My goodness, if this isn’t the ultimate case of getting “Bonvoyed” by Marriott, then I don’t know what is.
To give a brief summary, in the summer of 2024, a top-tier Marriott Bonvoy Ambassador member (Craig) was staying at the Ritz-Carlton Doha with his wife (Sarah). They’re Brits, and the husband was working in Qatar, and had been working in the Middle East for a decade.
While Craig was gone for the day, Sarah was hanging out at the pool, only to be sexually harassed. While the hotel promised to take the situation seriously, it sounds like they ultimately didn’t. So the husband then left a negative TripAdvisor review, only to then have the hotel report him to the government for defamation, leading to him being detained and deported.
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on One Mile at a Time.
