Marriott Forces Al Maha Dubai To Restore Full Board And Activities On Award Stays
The Al Maha Luxury Collection Resort & Spa in Dubai was one of the very few bright spots of the SPG-Marriott merger. It went...
Ends Tonight! Get A 30% Bonus When You Transfer Hotel Points Into Air Canada Aeroplan Miles
Update: This offer ends tonight!
Marriott’s Latest Fiasco: A Massive Data Breach
As I wrote previously, the Marriott-Starwood merger has been one fiasco after another. The company that claims to live by the Golden Rule has failed...
Goodbye To The S. Regis Princeville Resort In Kauai
The S. Regis Princeville Resort in Kauai has left the Marriott program.
It's not the first former SPG hotel to leave Marriott. The S. Regis,...
Final Day To Play Marriott’s 29 Ways To Stay Game And Win Points Or Stays
Update: 11/8: Today is the last day to play, what have you won so far?
Match Your Chase Marriott Card Upgrade Offer To 50K Points!
Chase previously sent out offers to upgrade from the old Chase Marriott card to the new Chase Marriott Rewards Premier Plus Credit Card. Those upgrade offers...
Bid Marriott Points Now On Once-In-A-Lifetime World Series Experiences; My History Using Miles For Baseball Memories
Earn Marriott points on cards like:
Chase Marriott Premier Plus Consumer card
Starwood AMEX Consumer card
Starwood AMEX Luxury Consumer card
Starwood AMEX...
Get A 35% Bonus When You Transfer Marriott Points Into Air Canada Aeroplan Miles
Update: Today is the last day to get this bonus!
Marriott’s Latest Fiasco: Clawing Back Lifetime Nights
On Sunday I wrote about the plethora of fiascos, unforced errors, and downright sleaziness that have summed up the past few weeks since Marriott...
Join Marriott Rewards And Get A Free 25K Night After 2 Paid Stays
Join Marriott Rewards And Get A Free 25K Night After 2 Paid Stays
If you join Marriott Rewards via this link and make 2 paid...
The Marriott-Starwood Merger Has Been One Fiasco After Another
Mergers are never good for consumers and there are always pain points, but the Marriott-Starwood merger has crossed over into the absurd.
We knew that...
Final Day To Apply For Marriott And SPG Cards Before Cross-Bank Restrictions
Update: Today is the final day to apply under the old rules for the cards below. In other words if you currently have a...
Should You Get The New SPG Luxury AMEX Card?
AMEX has launched the SPG Luxury card.
The card has a limited time offer for 100K Marriott points after spending $5,000 in 3 months if...
After 4 Days Of Trying, I Was Finally Able To Merge My Marriott And SPG Accounts
Marriott began their rewards program merger on Saturday and it's been a mess. But after 4 days of trying I was finally able to...
Marriott Partially Relents On Travel Package Usage And Downgrades; A Good Start But It’s Not Enough
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There’s Only One Explanation For Marriott Concealing The Travel Package Conversion Chart: They Wanted To Fleece Their Loyalty Members
Marriott Takes The...
There’s Only One Explanation For Marriott Concealing The Travel Package Conversion Chart: They Wanted To Fleece Their Loyalty Members
Update: Marriott has just addressed some of the issues mentioned below, but not all of them. Read more here.
Related post (Read this first!): Marriott Takes...
Marriott Takes The Low Road, Chooses Worst Case Scenario For Unattached Travel Certificates
Marriott has published the following travel package conversion chart and the following statement,
For members with existing Travel Packages (booked prior to today and not yet attached...
It’s The Last Day Of Starwood Preferred Guest! Did You Remember To…
Today is the final day of one of the best loyalty program ever created, Starwood Preferred Guest, or SPG.
Marriott takes over the program tomorrow...
Here Are The Marriott Travel Packages That I Purchased
After months of speculation, I finally rolled the dice on some travel packages as we're going down to the wire. These amazing packages will...
Marriott Answers Several Travel Package Questions, But Refuses To Answer The Biggest Question
In my last post on the fascinating ongoing travel package saga I said that there were many unknowns.
Starwood's official representative to Flyertalk, Starwood Lurker, has...
Last Chance! Book Hotel Awards Now Before The Starwood-Marriott Merger!
Update: Marriott's systems will be intermittently down starting tomorrow and will be down on 8/18 for the merger of the Marriott and SPG programs....
Marriott’s Remaining Travel Package Options: Will They Go With Points Or Category Based Certificates And What You Should Do Now
2 weeks ago I wrote a comprehensive guide to Marriott's travel packages explaining why they are so lucrative and what Marriott's options are. They...
Marriott Needs Another Month To Figure Out Travel Package Certificates; Will Option 3 Be The Winner?
A Starwood representative has just posted the following update on Marriott travel certificates:
On 8/18, our new Travel Package offering will launch along with our...
Combine Your Household’s Starwood Points Now!
On August 18th Marriott will take the next step in their Starwood acquisition by tripling everyone's Starpoint balance and creating new unified award charts...
The Newest Starwood Hotel In Israel Is Now Bookable With Points! Roundup Of SPG/Marriott Hotels In Israel
The W Tel Aviv-Jaffa was originally supposed to open in the fall of 2015. That date has slipped many times as Starwood’s website has...
Reader Questions: What Makes The Marriott Travel Packages So Lucrative And Which Category Should I Buy? A Comprehensive Guide.
Related Marriott Travel Packages posts:
All About Marriott’s Lucrative Miles+Nights Travel Packages; The Best Way To Spend Your Starpoints.
Guesstimating Where Marriott Travel Packages...
A Timeline Of Upcoming Critical Dates For The Starwood AMEX Bloodbath And The Starwood-Marriott Merger!
Update: Marriott has confirmed that they will stop selling their lucrative travel packages on 8/17/18
Roundup Of Upcoming Cross-Bank Restrictions On All Marriott/Starwood Cards
Earlier I wrote about new restrictions on Marriott/Starwood bonuses.
Marriott will be keeping track of bonuses and enforcing cross-bank restrictions on all of their cards.
At...
AMEX And Chase Will Limit Marriott/Starwood Bonuses, Apply For The Chase Marriott Card Now Before New Restrictions!
For the first time ever, 2 banks will work together to limit the signup bonus offered on a co-brand card.
Below is a copy of...
