Aug 25, 2017, 7:19 am
Last edit by: Oxon Flyer
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
Nov 19, 2015, 10:45 pm
#1051
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: San Rafael, CA
Programs: Life SPG Plat, 7X NH DIA
Posts: 2,840
Lifetime Plat Life Boat Roll Call 9X Requal
Yo:
Who's in my boat? I'm 9x Plat, 10x requal in 2016.
I'm a few nights off of LTP but we need to put our heads together and figure out a plan. It's likely the the 7x and 8xers at still at the mercy of other's but I believe the 9xers still control their own destiny.
No way in SPG gets aborted mid year. No way a merged program doesn't begin at the beginning of a qualifying year.
So this thread is about the gen 9xers that have the ability to qualify for LTP before the potential demise of SPG as we know it.
We control our own destiny. Seize the day or fold your tents! Whats it gonna be?
I've booked qualifying activity in early 2016 and will meet the "Years Platinum" requirement by March 1. How I proceed after that is still a work in progress!
Bottom line, T -82 nights
-Scho
Who's in my boat? I'm 9x Plat, 10x requal in 2016.
I'm a few nights off of LTP but we need to put our heads together and figure out a plan. It's likely the the 7x and 8xers at still at the mercy of other's but I believe the 9xers still control their own destiny.
No way in SPG gets aborted mid year. No way a merged program doesn't begin at the beginning of a qualifying year.
So this thread is about the gen 9xers that have the ability to qualify for LTP before the potential demise of SPG as we know it.
We control our own destiny. Seize the day or fold your tents! Whats it gonna be?
I've booked qualifying activity in early 2016 and will meet the "Years Platinum" requirement by March 1. How I proceed after that is still a work in progress!
Bottom line, T -82 nights
-Scho
Last edited by schoflyer; Nov 19, 2015 at 10:54 pm
Nov 19, 2015, 11:01 pm
#1052
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Miami, FL
Programs: UA 1MM, AA Plat, Marriott LT Titanium, Hyatt Glob, IHG ♢ Amb, Hilton ♢, Hertz Pres
Posts: 6,016
I'd say go get your Lifetime Plat. I'm at 8x and for me much more risk... I'll be 9x when changes occur. But if I was 9x, I'd grab lifetime before they devalue/convert etc.
Nov 19, 2015, 11:29 pm
#1053
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: New York, NY
Programs: Marriott Bonvoy Lifetime Tit, Hilton Diamond, BA Gold, Carlson Gold, UA*S,
Posts: 1,363
Lifetime Plat Life Boat Roll Call 9X Requal
I am a 9er too! Got a few stays planned in early 2016 but not sure about the rest of the year yet.
I agree, the earlier the better.
I agree, the earlier the better.
Nov 20, 2015, 12:51 am
#1054
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: San Rafael, CA
Programs: Life SPG Plat, 7X NH DIA
Posts: 2,840
I'll be grabbing my 10x, but what I have book to accomplish 10x still leaves me 52 nights short.
I could be 22 nights short if I wanted to pay for breakfast & happy hour in cash for 3 weeks, and not swim in the pool at the SGS. Gotta run those numbers now.
I could be 22 nights short if I wanted to pay for breakfast & happy hour in cash for 3 weeks, and not swim in the pool at the SGS. Gotta run those numbers now.
Nov 20, 2015, 12:59 am
#1055
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Toronto
Programs: UA 1K, AC MM E75, Marriott LT Ti, IHG Dia Amb, Hyatt Glob
Posts: 15,521
I expect to finish the year with 489 nights and 9 yrs status.
Nov 20, 2015, 1:05 am
#1056
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 112
.. me too 9 Years and 480 nights. I will hit the 10 years in late August 2016. So I am nerves if the rush anything mid-year. Anyway I will try to do it and hope that they will treat us well. In any case the problem is what will happen even if they do ? Too much guessing, lets gamble and go for it 
Nov 20, 2015, 7:13 am
#1057
Moderator, El Al and Marriott Bonvoy, FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: SIN
Programs: SQ*G, Mar LTT, Hyatt Glb, AA LTG, LY, HH, IC, BA, DL, UA SLV
Posts: 12,018
I am at 9 years and 978 nights currently... Hope did over 100 nights a year for the past few years so figure I'll hit LTP by June or so.
Nov 20, 2015, 7:29 pm
#1058
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Don't know....
Programs: BA LTG, SQ TPPS, CX DMP, AA EXP, Bonvoy LTT, ALL PLT, Hilton DM
Posts: 4,010
9 years too... hoping to make 10 years before program changes!
Nov 20, 2015, 10:25 pm
#1059
Moderator, El Al and Marriott Bonvoy, FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: SIN
Programs: SQ*G, Mar LTT, Hyatt Glb, AA LTG, LY, HH, IC, BA, DL, UA SLV
Posts: 12,018
Moderator Note
Please remember that this thread is for discussion of SPG LT status. Please keep all speculation about the merger, post merger status swaps, discussion of matches to other programs, etc in the appropriate threads.
Over the course of the next months or year we will lear a lot about the coming changes. We want to ensure that people who are looking for information about what currently exists can find that information. We don't want them need to sift through lots of posts that don't contain information about the current program to find what they need.
Thanks for your cooperation,
yosithezet
Co-Moderator, SPG Forum
Over the course of the next months or year we will lear a lot about the coming changes. We want to ensure that people who are looking for information about what currently exists can find that information. We don't want them need to sift through lots of posts that don't contain information about the current program to find what they need.
Thanks for your cooperation,
yosithezet
Co-Moderator, SPG Forum
Nov 23, 2015, 4:42 am
#1060
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: PDX
Programs: UA Global Services / Million Miler, Marriott Ambassador / Lifetime Titanium
Posts: 594
In the midst of my stay that will give me lifetime plat - the night of Tuesday, 11/24 is the one. I emailed the property beforehand with an unrelated question and mentioned that I was looking forward to crossing the milestone with them on this stay. Waiting for me when I checked in a couple days ago was the Presidential Suite, a bottle of champagne and a huge fruit basket. Very, very nice indeed!
Thanks, SPG! I will miss you when you're gone...
Thanks, SPG! I will miss you when you're gone...
Last edited by u2vox; Nov 23, 2015 at 4:43 am Reason: spelling
Nov 23, 2015, 7:57 am
#1061
Join Date: Mar 2007
Programs: SPG Lifetime Platinum, Hyatt Explorist, AA Platinum Pro, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 260
Nov 30, 2015, 5:09 pm
#1062
Join Date: Feb 2014
Programs: UA 1k, US Airways Silver, SPG PLT, Marriot Gold, Hertz PC
Posts: 536
Question - the criteria is "10 nights elite and 500 nights". Gold counts as elite, right? So say I have 7 years PLT, 3 years Gold, and 500+ nights - does that qualify?
I've seen lots of posts about '10 years PLT to qualify' and want to make sure I'm reading the criteria correctly. Thanks!
I've seen lots of posts about '10 years PLT to qualify' and want to make sure I'm reading the criteria correctly. Thanks!
Nov 30, 2015, 5:19 pm
#1063
Company Representative - Starwood
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Austin, Texas
Programs: Marriott Employee Level
Posts: 31,593
Question - the criteria is "10 nights elite and 500 nights". Gold counts as elite, right? So say I have 7 years PLT, 3 years Gold, and 500+ nights - does that qualify?
I've seen lots of posts about '10 years PLT to qualify' and want to make sure I'm reading the criteria correctly. Thanks!
I've seen lots of posts about '10 years PLT to qualify' and want to make sure I'm reading the criteria correctly. Thanks!
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
Dec 8, 2015, 6:45 am
#1064
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: MAN and LON
Programs: Mucci, BAEC LT Gold, HH Dia, MR LT Plat, IHG Diamond Amb, Amex Plat
Posts: 13,771
It takes 10 years at Platinum elite + 500 Elite Qualifying Nights to earn Lifetime Platinum, so 7 years at Platinum and 3 years at Gold does not qualify.
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
I first attained Plat in I think June 2006 as a Status match and have been Plat ever since. For the time element do I need to wait for 10 actual years (so in this example June 2016), requalifying so that I cover 10 complete years (whenever in 2016 I hit 25 stays or 50 nights covering me though 2017), or the end of 2016?
Dec 8, 2015, 7:52 am
#1065
Company Representative - Starwood
Join Date: Aug 2011
Programs: SPG
Posts: 713
I am very close to both the 500 night and 10 year Plat requirement and wanted to check exactly when the 10 year clock ticks over.
I first attained Plat in I think June 2006 as a Status match and have been Plat ever since. For the time element do I need to wait for 10 actual years (so in this example June 2016), requalifying so that I cover 10 complete years (whenever in 2016 I hit 25 stays or 50 nights covering me though 2017), or the end of 2016?
I first attained Plat in I think June 2006 as a Status match and have been Plat ever since. For the time element do I need to wait for 10 actual years (so in this example June 2016), requalifying so that I cover 10 complete years (whenever in 2016 I hit 25 stays or 50 nights covering me though 2017), or the end of 2016?
Hi there,
Feel free to email us your account details and we can check this for you.
Regards,
Alice Kons
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]