Mar 9, 2016, 12:19 pm
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For those with questions regarding the best timing for applying for a Platinum or Gold status match, this is the policy to keep in mind for your individual determination:
Elite Expiration: The Elite Status Challenge entitles members to one full year of elite status, from one renewal period to the next (i.e. the end of February one year to the end of February the next year) and only carries over if they are upgraded on or after March 1st (whereas earning status naturally* gives members elite status for the remainder of the current year, carries over for the entirety of the following year, and expires at the end of February in the third year)
Elite Status Challenge Expiration Example: If a member is upgraded via the challenge on or before February 28th, 2017 they retain status until February 28th, 2018, the following year. If they are upgraded on or after March 1st, 2017 they retain status for the remainder of the year, all of 2018, up until February 28th, 2019.
Elite Expiration: The Elite Status Challenge entitles members to one full year of elite status, from one renewal period to the next (i.e. the end of February one year to the end of February the next year) and only carries over if they are upgraded on or after March 1st (whereas earning status naturally* gives members elite status for the remainder of the current year, carries over for the entirety of the following year, and expires at the end of February in the third year)
Elite Status Challenge Expiration Example: If a member is upgraded via the challenge on or before February 28th, 2017 they retain status until February 28th, 2018, the following year. If they are upgraded on or after March 1st, 2017 they retain status for the remainder of the year, all of 2018, up until February 28th, 2019.
SPG Status Match Request and Challenge Policy : Discussion Master Thread
Jul 29, 2015, 3:32 am
#496
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 235
I signed up for the challenge and managed to stay 18 nights between May-July.
But my last 2 nights got posted as 1 only (I made 2 rooms for same day check in/out)
So I'm now stuck with 17 nights shown in my account.
I've contacted the hotel and SPG to sort out the missing credit but so far nothing been updated yet.
With 2 days left in July will this effect the challenge?
But my last 2 nights got posted as 1 only (I made 2 rooms for same day check in/out)
So I'm now stuck with 17 nights shown in my account.
I've contacted the hotel and SPG to sort out the missing credit but so far nothing been updated yet.
With 2 days left in July will this effect the challenge?
Jul 29, 2015, 3:42 am
#497
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: AUH
Posts: 8,266
As long as the nights eventually post, you will be fine. But if SPG disagrees and refuses to credit it for whatever reason, you will be stuck because it will then be too late to do the 18th night.
If there is a cheap SPG property nearby I would just do a stay to get some peace of mind. 17 nights is a lot to lose compared to the cost of a cheap extra night.
If there is a cheap SPG property nearby I would just do a stay to get some peace of mind. 17 nights is a lot to lose compared to the cost of a cheap extra night.
Jul 29, 2015, 3:53 am
#498
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 235
UPDATE: Icpteck is right, they count nights, not days
Last edited by kodansha999; Jul 29, 2015 at 4:28 am
Jul 29, 2015, 4:27 am
#499
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 235
As long as the nights eventually post, you will be fine. But if SPG disagrees and refuses to credit it for whatever reason, you will be stuck because it will then be too late to do the 18th night.
If there is a cheap SPG property nearby I would just do a stay to get some peace of mind. 17 nights is a lot to lose compared to the cost of a cheap extra night.
If there is a cheap SPG property nearby I would just do a stay to get some peace of mind. 17 nights is a lot to lose compared to the cost of a cheap extra night.
Jul 29, 2015, 7:31 am
#500
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: WAS
Programs: SPG Plat. Marriott Plat. Hilton Diamond. Hyatt Diamond. IHG Plat.
Posts: 2,580
Looking to do the Plat. Challenge however I had a few questions.
Do they count past stays/nights (obi. not from months ago)? I had ~6 nights in JUL (~7 in JUN). I have more to come.
Should I call or email? If calling is easier, which number do I use? Plat. number or just regular CS?
Do they count past stays/nights (obi. not from months ago)? I had ~6 nights in JUL (~7 in JUN). I have more to come.
Should I call or email? If calling is easier, which number do I use? Plat. number or just regular CS?
Jul 29, 2015, 7:46 am
#501
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Malaysia
Programs: Marriott Bonvoy Titanium Elite
Posts: 143
Looking to do the Plat. Challenge however I had a few questions.
Do they count past stays/nights (obi. not from months ago)? I had ~6 nights in JUL (~7 in JUN). I have more to come.
Should I call or email? If calling is easier, which number do I use? Plat. number or just regular CS?
Do they count past stays/nights (obi. not from months ago)? I had ~6 nights in JUL (~7 in JUN). I have more to come.
Should I call or email? If calling is easier, which number do I use? Plat. number or just regular CS?
It would mean you would already have 14 nights and 4 more nights to go for the Platinum.
Thanks
Jul 30, 2015, 1:27 pm
#502
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: WAS
Programs: SPG Plat. Marriott Plat. Hilton Diamond. Hyatt Diamond. IHG Plat.
Posts: 2,580
Sep 7, 2015, 1:45 am
#504
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: BKK
Posts: 6,741
Is there a limit to the number of times SPG will grant a platinum challenge?
If I sucessfully completed a challenge (with significant $ spend), but failed to requalify with 50 nights for the following year, would I be able to request another challenge several years later? i.e. is the challenge a one time shot like a status match, or is it possible to request and complete a challenge multiple times?
If I sucessfully completed a challenge (with significant $ spend), but failed to requalify with 50 nights for the following year, would I be able to request another challenge several years later? i.e. is the challenge a one time shot like a status match, or is it possible to request and complete a challenge multiple times?
Sep 7, 2015, 2:42 am
#505
Join Date: Jun 2011
Programs: SPG Platinum, Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 1,134
Is there a limit to the number of times SPG will grant a platinum challenge?
If I sucessfully completed a challenge (with significant $ spend), but failed to requalify with 50 nights for the following year, would I be able to request another challenge several years later? i.e. is the challenge a one time shot like a status match, or is it possible to request and complete a challenge multiple times?
If I sucessfully completed a challenge (with significant $ spend), but failed to requalify with 50 nights for the following year, would I be able to request another challenge several years later? i.e. is the challenge a one time shot like a status match, or is it possible to request and complete a challenge multiple times?
Sep 7, 2015, 3:44 am
#506
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: BKK
Posts: 6,741
For me it would make sense to do a challenge if anticipating a significant number of nights with *wood.
Sep 7, 2015, 12:59 pm
#507
Join Date: May 2012
Location: SIN
Programs: JL GC | Marriott LT Silver | Global Entry | SQ Silver
Posts: 6,819
As mentioned, you have to become a non-Platinum for at least 5 years to be eligible for the challenge again.
Sep 17, 2015, 12:55 pm
#508
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 71
Does anyone know how it works if the three months chosen are December, January, and February? I assume that nights stayed in December carry over to the next year for the purposes of the challenge but not for the purposes of maintaining status beyond 2016. Is that correct? Also, do the nights stayed as part of the challenge count towards the nights needed in 2016 to maintain status?
Oct 2, 2015, 9:10 am
#509
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 73
If I am a gold member, can I request a Platinum challenge? still 18 nights?
Or am I not even qualified for a platinum challenge...?
Or am I not even qualified for a platinum challenge...?
Oct 2, 2015, 12:11 pm
#510
Join Date: Dec 2007
Programs: DL, Hilton, National
Posts: 841
Also if there is a chance I would not qualify the following year without the challenge, I assume it makes the most sense to wait until after next April to do the challenge to maximize my time as a Platinum?
Last edited by paterwdb; Oct 2, 2015 at 12:21 pm