Originally Posted by
NJUPINTHEAIR
But, as you stated that was last June and anecdotal evidence has been that they have considerably tightened up the restrictivenss of same since then.
This seems to be true. I just got off the phone after trying to set up a taste of platinum challenge. I have about a week of upcoming reservations and am planning a lot more in the next few months. They said unequivocally that because I didn't have any stays credited at this point (within the past year?), I cannot sign up.
I thought the rep was pretty rude about it, actually, and am now considering changing next week's stays away from Marriott. I've been with Marriott for at least a decade, and had their credit card and status at various points, just not recently. No need to worry about another plat here!