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2018 4th Quarter MegaBonus promo, 26 Sept - 31 Jan 2019

Old Sep 12, 2018, 9:35 am
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Sign in to Marriott.com in order to be able to see the promo and register:
https://www.marriott.com/rewards/promotion.mi?promotion=FB18
  • Stay at any of our participating hotels and resorts worldwide between September 26, 2018 and January 31, 2019.
  • Earn 2,000 bonus points on all stays* of two or more nights and 1,000 bonus points per brand, starting with your second brand.
  • Play our game 29 Ways to Stay from October 11 through November 8 to learn more about our 29 brands and for the chance to win prizes, including points and free nights.**
  • Register by January 7, 2019
Nights spent while redeeming an award are not eligible for bonus points.

Finer print:
*A 'stay' is defined as consecutive nights spent at the same hotel, regardless of check-in/check-out activity.

Registration is required. Marriott Rewards, Starwood Preferred Guest, and The Ritz-Carlton Rewards (“Loyalty Program”) members who register for this promotion by January 7, 2019 will earn 2,000 bonus points per stay on stays of 2 or more nights at participating brands. Plus, members can earn an additional 1,000 bonus points per brand starting with the second brand at which the member stays during the promotion earning period. The promotion earning period is for stays between September 26, 2018 and January 31, 2019, at participating Marriott Rewards, SPG and Ritz-Carlton properties. A 'stay' is defined as consecutive nights spent at the same hotel, regardless of check-in/check-out activity. Rooms booked through most third party online retailers and select travel agency bookings are ineligible to earn for this promotion. The member receiving this offer has been targeted and the offer is not transferable. Bonus points will be awarded to the member’s account up to six weeks after the promotion ends. Marriott Vacation Club® owner-occupied weeks are not eligible for bonus points and nights spent while redeeming an award are not eligible for bonus points. Only one room per hotel is counted toward a member’s nights or stay. Members electing to earn miles are not eligible for this promotion. For a list of current participating brands, visit https://www.marriott.com/loyalty/earn/hotels.mi. All Loyalty Program terms and conditions apply. See https://www.marriott.com/loyalty/terms/default.mi for more information. Visit www.Marriott.com/MorePlaces or call 888-MARRIOTT (888-627-7468) for complete details.

Clarification from Starwood Lurker in post 125:
  1. In regards to the part of the offer where you can earn 1,000 points for trying a new brand…There is no minimum length of stay, but you only earn it starting with the second brand. So if you only stay at one brand during the promo period, you will not earn this bonus. But if you stay at 2 or more brands, you will earn 1,000 points for each of those brands after the first one even if the stay is only one night.
  2. You earn on every stay of 2+ nights, so it isn’t about accumulating nights. If you have two stays of 1 night each, you will not earn a bonus. If you have two accounts, you may register for MegaBonus with either or both accounts. You will only be able to earn with one account at a time because you will earn the bonus points in whichever account the stay was booked with. Example: If you have two accounts that are not combined: If you register for MegaBonus with your SPG number and stay with your SPG number, you will earn the bonus points in your SPG account. If you register for MegaBonus with your SPG number but book your stay with your MR number, you will not earn bonus points.
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2018 4th Quarter MegaBonus promo, 26 Sept - 31 Jan 2019

Old Oct 5, 2018, 11:17 am
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Originally Posted by Starwood Lurker
We are told if these stays are all done in one account, are booked through eligible channels, and occur during the earning period they should count as 5 brands, and get 4,000 bonus points.

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yes, does not worth the pain if it was not already planned.
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Old Oct 5, 2018, 12:21 pm
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Originally Posted by estnet
When I go to the link it says they are "working" on it and it will be "available soon" It does list the chances to win prizes ( most are 1:52000!!!) but no way to play - what's up with that?
You seriously could not make this stuff up, someone at Marriott needs to get a grip! I have an idea, rehire all the SPG management that they got rid off / left due to the fact they could not work for Marriott and let them run Marriott!

Seriously though I am starting to question if I actually trust Marriott's IT department to have a system that stores my personal details / credit cards etc!
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Old Oct 5, 2018, 12:50 pm
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Man, I hope the Lurkers' collective morale isn't in the gutter right now...
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Old Oct 5, 2018, 4:15 pm
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Originally Posted by yyznomad
Man, I hope the Lurkers' collective morale isn't in the gutter right now...
Obviously a huge generalization but from SPG employees now working for Marriott I know, I get the feeling generally morale is pretty low and just hoping things improve and this is a blip rather than a demonstration of whats to come! It has I feel been a very tough couple of months (although in some ways probably 6 months) for people acustomed to being able to offer a far higher level of service / information / service recovery than they have recently been able to do!
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Old Oct 5, 2018, 4:32 pm
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holy crap. I'm so confused with these promotions. Is the 29 ways promotion the same as the mega bonus one that started on Sept 26th? because they look the same to me. also the promotions are straight POOP. I have 30 day stays and this is useless to me. Guess I can tell the FD to check me out every 2 days.....then it would be worth it.
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Old Oct 5, 2018, 5:47 pm
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Originally Posted by dunno282
holy crap. I'm so confused with these promotions. Is the 29 ways promotion the same as the mega bonus one that started on Sept 26th? because they look the same to me. also the promotions are straight POOP. I have 30 day stays and this is useless to me. Guess I can tell the FD to check me out every 2 days.....then it would be worth it.
Yes, it's the same thing.
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Old Oct 5, 2018, 8:05 pm
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29 Ways to Stay Contest

I've been looking forward to the start of this contest. https://29ways.marriott.com/coming-soon

Terms say that it was to start on 10/4 at 1000 eastern.

Unfortunately, the website says that they're still putting the finishing touches on the contest.
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Old Oct 5, 2018, 9:38 pm
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Originally Posted by Blind and Green
I've been looking forward to the start of this contest. https://29ways.marriott.com/coming-soon

Terms say that it was to start on 10/4 at 1000 eastern.

Unfortunately, the website says that they're still putting the finishing touches on the contest.
Yep. Covered here along with the Lurker announcement of the delay.

https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/marr...an-2019-a.html
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Old Oct 6, 2018, 4:57 am
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Originally Posted by dunno282
holy crap. I'm so confused with these promotions. Is the 29 ways promotion the same as the mega bonus one that started on Sept 26th? because they look the same to me. also the promotions are straight POOP. I have 30 day stays and this is useless to me. Guess I can tell the FD to check me out every 2 days.....then it would be worth it.
I haven't looked closely at this promos T&Cs, but typically Marriott would not count check outs/check ins back-to-back as different stays. Has to be a gap in nights or a new property.
Just wouldn't want you to deal with the hassle and then not get anything for it....
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Old Oct 6, 2018, 7:36 am
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Originally Posted by Starwood Lurker
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/30221492-post177.html

Best regards,

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My edge stay was not awarded the mega bonus. My next stay did. Do you think CSR know about edge stays? I am not sure if I reference the Lucker will make any difference .
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Old Oct 6, 2018, 7:44 am
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Same issue - edge stay (24-27 September) was not awarded the bonus. Still waiting for my stay from the next few nights to post, unfortunately .
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Old Oct 6, 2018, 8:31 am
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So are the odds on the game increasing for every day they don't post the game?
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Old Oct 6, 2018, 9:09 am
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Is this mega bonus promo and 29 ways promo targeted to certain members?
I can't seem to see or register for the mega bonus promo. Am a Lifetime Plat Prem Elite, if it makes a difference. I log into the MR account and click 'Promotions' and shows up with a big fat 0.
First time I can remember that a mega bonus is not across for all members?
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Old Oct 6, 2018, 10:19 am
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Originally Posted by makin'miles
Same issue - edge stay (24-27 September) was not awarded the bonus. Still waiting for my stay from the next few nights to post, unfortunately .
​​​​​​Would only one night of that stay during the promo period count?
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Old Oct 6, 2018, 11:23 am
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Do the points for this promo post as separate line item or as “extra points “ on the stay ?
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