Yesterday, Greg wrote about the potential for a huge win with Marriott Travel Packages. Of course, we don't know that there will be a huge win -- it's just potential. Still, I know many...
Marriott travel packages are awards in which you exchange Marriott Rewards points for airline miles plus a 7 night stay certificate (or a 5 night certificate for timeshare owners). You do not have to...
In a post written over a year ago about the Marriott SPG merger (Investing in change: Marriott / SPG / Ritz new program opportunities) I wrote the following about Marriott Travel Packages: "there’s a...
We recently posted a quick deal because availability for the JW Marriott Phu Quoc is wide open for 2018, and we noted that it is a great option for a 7-night Marriott Travel Package....
A couple of readers have recently reported problems with trying to upgrade their Marriott Travel Packages. This is a quick post just to affirm that it can still be done. I just did it. ...
This morning, Greg wrote about some of the potential opportunities that could be in store as the SPG/Marriott/Ritz loyalty schemes meld into one over the coming year(s). The merger with SPG has presented some...
Last week I described how I used my Marriott Rewards points to secure a Southwest Companion Pass. The trick, which will only work through March of this year, is to exchange 270,000 Marriott Rewards...
Now that we have until March 31st to convert hotel points into Companion Pass qualifying Southwest points, I expect that readers will have more interest than ever before in Marriott Travel packages. After all,...
Last week I wrote “Marriott 5 Night Travel Packages exist, but they’re secret.” 5 night Marriott Travel Packages aren’t advertised. They’re meant only for Marriott Vacation Club owners. But, in some cases, Marriott Rewards...
When Marriott announced their acquisition of Starwood Hotels, most SPG (Starwood Preferred Guest) loyalists were not happy. Where SPG is often regarded as one of (if not the) best loyalty programs, Marriott’s program is...
Update 3/10/22: We have had multiple reports from readers today that points are now in their accounts for these cancelled Travel Packages! Looks like Marriott said what they meant and meant what they said...
Back in October, Marriott announced that they'd be extending the expiration date of free night certificates to August 1, 2021 which were originally due to expire in 2020 or up to July 2021.
That announcement...
Travel Certificate Downgrades Q&A
I’ve asked Marriott the following questions about travel certificates and the ability to downgrade or cancel. In a few cases we have answers from Marriott:
Question: When will we really be...
This week at Frequent Miler, there was a lot of focus on Marriott. From the death of the Ritz and new restrictions coming next month on all of the cards to our predictions about...