Originally Posted by
Smart Shopper
Marriott has been known to drop their members only one level down/year (for maintaining your status, MR does not offer a rolling 12 month qualification period).
For 2009, a
Buy Back Your Marriott Rewards Elite Status option was offered for 40/25/7.5K MR points (Platinum/Gold/Silver).
This was valid until 3/31/2009
If there was such an offer now, I may consider to maintain my gold status