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brightlybob in BrightlyBob's Blab2 months ago (Show more)

At long last tonight I made it through all the Bonvoy Heathrow hotels and am now able to give you the lowdown on the lot! : So what are the choices? Well in order displayed by the Marriott website when searching LHR they are: : 1. Renaissance London Heathrow Hotel ——-Starting from £60/nt 2. Sheraton Skyline London Heathrow——— Starting… (Show more)

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brilin (to brightlybob) 14 minutes ago (Show more Show less)

Remember that it is the discount you get using Oyster that counts to make it worth while. Use your card to top up your Oyster. Best of both worlds. Points plus discount travel.

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brightlybob in BrightlyBob's Blab1 week ago (Show more)

The Bonvoy Effect - one year on!

As frequently happens when I’m lurking on Insiders I hit upon an old thread which made for interesting reading. It was one of mine entitled “pay or redeem” which you can read here Pay or Redeem? I set an Insiders Quiz on a series of planned 2016 stays where I listed my forthcoming stays and asked where members would choose to pay and where they… (Show more)

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brightlybob (to brilin) 24 minutes ago (Show more Show less)

The secret with holiday apartments is confidence they exist and will be honoured. Not quite as cheap as promised but still a sizeable saving, with the right guarantees it looks like value to me, brilin!

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communitymanagers in Exclusive News2 days ago (Show more)

Now Live: Off-Peak and Peak Redemption Rates

Hi Insiders, Starting today, all 7,000+ hotels participating in our program will offer three redemption levels for free nights: Off-Peak, Standard or Peak rates. You will begin to see these new rates appear when you search for hotels and check the “Use Points” box on Marriott.com and the mobile app. It will take a few hours to fully update our… (Show more)

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brightlybob (to pey) 35 minutes ago (Show more Show less)

Can I turn down a Parisian micro TIPPLE, pey? I’d like to say I’d make it, I’ll definitely try, what’s your dates?

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ditrina in Program Conversations6 months ago (Show more)

"NEW" Bonvoy Premier credit card

OMG, I just received my "NEW" Bonvoy Premier credit card, you know it replaced the black metal old card. What a piece of flimsy thin plastic. It's almost an embarrassment to use. Well you can always cut quality somewhere!!

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houstonfoodandwine (to bejacob) 1 hour ago (Show more Show less)

Good deal. The CSR certainly is a popular card, that is for sure, and for good reason.

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gate68 in Program Conversations6 months ago (Show more)

Suite Night award Useless for me

I tried the suite night award certificate for a trip in Florida to upgrade to the largest suit. I usually get upgraded 75% of the time with my Marriot Bonvoy Status. I was checking to see if the hotel had availability for my dates, and yes suites were still available. 5 days came I checked and my status was still pending. So I called and someone… (Show more)

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dougfrisk (to brilin) 3 hours ago (Show more Show less)

Dude, it's a Residence Inn. King suites are a dime a dozen. There are 15 rooms per floor and 7 of them are larger footprint. I was going to get an upgrade regardless. I'm in an executive King suite without the SNA. It's on the second floor with a view of the loading dock and homeless guy rather than the city skyline you'd get a few floors up…

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greenit in Program Conversations4 months ago (Show more)

Suite Nights being denied - what happens when they expire?

Hi Everyone, I travel a lot for work. Late last year I choose 10 suite night awards (50 and 75 night awards). I choose them thinking that when I travel with my family (not as often as I would like) we could get better rooms. 4 family trips since December. I have requested a suite upgrade each time for the total stay. Every time it was… (Show more)

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pointchick in Program Conversations5 days ago (Show more)

Titanium status means nothing

I am a titanium for life and it really means nothing...I usually have to beg for an upgrade..and the 10 suite awards in my account are useless. I arrived at the moana surfrider and of course, was told I would NOT be upgraded, BUT, if I paid $200 per night, there was a suite available...this is after they just handed me a 1 page which outlines ALL… (Show more)

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ssindc (to pointchick) 3 hours ago (Show more Show less)

Apologies if I missed something, but ... you wrote: "the front desk initially told me they have 3 jr suites and those were all taken by titantium/ambassador so none were available...." That makes perfectly good sense to me: Higher status (including higher annual $$/spend) = priority over longevity (e.g., lifetime titanium).... Put me…

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makang in Program Conversations2 days ago (Show more)

Vistana

Does anyone have the Vistana membership. If so what do you do with the option points that you don’t use? Asking for myself...

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notgood123456 in Community Leaderboard6 hours ago (Show more)

Bonvoy Program not what I expected

I waited to see how this Bonvoy program would go and I have to say I'm extremely disappointed. 1. Marriott has gotten really cheap on bonus point. Nothing like the past. 2. Blackout dates at hotels for Titanium Members--- Can't believe it!!!! 3. Suite upgrade does not work very well. It's up to the hotel--should be mandatory except when… (Show more)

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todzwif in Program Conversations3 days ago (Show more)

Suite Night - DENIED

100+ nights so far this year. I requested three suite nights for my upcoming (big) birthday stay at the Renaissance Aruba and received a denial a short while ago. I called customer service to see if I could pay in points for upgrade and they couldn't figure out why the request was even denied. The agent made a lot of excuses that didn't make… (Show more)

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brilin (to verysuiteboy) 4 hours ago (Show more Show less)

Good relationship with the hotel also helps!

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alan814 in Program Conversations6 hours ago (Show more)

Why is Marriott still unable to provide folio download?

Over a year later (according to older messages) and there is still no way to download a folio from the Marriott Website. I travel frequently for business and I am left calling the hotel and asking them to send them to me (the automatic emails never arrive). I just tried to email the hotel and asked to have it emailed to me. I was asked for the… (Show more)

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