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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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Old Oct 8, 2018, 3:34 pm
  #316  
 
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Originally Posted by Machiavelli
had the same issue...finally called and it took about 5 mins to get through the IVR and to a rep who registered me immediately.
Thanks, I called the helpdesk and the lady registered, took less than 5 minutes all in all. But on the MR website, I don't see my progress of the promo like I used to, heck it doesn't even show I am registered for any promo's.
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Old Oct 8, 2018, 5:18 pm
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Originally Posted by Absolute
Oh come on, that's not a fair post. They reached 29 just a few days after the merger - only way for someone to win is to come up with the 1000th way to screw up.... although maybe that's too low too, and we're past there too? It's too hard to keep track...
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Old Oct 8, 2018, 7:10 pm
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I got bed bugs as part of this promotion. Sadly, it was from a Starwood property. This is my second time this decade too.
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Old Oct 8, 2018, 7:16 pm
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Originally Posted by uxb
I got bed bugs as part of this promotion. Sadly, it was from a Starwood property. This is my second time this decade too.
Since everything is in Marriott currency now I hope it wasn't 3x the amount!
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Old Oct 8, 2018, 7:41 pm
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Originally Posted by Zorak
Since everything is in Marriott currency now I hope it wasn't 3x the amount!
It might've been a 1/3rd of the amount because it was a Starwood property.
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Old Oct 8, 2018, 7:46 pm
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Originally Posted by uxb
I got bed bugs as part of this promotion. Sadly, it was from a Starwood property.
Would never have happened prior to 8/18.
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Old Oct 9, 2018, 12:06 am
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So we are now 5 total days past when the 29 ways to stay part of the promotion was supposed to start. I would of thought it would of started at least by today but again I stupidly got my hopes up! I can understand having to postpone the big merger a extra week.

I just don't understand how you can miss this deadline with 29 ways to stay. This is pretty embarrassing for Marriott! (The largest hotel company in the world)

William any update on this promo?
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Old Oct 9, 2018, 7:48 am
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Originally Posted by goodeats21
My 2,000 points have been posting with the "extra points", not a separate entry.
As someone else mentioned, more difficult to keep track that way....
OK, I have a question about this because I’m unfamiliar with the way Marriott posts points.

From my my last stay at Le Meridian Saigon I should have:

Base points @ 10 per $
Elite bonus @ 75% Base
Welcome points = 1000 points
Promo bonus = 2000 points

Should the 1000 Welcome points appear in the Base or Extra line? I ask this because the Extra line shows 2000 points which I assume to be the Promo points. My last stay before the promo began was at a Design hotel where the 1000 Welcome points appeared on the Extra line. Checking an older Renaissance posting and the 500 MR points also posted in the Extra line.

So, officially, where does the Welcome amenity appear? If it’s in Extra then this should have read 3000 points right?

Incidently, the stay and points posted the next day after check out just like the old SPG days. Just a data point for you all.
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Old Oct 9, 2018, 7:56 am
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Originally Posted by ftrichard


OK, I have a question about this because I’m unfamiliar with the way Marriott posts points.

From my my last stay at Le Meridian Saigon I should have:

Base points @ 10 per $
Elite bonus @ 75% Base
Welcome points = 1000 points
Promo bonus = 2000 points

Should the 1000 Welcome points appear in the Base or Extra line? I ask this because the Extra line shows 2000 points which I assume to be the Promo points. My last stay before the promo began was at a Design hotel where the 1000 Welcome points appeared on the Extra line. Checking an older Renaissance posting and the 500 MR points also posted in the Extra line.

So, officially, where does the Welcome amenity appear? If it’s in Extra then this should have read 3000 points right?

Incidently, the stay and points posted the next day after check out just like the old SPG days. Just a data point for you all.
For Marriott, the welcome points (and any other promo points, declining housekeeping, etc) have always appeared as "Extra" in the activity log. They have never itemized these points, so difficult to determine exactly what is posting....
If Meridian has 1,000 bonus points as a welcome amenity (I haven't got up to speed on all the *Wood brands), and you stayed for 2 or more nights, then yes, the "Extra" should be 3,000 points.
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Old Oct 9, 2018, 11:14 am
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Originally Posted by Kacee
Would never have happened prior to 8/18.
LOL! I get this is snark, but I couldn't disagree with you more.
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Old Oct 9, 2018, 4:49 pm
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Originally Posted by Marriott15
...William any update on this promo?
No. If there was, I would have posted one, like I promised to do when we received any additional updates.

Best regards,

William R. Sanders
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Old Oct 9, 2018, 11:45 pm
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Day 6 and Marriott still having issues with 29 ways to Stay!

https://insiders.marriottrewards.com/thread/56109
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Old Oct 10, 2018, 2:13 am
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Sign that marriott going to axe 6 and counting legacy spg brands?
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Old Oct 10, 2018, 8:20 am
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Originally Posted by Starwood Lurker
Feel free to send the details to the email address below and I will look into this further.

Best regards,

William R. Sanders
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Thank You William... it posted today. You and your team are awesome!!!!
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Old Oct 10, 2018, 8:26 am
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I wonder if internally the C-Suite are saying/thinking everything is going just swimmingly.
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