Marriott Concierge-could we have all the bad news at once please?
Oct 22, 2008, 3:07 pm
#1
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Marriott Concierge-could we have all the bad news at once please?
Waiting for the other shoe to drop
If you have any information on catagory changes for 2009 it probably be best to let us know about it now if possible.
Dragging out bad news is never a good thing-better to just get it all out there at once.
Waiting till right after the Freddies proved disaterous in 2007,a real slap in the face that sent many long time Marriott fans on this board running away in disgust.
So if you could share with us what you know now it would be much appriciated
If you have any information on catagory changes for 2009 it probably be best to let us know about it now if possible.
Dragging out bad news is never a good thing-better to just get it all out there at once.
Waiting till right after the Freddies proved disaterous in 2007,a real slap in the face that sent many long time Marriott fans on this board running away in disgust.
So if you could share with us what you know now it would be much appriciated
Oct 22, 2008, 3:25 pm
#2
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I got an email yesterday starting Jan 15th, no blackout dates and Plat bonus is 50%......what could be bad news?
edited to add: oops-i missed the category changes ( i just woke up from a nap) so my apologies to hijack the thread with my response.
edited to add: oops-i missed the category changes ( i just woke up from a nap) so my apologies to hijack the thread with my response.
Oct 22, 2008, 3:27 pm
#3
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Didn't *wood give a pretty decent amount of notice when they did their big "devaluation" a year or two ago? I agree that it would be nice if Marriott would announce with some decent lead-time, exactly what the hotel category changes will be.
Oct 22, 2008, 3:29 pm
#4
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Its always amazing to see how people fall for the spins marketing is creating around changes for the worse...
TL
Oct 22, 2008, 4:27 pm
#5
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I honestly doubt Marriott will announce Category changes right now. More likely it will "happen" sometime in Q1 of 2009. Announcing it now will just make folks make a run to encash and surely Marriott doesnt want to go the Lehman way (figuratively speaking in terms of points)
As someone who has over 700K and will net another 70-80K by the end of the month once I get through the 50K megabonus, I really need to do a more complete evaluation of where I want to show my love. I dont think I am going to be switching completely out of Marriott but will probably just stay when there is a Megabonus or something and try and clean up with some of the other program's bonuses as well. Earlier I would stay exclusively at Marriott till I got my plat secured and then do a stay here and there but still end up with 120-140 nights with Marriott. No more.
As someone who has over 700K and will net another 70-80K by the end of the month once I get through the 50K megabonus, I really need to do a more complete evaluation of where I want to show my love. I dont think I am going to be switching completely out of Marriott but will probably just stay when there is a Megabonus or something and try and clean up with some of the other program's bonuses as well. Earlier I would stay exclusively at Marriott till I got my plat secured and then do a stay here and there but still end up with 120-140 nights with Marriott. No more.
Oct 22, 2008, 9:52 pm
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I honestly doubt Marriott will announce Category changes right now. More likely it will "happen" sometime in Q1 of 2009. Announcing it now will just make folks make a run to encash and surely Marriott doesnt want to go the Lehman way (figuratively speaking in terms of points)
As someone who has over 700K and will net another 70-80K by the end of the month once I get through the 50K megabonus, I really need to do a more complete evaluation of where I want to show my love. I dont think I am going to be switching completely out of Marriott but will probably just stay when there is a Megabonus or something and try and clean up with some of the other program's bonuses as well. Earlier I would stay exclusively at Marriott till I got my plat secured and then do a stay here and there but still end up with 120-140 nights with Marriott. No more.
As someone who has over 700K and will net another 70-80K by the end of the month once I get through the 50K megabonus, I really need to do a more complete evaluation of where I want to show my love. I dont think I am going to be switching completely out of Marriott but will probably just stay when there is a Megabonus or something and try and clean up with some of the other program's bonuses as well. Earlier I would stay exclusively at Marriott till I got my plat secured and then do a stay here and there but still end up with 120-140 nights with Marriott. No more.
Oct 23, 2008, 6:26 am
#7
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Is isn't just plat defections that are coming. As a gold, there is now no reason for me to stick with marriott over the other programs. Golds are taking the largest slap across the face with this change sine we get nothing out of the "enhancements" but the negatives.
Oct 23, 2008, 12:02 pm
#8
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As one who may drop to PLT next year (not enough stays left on the books for this year), I'll probably go back to either *wood or picking different kinds of hotels at my int'l destinations. SLH, R&C, Chateaux et Hotel de France, B&Bs here I come....
Oct 24, 2008, 5:15 pm
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Oct 24, 2008, 5:34 pm
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Oct 24, 2008, 6:24 pm
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Oct 24, 2008, 8:04 pm
#12
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I'm not sure if this has been announced yet, but Marriott has added an extra hotel category -- Category 8.
Going to Honolulu in November to take advantage of the $300 on-checkout hotel credit at the Marriott in Waikiki!
Sanosuke!
Going to Honolulu in November to take advantage of the $300 on-checkout hotel credit at the Marriott in Waikiki!
Sanosuke!
Oct 24, 2008, 8:36 pm
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Oct 25, 2008, 10:53 pm
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Nov 7, 2008, 8:49 pm
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As somebody who never, ever uses points to book hotel stays I honestly couldn't care less what "devaluation" they put in place regarding that aspect of the program. This is one plat (plat premier, actually) who won't be defecting and in fact is quite pleased with these announcements.