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	This promotion comes and goes. When it is active, we'll try to put a link here. Otherwise, do a quick web search to see if you can find information on Marriott's or other sites.		This promotion comes and goes. When it is active, we'll try to put a link here. Otherwise, do a quick web search to see if you can find information on Marriott's or other sites.
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-Marriott frequently runs a promotion where new members can earn a free hotel night certificate if they make two stays in their first four months. You may want to hold off signing up for a new account until you are likely to be able to qualify. If there are multiple members of your household and you have a couple of planned stays, it may also be worthwhile to create a new account and use that for your reservation. {{Link|new marriott member}}.
+Marriott frequently runs a promotion where new members can earn a free hotel night certificate (capped at 20,000 points) if they make two stays in their first four months. You may want to hold off signing up for a new account until you are likely to be able to qualify. If there are multiple members of your household and you have a couple of planned stays, it may also be worthwhile to create a new account and use that for your reservation. {{Link|new marriott member}}.
 This promotion comes and goes. When it is active, we'll try to put a link here. Otherwise, do a quick web search to see if you can find information on Marriott's or other sites.
 There is often a similar promotion for the Small Luxury Hotels program. {{Link|SLH free night}}.
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 Every member gets access to member rates, free Wi-Fi, and late checkout (upon availability). At the rare hotel with an extra fee for double occupancy, you’ll get your second person free. {{Link|Hilton benefits}}.
-Gold status from the [[Hilton Credit Cards]] also gives you the Hilton breakfast / snack benefits, the possibility of a room upgrade, free access to fitness centers, two free bottles of water per stay, and 80% bonus points on your stay. Diamond status from the {{Card|HiltonAspire|only}} adds premium internet access and executive floor lounge access (at most properties). If you stay at least a few times per year, you'll definitely want one of these cards (or the Amex Platinum Card).
+Gold status from the [[Hilton credit cards]] also gives you the Hilton breakfast / snack benefits, the possibility of a room upgrade, free access to fitness centers, two free bottles of water per stay, and 80% bonus points on your stay. Diamond status from the {{Card|HiltonAspire|only}} adds premium internet access and executive floor lounge access (at most properties). If you stay at least a few times per year, you'll definitely want one of these cards (or the Amex Platinum Card).
 Hilton occasionally runs status match promotions, but it is always easy to get valuable status benefits using their credit cards.

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 Every member gets access to member rates and free Wi-Fi. {{Link|Marriott benefits}}.
-Gold status from the [[Marriott Credit Cards]] also gives you the possibility of a room upgrade and late checkout, a 25% bonus on base points, and 250-500 extra points per stay. You may want this card anyway for its free night certificate (and potentially for its bonus elite night credits).
+Gold status from the [[Marriott credit cards]] also gives you the possibility of a room upgrade and late checkout, a 25% bonus on base points, and 250-500 extra points per stay. You may want this card anyway for its free night certificate (and potentially for its bonus elite night credits).
 If you have high-level status with another hotel program, particularly with Hyatt or Hilton, you may be able to a status match or status challenge with Marriott.

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 === Boosting your status level ===
-Hotel programs provide better benefits to members with "elite status". The normal way to qualify is to stay a lot of nights over the course of the year. Unless you travel a lot for work, it can be hard to stay enough nights to achieve elite status. Fortunately, there are some short shortcuts to elite status that don't require a lot of stays.
+Hotel programs provide better benefits to members with "elite status". The normal way to qualify is to stay a lot of nights over the course of the year. Unless you travel a lot for work, it can be hard to stay enough nights to achieve elite status.
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+Fortunately, you can obtain elite status benefits, without staying a single night, just by having the right credit card or via status matches and challenges.
-Almost every hotel credit card automatically gives you some level of elite status in the hotel's loyalty program. You'll get access to additional benefits and earn extra points on every stay.
+Especially when you are staying at a hotel that is part of a small loyalty program or when you are taking a trip where elite status benefits would be particularly valuable, it is worth taking a moment to see if you can take a shortcut to elite hotel status.
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