to read this -- I do appreciate it.
Would any FTers know whether, in taking out a Marriott Air Package via my Marriott account, I could have the resulting air miles from my chosen package deposited into my mother’s FFP account (she shares the same surname)?
I wish to make a hotel booking in my name, you see, but, ideally, have the resultant air miles from the air package credited to her FFP account. (On this occasion and for what I wish to achieve, miles from the air package being deposited into my own chosen FFP account wouldn't help me achieve the specific outcome I'm seeking, you see.)
Is this possible, do FTers think?
Many thanks!
Would any FTers know whether, in taking out a Marriott Air Package via my Marriott account, I could have the resulting air miles from my chosen package deposited into my mother’s FFP account (she shares the same surname)?
I wish to make a hotel booking in my name, you see, but, ideally, have the resultant air miles from the air package credited to her FFP account. (On this occasion and for what I wish to achieve, miles from the air package being deposited into my own chosen FFP account wouldn't help me achieve the specific outcome I'm seeking, you see.)
Is this possible, do FTers think?
Many thanks!
Mar 22, 2018, 4:11 pm
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Firstly, many thanks for taking the time to read this -- I do appreciate it.
Would any FTers know whether, in taking out a Marriott Air Package via my Marriott account, I could have the resulting air miles from my chosen package deposited into my mother’s FFP account (she shares the same surname)?
I wish to make a hotel booking in my name, you see, but, ideally, have the resultant air miles from the air package credited to her FFP account. (On this occasion and for what I wish to achieve, miles from the air package being deposited into my own chosen FFP account wouldn't help me achieve the specific outcome I'm seeking, you see.)
Is this possible, do FTers think?
Many thanks!
Would any FTers know whether, in taking out a Marriott Air Package via my Marriott account, I could have the resulting air miles from my chosen package deposited into my mother’s FFP account (she shares the same surname)?
I wish to make a hotel booking in my name, you see, but, ideally, have the resultant air miles from the air package credited to her FFP account. (On this occasion and for what I wish to achieve, miles from the air package being deposited into my own chosen FFP account wouldn't help me achieve the specific outcome I'm seeking, you see.)
Is this possible, do FTers think?
Many thanks!
But you can move the Marriott points into your SPG account, and then transfer them into your mom's SPG account for free (you both must share the same address for at least 30-days before doing the transfer). You can then redeem the Marriott package from your Mom's Marriott account ... which will allow you to deposit the miles into her FFP account and Marriott will let you make the hotel reservation in your name (though, her Marriott status [or lack thereof] will prevail).
Mar 22, 2018, 4:58 pm
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You can also save a step and avoid the 30-day waiting period - just transfer the Marriott points to her account and she can redeem the award directly. There's no limit on transfers if it's done to satisfy a specific reward.
Mar 23, 2018, 9:25 am
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Firstly, many thanks for taking the time to read this -- I do appreciate it.
Would any FTers know whether, in taking out a Marriott Air Package via my Marriott account, I could have the resulting air miles from my chosen package deposited into my mother’s FFP account (she shares the same surname)?
I wish to make a hotel booking in my name, you see, but, ideally, have the resultant air miles from the air package credited to her FFP account. (On this occasion and for what I wish to achieve, miles from the air package being deposited into my own chosen FFP account wouldn't help me achieve the specific outcome I'm seeking, you see.)
Is this possible, do FTers think?
Many thanks!
Would any FTers know whether, in taking out a Marriott Air Package via my Marriott account, I could have the resulting air miles from my chosen package deposited into my mother’s FFP account (she shares the same surname)?
I wish to make a hotel booking in my name, you see, but, ideally, have the resultant air miles from the air package credited to her FFP account. (On this occasion and for what I wish to achieve, miles from the air package being deposited into my own chosen FFP account wouldn't help me achieve the specific outcome I'm seeking, you see.)
Is this possible, do FTers think?
Many thanks!
Mar 26, 2018, 2:49 am
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CodeAdam10 mahasamatman - many thanks for confirming and for supplying the information above. I greatly appreciate it. 
Cledaybuck - basically, I was trying to complete two CX 1st redemptions via Asiamiles, on the one hand using my mother's AsiaMiles account for one redemption and my account for the other. (The hotel stay part of the Marriott Travel Package would have been for my own stay plans, but the airmiles would have been great in my mother's account as I don't have enough miles in my AsiaMiles account for two CX redemptions.) I appreciate that this won't work now due to not being able to send the air package miles to a different person's account.
Cledaybuck - basically, I was trying to complete two CX 1st redemptions via Asiamiles, on the one hand using my mother's AsiaMiles account for one redemption and my account for the other. (The hotel stay part of the Marriott Travel Package would have been for my own stay plans, but the airmiles would have been great in my mother's account as I don't have enough miles in my AsiaMiles account for two CX redemptions.) I appreciate that this won't work now due to not being able to send the air package miles to a different person's account.