Top 5 FAQs about the Marriott Centralized Group Commission Program
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Marriott introduced the centralized group partner commissions program in January 2007. The program facilitates the consistent payment of group commissions and allows Marriott to provide consolidated payments and detailed statements for all commission eligible events, as well as to resolve commission issues efficiently and accurately. At a time when non-accredited individuals are increasingly requesting commission payments, the program allows Marriott to ensure that its group partners are providing services commensurate with commission compensation.
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The program is available only to industry-accredited group partners. To determine appropriate accreditation, Marriott refers only to those accrediting programs designed to meet the needs of meeting planners and other group partners: the IATAN program and the IATA Travel Industry Designator (TIDS) program. In addition, Marriott accepts commission requests from group partners who have traditional IATA (Airline Appointed), ARC numbers and CLIA Embarc ID.
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The benefits of participation in the centralized commissions program include:
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Marriott began centrally paying group commissions to group partners with a valid ARC, IATAN, IATA, or TIDS number, on all commissionable events scheduled to arrive January 1, 2007 or later and to CLIA partner agencies for commissionable events scheduled to arrive June 1, 2016 or later. Payments for events arriving June 1, 2007 or later will be paid centrally and only to accredited intermediaries.
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Group partners in the U.S. and Canada will be required to present their ARC, IATAN, IATA, or TIDS number by the arrival date of the event for programs arriving June 1, 2007 and later. Group partners with a CLIA number must present their CLIA number effective June 1, 2016.
Marriott’s award-winning Intermediary Partner Care (IPC) desk is your primary source of information for all questions regarding group commission.
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