I just called MR and convinced them to give me the 15k for 10 nights instead of the crappy 10k for 7 night promo. I couldn't get any more out of them but was pleased they gave me what they did, especially as I have already stayed 15 nights with them.

I do not understand their rationale behind the different offers, that they need to make it more difficult for gold and plat members to earn the promo and therefore require additional nights for more points. Shouldn't it just be 10 nights for 15k and 15 nights for 20k or something like that?

AGREED!

Just got off the phone with Marriott Rewards. I asked about greater bonus than the 15k that I got for 10 nights. The rep looked at my account and said that she would go ahead and "make up the difference" seeing that I had over 20 nights in April alone. Thanks for the heads up and the 20k points. The brings the total to 35k for the bonus.

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Another datapoint: called the Plat desk and got my original 10 nts/15K pts upped to 15 nts/35K pts.

Thanks NJUPINTHEAIR for the extra 20K points! ^ ^

Tide, Flying G and the others who have posted,

I am really glad for you all! Then, at least the MR CSR who talked to me and said that this was going to be done indicates that this was no fluke!

Wow, Marriott, you are surpising me!!! ^

Marriott is becoming more customer friendly with these great promotions and CSRs who are going out of their way to encourage our loyalty!

Must have been a change at the top of the Marriott Rewards program! ^

NJ

Edited to STOP THE JINX!

You know...if I hadn't deleted all of my posts I could refer you back about a year....oh well

It would certainly be a good thing if it was to happen (which I'm sure it certainly will....just when is anyone's guess)

And Look!

I edited my earlier post just so I would not jinx us, just as PointFreak said!!!!

Socrates, well, by my counts, it has been well over 1 year since the mysterious Seeking Information started a thread indicating that Marriott was seriously considering having an official presence on this board.

I might actually be retired -- which I don't anticipate for at least another 20 years -- before we get this promise fulfilled!!

However, I did note above, that things seem to be better with respect to the promos now being offered, etc., so who knows, maybe it will occur sooner, perhaps next year??

Well if I had to guess I'd say probably this year.....but then I would have said that last year too (and the year before that too)

Had 15 stay, 25,000 point offer. At NJUITA's suggestion called MR this morning. Was increased to 35,000 points w/o additional requirement. Was told they are doing this for plats, upon request. Thanks NJ. Now about those breakfasts......

I called the standard # for my request (on my last post) but will try the Plat line on Monday....I'll update when I find out.

annerj

Called the Plat line today and they told me since I'd already stayed my 15 nights (for 25k) that they would just go ahead and give me the additional 10k points!

VERY NICE.

Moral for me was not to call the 1800marriott # but use the plat line instead. Thats the fastest 55k points I've ever gotten (35 for promo and 20 for the visa promo)

That is certainly going to go down as the fastest & easiest points/miles/etc. in my personal history. Called 1-800-321-7396 and spoke to a nice dude named Jonathan. Basically said, "I'm calling about the Megabonus Promo. I was targeted with 7 nights for 10K points, but I understand there were other members targeted with promotions up to 35K points. Is there anyway I can qaulify for one of the higher levels?"

He was like, "sure is, and since you've already had a sufficient number of nights stayed, I'll credit those to your account right now"... pause, pause, click-click-click... "There you go, just added another 25,000 points to your account".

DAMN! That fariggin' easy.

Thanks a bunch to the original poster.

I called and was told "no way" can we change the terms of your bonus (7 nights = 15K. Only when I mentioned that some friends of mine had been upped to the maximum of 35K did the rep say "well that's only for platinums."

Has anyone who is not platinum had the offer increased? Should a gold or silver pursue it any further? Thanks for your opinions.