As a member of a hotel loyalty program, you can earn points and enjoy certain benefits but only if booking directly via the official channels. Marriott has been more generous than its associates, making an exception for the Asia Pacific market until earlier this year.
At that point China was still left untouched, but it seems to be coming to an end as well:
Starting from January 1st 2024, hotels in China will no longer offer elite benefits on OTA bookings. This means that Marriott will finally have a adherent policy globally, although it’s not good news to its members.
It doesn’t mean that hotels would never go out of the way, but it will be much less likely and totally at their discretion. If you see a better price elsewhere, you could always try Marriott’s best rate guarantee.
Hi, may I know where can I see it from Marriott?
You can’t. It’s an internal memo.
“This means that Marriott will finally have a adherent policy globally, although it’s not good news to its members.”
Minor correction: “…although it’s not good news to its members THAT BOOK THROUGH OTAs.”
Generally speaking, having a consistent global policy actually makes sense for Elite members.