Reply To: Offers are never useful for me, as a European member

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kai wrote:

Those are public offers available to everyone. You receive the European marketing messages because of an account address in the UK, but nothing stops you from booking the US deals.

How do I find the US deals? When I log into my account I only see deals/promotions for Europe/Middle East/Africa. They don’t say that explicitly, but if I click on an offer and try to find a property, I can only select from a drop-down list which doesn’t include USA hotels. The offers/promotions on my account (also in the emails) don’t have rate codes, they just have links to click on.

Sure, I can select from a few rate codes from the drop-down list when I make a booking, e.g. AARP, Military etc, most of which tend to be for US customers. I’m not a member of a US organisation.

So it’s a bit catch-22. I can’t use the promotions that Marriott give me, personally, because I’m European and they won’t let me use them for US hotels. And I can’t use many of the rate codes offered when booking a US hotel because I’m European and don’t match US special groups.

Is there a forum somewhere where I can find deals for USA Marriott hotels that will work for me, as a European? I’ve tried some promotional codes before but they’ve been rejected – presumably because Marriott knows I’m European.

It’s as if they’ve worked out that I rarely use EMA hotels so that’s what they’re pushing at me. Like the recent Sainsbury Fruit and Veg Challenge where those who shop regularly at Sainsburys get higher targets. And Amex avios offers are often targeted at those who haven’t been using their cards lately. Amex BAPP retention offers are worse for those who spend more.

On my next trip to the USA I’m booking two rooms, one for us and one for friends who live in the USA who we’re paying for. Obviously I’d like the points for this long’ish stay, but might it be better if they book, as they might get offers that I can’t access?