Question About eBreaks
 

I'm new to the Marriott scene, and have a question about the eBreak email I've started receiving. When I check on some likely possibilities, I've noticed that some of the hotels/rates have an "*" next to them, while most do not; at the bottom of the email are a listing of Terms and Conditions preceded by an "*" as well, and one of them is that the rate and night qualifies for points, etc.

Does this mean that only those hotels/rates that have the "*" by them will show up in my account, while the others will not? If that's not it, why the "*" by some of the listings and not all of them?

Thanks for any answers.

All eBreaks count towards awards and status with Marriott. The rates with a * are at the properties where the eBreak rate is valid only from Friday-Sunday night. The rest of the properties have a valid eBreak rate from Thursday-Sunday, where Thursday and Sunday are shoulder nights (count as weekend nights if you stay either on Friday or Saturday, respectively).

Thanks for clarifying.

Another question:

I usually get the Marriott Ebreak MEB email every Monday about mid-morning.
I was wondering at what point does that code become active.
Would it work on Sunday night? earlier?

I have no idea when they load the room inventory in for the upcoming weekend. I don't really see a need to book the room ahead of Monday for the upcoming weekend. They won't have this rate if they expect to sell out the hotel for the weekend.

On a different note, I actually clicked on the eBreaks email today (first time in a while) and noticed that there are more international locations this week than listed in the email. There are 3 countries with 5 properties listed in the email, but the eBreaks website actually has links for properties in 11 countries this week. Of course, I doubt if too many people will be staying at the three properties listed in Egypt.

I haven't checked if Sharm El-Sheikh's Marriott, Ren and Ritz are listed on the eBreaks site, but I hear that the resort is full of Brits, Russians and, especially, Cairenes. I would have gone myself, had I been able to afford the airfare - Turkish Airlines have increased their rate three- or four-fold this summer, while Aeroflot has its regular lull in service. Tours to Sharm are twice more expensive than they were before the Tahrir Revolution.

bumping for the info in case others are not aware, like I wasn't.