Speculation: Late Summer/Fall 2018 Marriott and/or Starwood Promotion(s)
Sep 3, 2018, 8:05 am
#16
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IHG, Hyatt, and Hilton have all announced fall promos. Seems like MR really needs to launch one soon after the events of the last few weeks.
Sep 3, 2018, 9:07 am
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Sep 3, 2018, 9:41 am
#18
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I am hoping Marriott will come up with a good promo once the IT issues are in the rearview mirror.
To answer your question at the moment the best I know of is Hilton x2 points stackable with 2500 LH miles per cash stay. It makes 1-night stays very attractive with Hilton especially at hotels at the cheaper end of the scale, Turkey and South East Asia for example.
To answer your question at the moment the best I know of is Hilton x2 points stackable with 2500 LH miles per cash stay. It makes 1-night stays very attractive with Hilton especially at hotels at the cheaper end of the scale, Turkey and South East Asia for example.
Sep 3, 2018, 11:58 pm
#19
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I have reached ambassador status with Marriott. For me the most important thing is accumulating as many bonus points as possible for free night stays. Starting September 16th, if Marriott does have a promo it doesn't benefit me to stay with them and I will stay at Holiday Inn and Hilton. As I think Marriott has the best quality and I am loyal to them, they are not offering me anything. Even though I am a small fish in the sea, Marriott will miss out on almost 50 stays and approximately almost $10,000 toward the end of the year. I know that small number won't mean a lot to a billion dollar corporation but they get enough people switching it could make a very small difference.
Sep 4, 2018, 4:55 am
#20
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I have reached ambassador status with Marriott. For me the most important thing is accumulating as many bonus points as possible for free night stays. Starting September 16th, if Marriott does have a promo it doesn't benefit me to stay with them and I will stay at Holiday Inn and Hilton. As I think Marriott has the best quality and I am loyal to them, they are not offering me anything. Even though I am a small fish in the sea, Marriott will miss out on almost 50 stays and approximately almost $10,000 toward the end of the year. I know that small number won't mean a lot to a billion dollar corporation but they get enough people switching it could make a very small difference.
Sep 4, 2018, 10:15 am
#21
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In addition to the current promotion, Hilton also has a scheme of Milestone bonuses at 40, 50, and 60 nights per year.
Sep 4, 2018, 1:00 pm
#22
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Sep 4, 2018, 2:20 pm
#23
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A. Triple points for resorts + Conrads / WA, double points for the rest
B. Lufthansa 2,500 miles per stay
If you have a bunch of 1-night stays, this is actually quite valuable. Far better than Marriott.
Sep 5, 2018, 1:12 pm
#25
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I think Hilton could have done serious damage to Marriott if they'd offered Triple points for Diamonds, like they did last year. Combine that with a Diamond challenge (Hilton gives you the status at the outset) and you have a juicy bone to dangle in front of disaffected Plats.
But what they have is still the best thing out there right now, especially if you're in M&M.
But what they have is still the best thing out there right now, especially if you're in M&M.
Sep 5, 2018, 2:14 pm
#26
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Should this thread be merged into the similar thread in the master combined Marriott forum?
-mvitale
-mvitale
Sep 8, 2018, 10:07 am
#27
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I think Hilton could have done serious damage to Marriott if they'd offered Triple points for Diamonds, like they did last year. Combine that with a Diamond challenge (Hilton gives you the status at the outset) and you have a juicy bone to dangle in front of disaffected Plats.
But what they have is still the best thing out there right now, especially if you're in M&M.
But what they have is still the best thing out there right now, especially if you're in M&M.
Sep 8, 2018, 10:11 am
#28
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Sep 8, 2018, 6:48 pm
#29
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I think Hilton could have done serious damage to Marriott if they'd offered Triple points for Diamonds, like they did last year. Combine that with a Diamond challenge (Hilton gives you the status at the outset) and you have a juicy bone to dangle in front of disaffected Plats.
But what they have is still the best thing out there right now, especially if you're in M&M.
But what they have is still the best thing out there right now, especially if you're in M&M.
Sep 12, 2018, 12:30 pm
#30
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Megabonus is showing for me in my account as of today.
- Register by January 7, 2019
- Stay at any of our participating hotels and resorts worldwide between September 26, 2018 and January 31, 2019.
- Earn 2,000 bonus points on all stays* of two or more nights and 1,000 bonus points per brand, starting with your second brand.
- Play our game 29 Ways to Stay from October 4 through November 1 to learn more about our 29 brands and for the chance to win prizes, including points and free nights.**