Mr. Vker
Guest
That was a mouthful.
Often times, I will make reservations 10-11 months out and be short points. Marriott.com would tell me I was short and that I had to have the needed points a week before arrival. I really liked that policy. Allowed me to make the reservation and not tie up points. Sometimes I wouldn't want points attached if I would be getting a Chase certificate etc.
Well, according to a FT thread (and tested by me), Marriott.com now deducts all points in your account if you are short and tells you how many more you have to earn.
Not a nice development IMHO.
Two ways around this: You can call to reserve. Request that points not be deducted. That seems to work. You can also make a "dummy" booking to empty your account. Make the real reservation. Cancel the dummy reservation and restore your points. A bunch of extra steps.....
Often times, I will make reservations 10-11 months out and be short points. Marriott.com would tell me I was short and that I had to have the needed points a week before arrival. I really liked that policy. Allowed me to make the reservation and not tie up points. Sometimes I wouldn't want points attached if I would be getting a Chase certificate etc.
Well, according to a FT thread (and tested by me), Marriott.com now deducts all points in your account if you are short and tells you how many more you have to earn.
Not a nice development IMHO.
Two ways around this: You can call to reserve. Request that points not be deducted. That seems to work. You can also make a "dummy" booking to empty your account. Make the real reservation. Cancel the dummy reservation and restore your points. A bunch of extra steps.....