{"id":10779,"date":"2022-01-03T13:20:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T13:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/?p=10779"},"modified":"2022-02-23T19:30:12","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T19:30:12","slug":"why-you-shouldnt-claim-the-marriott-annual-choice-benefit-straightaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/2022\/01\/03\/why-you-shouldnt-claim-the-marriott-annual-choice-benefit-straightaway\/","title":{"rendered":"Why you SHOULDN\u2019T claim the Marriott Annual Choice Benefit straightaway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Once you\u2019ve stayed 50 or 75 nights with Marriott in a calendar year, you can claim an Annual Choice Benefit<\/a> which gives you a few different options varying from night credits, suite night awards and a free night voucher. You have until January 7th to make your selection, otherwise the suite night awards will be deposited into your account by default.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have stayed 75 nights and are interested in choosing the free night voucher though, there is an oddity that you should be aware of. Looking at Marriott\u2019s terms and conditions<\/a>, regarding its expiry it says:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Free Night Award (up to 40,000 Points) must be redeemed for a stay that occurs no later than December 31 of the year following the year in which the additional benefit is selected<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Whereas for the suite night award:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suite Night Awards expire on December 31 of the year following the year in which they were earned<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

If it\u2019s not clear enough: for suite night award the time you make your selection is irrelevant, as the award earned in 2021 will expire on December 31st, 2022 <\/em>regardless. However it makes a difference for the free night voucher \u2013 if you select in 2022, then the voucher will have one more year\u2019s life and expires on December 31st, 2023<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It may not be super useful, but a good catch to keep in mind for the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Once you\u2019ve stayed 50 or 75 nights with Marriott in a calendar year, you can claim an Annual Choice Benefit which gives you a few different options varying...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-marriott-bonvoy"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t