I took it as "Marriott gives us EEO's so we shouldn't worry about the fact that we don't get breakfast." That's how I interpreted the HH and SPG references.

My point was that it's not like Marriott has a policy in place that says "No breakfast when Plats/Golds are using EEO's." The two are unrelated.

I like the EEO program - I think it at least partially makes up for the fact that Marriott runs much smaller and less frequent points-based promos. EEO's sort of fly under the radar when people are comparing the three big programs because HH and SPG are always out front with big points bonuses. EEO's are nice in that they are instant gratification, easily usable, and valuable to people who already have a large stash of points.

So I'm not whinging about EEO's - I'm just saying that they shouldn't be held up as a reason why Golds/Plats should receive less benefits at certain properties or on certain days of the week.