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It can take up to 7 business days from the day you qualified for your Lifetime Platinum status to be picked up by the system.
Starwood / Marriott merger
Q : What will happen to my Lifetime Status when the programs merge together in the future?
A : Rest assured we will always recognize your Lifetime Status, whether it is today in your earned program or in the future with a new, combined program.
http://members.marriott.com/faq/#what-will-happen-to-my-lifetime-status-when-the-programs-merge-together-in-the-future
Starwood / Marriott merger
Q : What will happen to my Lifetime Status when the programs merge together in the future?
A : Rest assured we will always recognize your Lifetime Status, whether it is today in your earned program or in the future with a new, combined program.
http://members.marriott.com/faq/#what-will-happen-to-my-lifetime-status-when-the-programs-merge-together-in-the-future
Discussion: SPG Lifetime™ Gold and SPG Lifetime™ Platinum status
Feb 1, 2012, 1:13 pm
#61
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 1,320
Presumably if one had approx 1000 nights and 9 years of platinum but was no longer going to earn platinum the hard way in 2012, could you just book and use 50 free nights at a category 2 hotel to get platinum for year 10 and then have plat for life? Is there a limit on the amount of free stays and or hotel category that would count? Thanks.
Feb 1, 2012, 1:14 pm
#62
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: SF
Programs: UA GS, 3MM, Titanium Elite for life
Posts: 149
Gold for Life ... Way over 500 nights so it must be the 10 year requirement. Hmm. To embarrassed to call and ask ... so, will wait to see if the web portal will include this data one day.
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Feb 1, 2012, 1:21 pm
#63
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: MCI
Programs: AA Gold 1MM, AS MVP, UA Silver, WN A-List, Marriott LT Titanium, HH Diamond
Posts: 52,570
So whilst this is in many ways positive for those with or close to the appropriate threshold levels won't this be negative for Starwood? If I were a newly minted lifetime Plat I would be prioritising stays at other chains except for those periods in which SPG offered exceptional promos or where I liked a particular individual property.
The other potential impact for those of us who conventionally renew plat is an increased pool of Plats chasing a diminishing pool of upgrades (especially after the suite nights awards go live).
The other potential impact for those of us who conventionally renew plat is an increased pool of Plats chasing a diminishing pool of upgrades (especially after the suite nights awards go live).
Me? I'd probably do some of both, like you suggest. But the average guy who has spent a decade at a consulting firm, racking up nights and points on the road, is going to look at this as strengthening his bond to Starwood in the future.
Also interesting to note that the total nights required for LT Plat here is a lot lower than at Marriott. The 10-year Plat rule is (I think) tougher though. I know Marriott has a counter and I'm in the 600-night range but I'm not sure what the exact parameters are for Gold and Plat.
Feb 1, 2012, 1:39 pm
#64
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: JAX
Programs: UA Plat MM, AA Gold MM, Marriott LTT, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 3,770
Excellent New Benefit
This makes SPG better than Marriott on lifetime status. Now I have a tangible goal to look forward to making 500 nights and Lifetime Platinum status.
Feb 1, 2012, 1:47 pm
#65
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: BZN
Programs: AA:LT Platinum DL:LT Gold UA:1P MAR:LT Titanium
Posts: 8,291
How about nights earned for having the Amex SPG card? I see that status from having the Amex cards will count towards the "years of status" total, but will nights earned pre-Oct 1 2011 for having the card count as well, or like award nights, count only after that date?
Thanks for the clarification and the superb improvements to the program!
Feb 1, 2012, 1:58 pm
#66
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Simpsonville, SC
Programs: Bonvoy - LIFETIME!!! Titanium ; AA - Platinum 2 Million Miler;
Posts: 491
Just received my phone call from the Platinum Desk. What a nice touch, reaching out to each member that qualified personally. My agent only had 30 people to call so this sounds like quite the elite group. 
Feb 1, 2012, 2:07 pm
#67
Company Representative - Starwood
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Austin, Texas
Programs: Marriott Employee Level
Posts: 31,593
Nights fall into the year in which they occur, so any nights in 2012 would not be applicable to this, even if the stay began in 2011.
How about nights earned for having the Amex SPG card? I see that status from having the Amex cards will count towards the "years of status" total, but will nights earned pre-Oct 1 2011 for having the card count as well, or like award nights, count only after that date?
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
Last edited by Starwood Lurker; Feb 1, 2012 at 3:03 pm Reason: added clarification
Feb 1, 2012, 2:15 pm
#68
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Upper Sternistan
Posts: 10,037
Feb 1, 2012, 2:19 pm
#69
Company Representative - Starwood
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Austin, Texas
Programs: Marriott Employee Level
Posts: 31,593
However, these additional bonus nights are only going to help get a member earn Platinum to satisfy the number of years at Platinum component. They add nothing to the number of nights needed.
William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
Last edited by Starwood Lurker; Feb 1, 2012 at 3:00 pm Reason: added clarification
Feb 1, 2012, 2:45 pm
#70
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: USA
Programs: Many. Some top-tier, others not.
Posts: 281
Kudos to Starwood!
For the longest time I've logged into my SPG account, looked at my stats ('339 stays and 1167 nights since you joined in 1999') and wondered "is there anything else?"
Now there is. I'm thrilled!
Now there is. I'm thrilled!
Feb 1, 2012, 3:03 pm
#71
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Philadelphia, LAX, Paris
Programs: UA 1K/2MM, SPG/Marriott Lifetime Titanium, Lifetime HHonors Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, AA Exec Plat
Posts: 3,326
Got my Lifetime Gold email today 
Kudos to Starwood, and thank you.
I will need to check to see how far away I am from Lifetime Platinum, and I don't think that I am that far away.
But what Starwood has just done is to secure a majority of my bookings for the years to come - brilliant strategy!!! ^
Kudos to Starwood, and thank you.
I will need to check to see how far away I am from Lifetime Platinum, and I don't think that I am that far away.
But what Starwood has just done is to secure a majority of my bookings for the years to come - brilliant strategy!!! ^
Last edited by sapguy; Feb 2, 2012 at 3:37 pm
Feb 1, 2012, 3:06 pm
#72
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Philadelphia, LAX, Paris
Programs: UA 1K/2MM, SPG/Marriott Lifetime Titanium, Lifetime HHonors Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, AA Exec Plat
Posts: 3,326
Got my Lifetime Gold email today
Kudos to Starwood, and thank you.
I will need to check to see how far away I am from Lifetime Platinum, and I don't think that I am that far away.
But what Starwood has just done is to secure a major of my bookings for the years to come - brilliant strategy!!! ^
Kudos to Starwood, and thank you.
I will need to check to see how far away I am from Lifetime Platinum, and I don't think that I am that far away.
But what Starwood has just done is to secure a major of my bookings for the years to come - brilliant strategy!!! ^
Feb 1, 2012, 3:07 pm
#73
Company Representative - Starwood
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Austin, Texas
Programs: Marriott Employee Level
Posts: 31,593
9.Will my SPG Membership Card mention that I have a SPG Lifetime status?
Yes. Your SPG Membership Card will state SPG Lifetime Gold or SPG Lifetime Platinum if you have achieved this designation.
Lurkers, so, if I am currently a Lifetime Gold and regular Plat, will both be noted on my 2012 Plat card? Just out of curiosity.
Yes. Your SPG Membership Card will state SPG Lifetime Gold or SPG Lifetime Platinum if you have achieved this designation.
Lurkers, so, if I am currently a Lifetime Gold and regular Plat, will both be noted on my 2012 Plat card? Just out of curiosity.
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
Feb 1, 2012, 3:07 pm
#74
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: GVT
Programs: AA MM, Starwood LTG
Posts: 182
This is so sweet! Just got my email.
Thanks SPG! Even though my travel is way down I now have a strong incentive to stay with you again.
Time to update my profile !
Thanks SPG! Even though my travel is way down I now have a strong incentive to stay with you again.
Time to update my profile !
Feb 1, 2012, 3:08 pm
#75
Company Representative - Starwood
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Austin, Texas
Programs: Marriott Employee Level
Posts: 31,593
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]