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Isn't there a new 5 day travel package?

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I thought I saw that Marriott came out with a travel package for 5 days with air miles attached but I can't find it on the website. Was I dreaming or was it a limited time offer?
 

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It is still there. I just checked. Are you looking on the vacationclub.com site? You need to login as an owner and on the right side under Marriott rewards click on Program Enhancements and it is about 1/2 way down the page. I had to call owner services to get it package put into my awards account.
 

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The 7 nite packages are a slightly better deal, but a 5 nite stay is often quite satisfactory.

Brian
 

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We cashed in for 2 five day travel packages and are using them in May. Five days at the Bangkok Marriott Resort and Spa (2 rooms) and then 7 nights using our week in Phuket and 3 round trip business class tickets.

We transferred when US Airways was giving a 50% on miles. Got great routing IAD-BKK (via NRT) on ANA. I LOVE travel packages. Second time for us doing this.

The Marriott hotels in Thailand are Category 5 or less allowing points to go very far.
 

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Why don't you use an II exchange into Marriott Empire Place for the time in Bangkok?

This should be a way cheaper option than the MRPs spend on Marriott Resort and Spa.
 

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Why don't you use an II exchange into Marriott Empire Place for the time in Bangkok?

This should be a way cheaper option than the MRPs spend on Marriott Resort and Spa.

Exchange doesn't include airline miles.
Travel Package includes airline miles.
The actual point cost for hotel part of travel package is about 5K a night.
 

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The 7 nite packages are a slightly better deal, but a 5 nite stay is often quite satisfactory.

Brian
Since Marriott is redeem for 4 nights and get the 5th free, I've viewed 5-night as a better deal than 7-nights
 

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I don't think the five day package is new. It is only for MVCI owners. Marriott came out with it when they devalued their MRP program back in January 2009.
 

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For 5 night travel packages you end up paying more than 1 pt per mile. This makes ab ig difference. If trying to ghet 120,000 miles. Seven nigjt packages still give 1 mile per pt.n
 

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The 7 nite packages are a slightly better deal, but a 5 nite stay is often quite satisfactory.

Brian

For 5 night travel packages you end up paying more than 1 pt per mile. This makes ab ig difference. If trying to ghet 120,000 miles. Seven nigjt packages still give 1 mile per pt.n

For a CAT 6 hotel you could say that that a 5-night package costs more than 1 mile per point or you could say that it costs 285.7 more points per night. It's all the same but I like the latter scenario since I only like to pay 1 point per mile but can mentally accept only 285.7 more points per night when I'm already giving 26,000. It seems such a relatively small increase.

There are times 7 nights just seems a couple nights too long.
 

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For a CAT 6 hotel you could say that that a 5-night package costs more than 1 mile per point or you could say that it costs 285.7 more points per night. It's all the same but I like the latter scenario since I only like to pay 1 point per mile but can mentally accept only 285.7 more points per night when I'm already giving 26,000. It seems such a relatively small increase.

There are times 7 nights just seems a couple nights too long.

I'm with Quilter. A 7-night isn't necessarily better.

For example, Cat 6 hotel (30k/night)
(a) 5 night stay with 120k miles = 30,000*4+120,000+15,000 = 255,000 points
(b) 7 night stay with 120k miles = 30,000*6+120,000+0 = 300,000 points

Therefore those two extra nights cost you 45,000 points.
A 5-night Cat 6 reward averages out to 24,000 points/night, so you are 'saving' 1,500 points/night on those two extra nights, but only if
*You want/need those extra nights
*You tuly value 1 MR = 1 Airline Mile (which most people don't)

Another way of looking at it is if you had a 35 night stay, which would you redeem for?
(a) 5-night travel package award cost 1,785,000 points. In addition to the 35 nights, you have 840,000 airline miles
(b) 7-night travel package award cost 1,500,000 points. In addition to the 35 nights, you have 600,000 airline miles.

1,785,000 - 1,500,000 = 285,000 ∆ in points
840,000 - 600,000 = 240,000 ∆ in airline miles

285,000/240,000 = 1.1875 points/mile for the incremental difference

If you could convert Marriott Rewards points at will to Airline miles at 1.1875 would you?

If yes, then the 5-night package is a better value
If no, then the travel package may not be the best use of your points
 
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