And not a moment too soon! I was going through serious withdrawal!

But it's tooooooooooooo ssssssssslllllllloooooooowwwwww to use...so I'll just go off topic (as much as I hate doing that)

www.marriott.com/meetings/rewards

Earn Marriott Rewards



Earn Marriott Rewards points for Events


Plan your next meeting or event at any Marriott,
JW Marriott, Renaissance or Courtyard by Marriott location worldwide.

You'll be guaranteed to have a great meeting and you'll also be rewarded with up to 50,000 Marriott Rewards� points or up to 15,000 airline miles. Your points add up quickly when you earn them on hotel rooms, receptions, coffee breaks, banquets, teleconferencing and other catered events. View new earnings effective April 1, 2004.

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Elite benefits for planning multiple meetings


Hold only 2 meetings and you'll be upgraded to Marriott Rewards Elite status and receive bonus points, access to an exclusive reservations phone number, weekend discounts and more.

Silver Elite status - after 2 meetings in a calendar year
Gold Eite status - after 5 meetings in a calendar year
Platinum Elite status - after 7 meetings in a calendar year

Redeem your well-deserved points for:


Free nights at any of the 2,300 Marriott hotels worldwide
Frequent flier miles with a variety of carriers
Brand name merchandise from leading manufacturers like Sony, Coach, Callaway, and others
Spa services, golf, or dining applied to a future meeting
Credits towards your next meeting

Find out more about the Rewards


Meeting Credits - Available April 1, 2004


Use your Marriott Rewards points for Meeting Credits to use towards future meetings and save on your final master bill.

50,000 Marriott Rewards points $250 Meeting Credit
100,000 Marriott Rewards points $500 Meeting Credit

To order Meeting Credits, call 1-800-450-4442.


Terms and Conditions


Rewarding Events ? Meeting and Event Planners

Program effective April 1, 2004
The following brands worldwide participate in Rewarding Events: Marriott Hotels & Resorts, JW Marriott Hotels, Renaissance Hotels & Resorts and Courtyard by Marriott
You must sign a group contract with the hotel sales/marketing department
Qualified Meeting Charges ? rooms, food, beverages, meeting room rental, coffee breaks, audiovisual equipment flowers, props and decorations; Excluded Meeting Charges ? taxes, gratuities and service fees
You may not earn frequent flyer miles and Marriott Rewards points for the same meeting
Members selecting to earn miles with KLM earn 1 mile for every US$ spent, maximum of 7,500 miles; Quantas earn 2 miles for every US$ spent, maximum of 30,000 miles, Southwest earn 1 credit for every $2,000 spent, maximum of 7 credits
All Marriott Rewards terms and conditions apply
Call Marriott Rewards Guest Services at 801-468-4000, or write to us at 310 Bearcat Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84115 with any questions

The only thing better than seeing FT back is seeing socrates posting on the Marriott forum

I never said I was going to stay away....

I think I need to again make it clear (this is not directed at anyone but rather everyone but it seems there was some confusion before the system went down for the upgrades)....my employer did not ask me to delete my posts...again I was advised by a friend to be careful....given that I have quite a few posts it was easier for me to delete my posts than reread them all and make sure there weren't 1 or 2 that were not appropriate

Best news I heard all week! ^ ^ ^

And it only took me 20 minutes to post this. If it stays this slow, I will break my addiction to FT

Any chance of more Marriott bonus promotions, like the MR Megabonus Promotion that took place earlier this year? That was a neat way to pick up quick and easy MR points.

right on socrates!

But it's tooooooooooooo ssssssssslllllllloooooooowwwwww to use...so I'll just go off topic (as much as I hate doing that)

Hear that....absolutely glacial on dial-up...

Try this...something I learned from similar experiences on eBay; Disable javascript and plug-ins in your browser preferences...

It speeded up my FT experience markedly. Side effect was to kill pop-ups without extra software.

Happy to hear you'll be continuing to comment in the Marriott forum. Wise friends are a great asset, eh?

Pat

"I know you're out there U waskly wabbit"!!!

Welcome Back!!!!!

socrates now don't be hiding on us again! We appreciate your knowledge!

Socrates--glad you're back.