Marriott Rewards Members Can Now Combine Cash + Points To Book Rooms Online

BETHESDA, Md., Sept. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- It's now easier for Marriott Rewards members to book their stays online.  Cash + Points, a new Marriott.com booking tool, allows members to combine nights paid with cash and redemption nights within a single reservation at over 3,600 hotels worldwide. 

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When members go online to make a reservation, a member will be able to see the room rates available each night of their stay allowing them to choose whether they want to pay for the nights with cash or use points to redeem a free night.  For example, they may choose to pay for two nights with cash and redeem points for the other three nights.  PointSavers^® and Member Exclusive Offers will display when available, and members who redeem points for five nights on the same trip will still receive their fifth night free.  Members will earn elite night credits and Marriott Rewards points on the nights they pay for with cash.  

Cash + Points is available on the Marriott websites in English, Queens English, Spanish, German, French and Chinese.  Rewards members may also make reservations using cash and points on RitzCarlton.com

For more information or to book, visit MarriottRewards.com/cashpoints.

Marriott Rewards has no blackout dates and members can earn and redeem points at more than 3,600 Marriott International hotels around the world.  Members can also redeem points for frequent flyer miles, cruises, car rentals and more. 

Marriott Rewards won the Freddie Award for "Best Hotel Rewards Program in the Americas" five years in a row and the 2011 and 2010 Frequent Travel Award for "Best Hotel Rewards Program".   It has been named best hotel rewards program by the readers of Business Traveler, Global Traveler, Executive Travel and BusinessWeek magazines.

For information about Marriott Rewards, guests can call 1-800-450-4442 or log onto MarriottRewards.com.

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SOURCE Marriott International