Originally Posted by
SkiAdcock
So Marriott & Carlton are leading the fray currently w/ the 2-tiered pricing, but there's nothing to say the others won't switch to it & eliminate free for elites. Of course if they don't, it then becomes a competitive advantage over Marriott.
As already noted in this thread, Starwood hotels are already moving to this model. The big difference though is that SPG forces the hotels to offer Plats the highest speed access without charging. Marriott does not (at least as far as I can tell.)