NPR code?
Jan 31, 2006 | 9:49 pm
#1
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NPR code?
What is this code?
I found a rate for $0. What would happen if I reserve this rate and give them a standard reward certificate upon arrival?
Thanks!
Steven
I found a rate for $0. What would happen if I reserve this rate and give them a standard reward certificate upon arrival?
Thanks!
Steven
Feb 1, 2006 | 10:32 am
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I believe it stands for National PRomotional rates. You may also want to try for LPR which are local promotional rates.
Look at the rate rules before you book your magical $0 rate. There may be some special stipulations that you may not be able to meet. On the opposite end, I have seen some $9,999 rates using those promotional codes.
If you want to use a standard reward, why not just book it as such and be done?
Look at the rate rules before you book your magical $0 rate. There may be some special stipulations that you may not be able to meet. On the opposite end, I have seen some $9,999 rates using those promotional codes.
If you want to use a standard reward, why not just book it as such and be done?
Feb 1, 2006 | 11:06 am
#3
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NPR usually requires Marriott Incentive Certificates, i.e. the Stay Certificates that you can get as awards from your credit card company.
More detail here...
http://marriott.com/incentives/Defau...WT_Ref=MI_Home
Sometimes that code brings up other packages, the Entertainment rate, etc.
More detail here...
http://marriott.com/incentives/Defau...WT_Ref=MI_Home
Sometimes that code brings up other packages, the Entertainment rate, etc.
Feb 1, 2006 | 12:22 pm
#4
Join Date: Sep 2002
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I just booked a room using this code at the Bristol Marriott Hotel City Center in the UK. The rate says "Entertainment rate" and the rules say "Please be prepared to show proof of eligibility for your rate (such as membership card, corporate or government identification card, or proof of your age")".
Any idea what ID is required? Is this an Entertainment Book rate?
Thanks for your thoughts . . .
Any idea what ID is required? Is this an Entertainment Book rate?
Thanks for your thoughts . . .
Feb 1, 2006 | 12:23 pm
#5
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Yes that is an Entertainment Book Rate. You need the card from the book (well at least in theory, if someone remembers to ask).
Feb 1, 2006 | 1:08 pm
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NPR and LPR can be catch-alls for all sorts of interesting stuff. I always check both, and always read rate rules closely. If it looks too good to be true, then it is probably too good to be true.
No, hotels don't put Marriott Rewards availability under NPR, so booking a random $0 rate and then handing over a standard rewards cert probably will not work. I assume the only reason the OP is doing this to begin with is because the award wasn't available via standard methods.
No, hotels don't put Marriott Rewards availability under NPR, so booking a random $0 rate and then handing over a standard rewards cert probably will not work. I assume the only reason the OP is doing this to begin with is because the award wasn't available via standard methods.
Feb 25, 2006 | 6:17 pm
#7
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Entertainment Card Rate
Just wondering if anyone still sees "Entertainment Card" rates when using the NPR code. I have looked at 5 separate properties in separate cities where I have used the NPR code before to score some great rates (using my Entertainment Card). Now I don't see any Entertainment rates quoted on a variety of dates. Has Marriott pulled the Entertainment Cards rate from the NPR umbrella?
The NPR code made it so easy to find good rates without having to foloow the oh-so-antiquated Entertainment Card reservation process: individually calling each hotel during local business hours only get lost in voicemail $#%@ or to have some Front Desk Clerk quote you a rate usually mucho $$$$ more than what you see on marriott.com.
The NPR code made it so easy to find good rates without having to foloow the oh-so-antiquated Entertainment Card reservation process: individually calling each hotel during local business hours only get lost in voicemail $#%@ or to have some Front Desk Clerk quote you a rate usually mucho $$$$ more than what you see on marriott.com.
Feb 25, 2006 | 6:33 pm
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Maybe try ENT? I seem to recall finding an Entertainment rate there once.
Honestly, I haven't scored anything good from Entertainment for Marriott in years. Once in a blue moon we need to stay at a Staybridge Suites (the Holiday Inn version of a Residence Inn), and Entertainment works well there.
Honestly, I haven't scored anything good from Entertainment for Marriott in years. Once in a blue moon we need to stay at a Staybridge Suites (the Holiday Inn version of a Residence Inn), and Entertainment works well there.
Feb 25, 2006 | 6:47 pm
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RobertTheTraveler - Am posting right now from a Residence Inn on an Entertainment rate booked with code NPR.
I have stayed in the past two months at properties in Texas, Alabama and Massachusetts on weekend Entertainment/NPR rates.
Availability seems to vary widely among markets and occupancy levels, but checking for the one or two properties that may have the "50 Percent" weekend Entertainment rate can be worthwhile, if random. (The default 10 percent off usually is higher than other available rates).
Incidentally, this stay is the first time I've been asked to show the card at check-in.
I have stayed in the past two months at properties in Texas, Alabama and Massachusetts on weekend Entertainment/NPR rates.
Availability seems to vary widely among markets and occupancy levels, but checking for the one or two properties that may have the "50 Percent" weekend Entertainment rate can be worthwhile, if random. (The default 10 percent off usually is higher than other available rates).
Incidentally, this stay is the first time I've been asked to show the card at check-in.
Feb 26, 2006 | 4:01 am
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ENT is not valid. It used to be valid, but it wasn't for the Entertainment Card rate, it was some corporation's code.
I have checked a few other random cities with random dates and have found some Entertainment rates using NPR, so maybe the properties I used in the past have tightened their availability or haven't loaded rates for the future.
<<Channeling Emily Littella>> Nevermind.
I have checked a few other random cities with random dates and have found some Entertainment rates using NPR, so maybe the properties I used in the past have tightened their availability or haven't loaded rates for the future.
<<Channeling Emily Littella>> Nevermind.