Marriott Gift Cards & Certificates - Holiday Bonus

[dioxide45]

I was able to pay maintenance fees last year using the hints in this thread. Anyone had success this year?

I've got some leftover Marriott gift cards as well as a Marriott travel card.

I tried one of the gift cards first. I placed a "4" in front of the 15 digit card number, used the renewal date on the card as the expiration date, chose "VISA" as the card type. The website requires your name and billing zip code. Did not work.

I also tried the travel card. This failed as well, but I expected that because I've previously read that travel cards might not work.

Anyone successful? If so, hints on how to pay with a gift card are appreciated.

I read over on FlyerTalk where someone had trouble using one of the old cards for a prepaid rate (faking the Visa number) and it didn't work. It used to work in the past. That leads me to believe that this trick was a one time deal. Of course it could have been more than a one time deal if we had figured out the trick earlier.

 

[jtp1947]

I read over on FlyerTalk where someone had trouble using one of the old cards for a prepaid rate (faking the Visa number) and it didn't work. It used to work in the past. That leads me to believe that this trick was a one time deal. Of course it could have been more than a one time deal if we had figured out the trick earlier.

Plus the older cards do not post as Visa anymore so they will not work for the fall Megabonus.

 

[Carlsbadguy]

I just used one of the older cards to book a prepaid rate. As it turned out I was never precharged, so I used one of the newer cards to pay part of the rate and my Visa to pay the rest, so I was eligible for teh fall Megabonus.