To have to be the one to deliver this piece of very bad news is horrible.
To have to have your credibility on this site ruined by some suit that palmed this responsibility off to you is deplorable.
That Marriott International did not have a TITLED and NAMED representitive come forward to make this announcement(Ed French for example)is insulting to all of the participants in this forum.

This move is greed(not suprising-Marriott is nothing if not a greedy company)sugar coated to attempt to cover its bitter core.It is an insult of the highest magnitude to expect your loyal customers in this forum not to see through this charade.

Marriott Rewards and Marriott International are once again cloaked in the shame of greed,placing profits before customer satisfaction,and dishonesty.