Thanks. Just called and got upgraded to Platinum. Didn't know this existed till now. I can easily make 18 nights in 3 months. So will I be Platinum for this year and next year too (if I complete 18 nights)???
(Wish I was earning points to get the 50% bonus. But my preference is the Miles. Cant pass up the awesome 2000 point promotion for every stay to SOUTHWEST)
It is not limited to silver status...I referred my wife to program and right afterwards signed her up for the Plat challange.
If you are going to sign up from scratch, please PM me for a referral, like I said it will earn us both 2000 bonus points for the first 5 stays (on top of any other promotions)
I would hope that people are signing up for the gold/plat challange in order to complete it. I'm afraid if this were known to the greedy fools on SD they would all sign up just for the free 3 months of status and after a few thousand people do that, marriott might discontinue the challanges.
My wife is in Texas on business, and when she checked in, they asked if she would be attending the Platinum only cocktail party scheduled tonight in their fancy resteraunt....I am getting major brownie points for signing her up for this deal.
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Last year I called Marriott Customer Line for Platinum Challenge and they upgraded me to Platinum (I just made gold and was staying for 2 weeks a month). The Platinum card arrived valid till Feb 2012.
My total nights in 2011 were around 60. Does anyone what my status will be after Feb 2012? Gold till Feb 2013? Since I had like 60 nights in 2011?
Programs: DL PM, Marriott Platinum,Hertz Pres Circle
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Originally Posted by amitgu
What if the challenge was in the first half of the year? What happen to the status in next year?
If you do the challenge during the first half of the year, you only get to keep it for the remainder of the year. You would have to requalify next year. After June, you get to keep the status for 18-19 mos, much better IMHO
If you do the challenge during the first half of the year, you only get to keep it for the remainder of the year. You would have to requalify next year. After June, you get to keep the status for 18-19 mos, much better IMHO
I'm not sure this is accurate. I did my challenge last January for gold, easily made it by February. Got a gold card in the mail that said it was good through Feb 2013. I certainly hope its good through the rest of this year!
I'm not sure this is accurate. I did my challenge last January for gold, easily made it by February. Got a gold card in the mail that said it was good through Feb 2013. I certainly hope its good through the rest of this year!
I requested the platinum challenge May 17, 2011. I was given until the end of August to stay 18 nights and I qualified for platinum through Feb 2013 when I completed the challenge in mid-July.
Programs: Marriott plat, freshly minted over entitled UA Gold.
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Wow... Again I can say how much I love this site! Just challenged from Silver to Gold... Already have 12 nights booked within the window! I get to enjoy Gold this year... nice...
Can't agreed more. I am the basic member and just call and enroll the Plt challenge with 18 nights until mid-April. I am planning to get the 50K MegaMiles with 26 stays anyway, hence getting 18 nights will be very easy for me.
I am considering a challenge but wondered if the room nights that are acrued during a meeting I have coming up will go towards that challenge number. For example if I have 50 room nights in my meeting reservation and my contract with the hotel states that I am the person earning the points and nights, will those count towards my challenge?
Thanks on the front side!
