Worldwide hotel quote requests
Marriott STARS & Luminous
Check whether your chosen hotel and rate qualify for an agency programme, then compare the written offer with your existing quote and loyalty priorities.
Felipe Miranda is a Fora Travel advisor for luxury hotel bookings worldwide, with Rome and Italy specialties. Programme access is checked through his Fora relationship, not individual invitation or certification. Benefits depend on participating property, eligible rate, dates, programme terms and availability.
Three different questions
| Programme | Context | Check for your stay |
|---|---|---|
| STARS | Agency programme; Fora lists Ritz-Carlton, St. Regis, Luxury Collection and EDITION as luxury-brand examples. | Participating property, eligible rate and written amenities. |
| Luminous | Agency programme; examples include W, JW Marriott, Autograph Collection and selected other properties. | Property and rate eligibility; no all-brand promise. |
| Bonvoy | Consumer loyalty programme, separate from agency access. | Qualifying rate, property, member and stay under current terms. |
Potential agency amenities include breakfast, a credit, a welcome amenity, upgrades or arrival and departure requests. The actual property offer governs; no fixed amounts or universal inclusions are promised.
Planning island transfers? Read the Ritz-Carlton Maldives transfer and total-stay quote guide.
A practical booking comparison
- Identify the exact stay. Send the property, dates, room category, occupancy and bed requirements. If you are choosing between hotels, explain whether space, location or flexibility matters most.
- Compare equivalent terms. Match the room, dates, guests, cancellation deadline, deposit and payment schedule against a direct or other quote. Compare the total with taxes and mandatory charges in the same currency, not just the nightly headline.
- Separate inclusions from requests. Ask who breakfast covers, what an offered credit can buy and when an upgrade is considered. Availability-based upgrades and arrival or departure requests are not confirmed room features.
- Check loyalty separately. Ask whether this specific rate qualifies for the points, elite-night credit or status benefits relevant to you. Avoid valuing overlapping breakfast twice or assuming multiple-room elite benefits.
Family rooms and existing reservations
For several rooms, request a separate written offer for each: occupants, children’s ages, breakfast coverage, credit conditions if offered and cancellation terms. Have a required connecting configuration confirmed, rather than leaving it as an upgrade hope.
Share an existing reservation’s terms before discussing a change. Programme benefits cannot be assumed to attach retrospectively. Never cancel before replacement availability, any cancellation cost and the new terms are confirmed; a comparison is not a held room.
Before you request a quote
How do I request a STARS or Luminous offer?
Send the hotel, dates, guests, children’s ages, room requirements, budget and currency, cancellation preference and any existing quote. You may share your Bonvoy status name; do not email a password or account number.
Does every Marriott hotel participate?
No blanket participation is asserted. Brand examples are context, not a property eligibility list. The specific hotel, programme, eligible rate and stay dates must be verified through the Fora relationship.
Will I earn Bonvoy points and elite-night credit?
Ask whether the proposed booking is a qualifying rate and stay under current Bonvoy terms for the property and member. Programme access alone does not guarantee points, status benefits or elite-night credit.
Can programme and Bonvoy benefits stack?
Do not assume they combine or duplicate. Ask which inclusions apply to the offered rate, which depend on membership, and how overlapping breakfast or credits are handled by the hotel.
What if I need several family rooms?
Verify each room’s occupancy, rate, offer and inclusions individually, plus any required connecting configuration. Do not assume a single member’s elite benefits extend to every room or that credits can be pooled.
Programme references
Sources reviewed 15 October 2026. Your written hotel offer controls the booking; public programme descriptions are not a quote.