Expiration of Marriott points
Sep 17, 2007 | 3:49 pm
#1
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Join Date: Jan 2003
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Expiration of Marriott points
How strict is Marriott on expiring your points if you have no activity in 24 months. I think my last activity was August of 2005. Web site still lists my points. Does that mean I have until the end of September?
Sep 17, 2007 | 6:05 pm
#2
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Posts: 148
The T&C's state that it is Marriott's discretion to close an account if no activity is posted during a 2 year period. However, I think you'd be hard pressed to find someone whose account had been closed because of inactivity.
Sep 17, 2007 | 6:32 pm
#3
Join Date: Feb 2007
Programs: AMEX, Hyatt, AA
Posts: 161
I had a small number of points from about 4 years ago, then no activity at all until recently. My account and points were unaffected.
Sep 18, 2007 | 2:10 am
#4
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: McKinney, TX, USA
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My wife used to travel a lot back in the early to mid 90's. She didn't have any activity for about 10 or so years, when I found her old Marquis membership card. When I checked her account, she still had all her points and we were able to use them.
So while Marriott reserves the right to close out inactive accounts, it doesn't look like they are doing so at the moment. But if you have a significant amount of points, I wouldn't personally cross my fingers and hope they don't close my account. I would suggest you either use a few points, or do something to get more points. One easy way would be to apply for a Marriott CC. If you already have one, use it.
So while Marriott reserves the right to close out inactive accounts, it doesn't look like they are doing so at the moment. But if you have a significant amount of points, I wouldn't personally cross my fingers and hope they don't close my account. I would suggest you either use a few points, or do something to get more points. One easy way would be to apply for a Marriott CC. If you already have one, use it.