What bothers me about this program is there is no benefits of the partnership for people who already at least Gold on United and Platinum on Marriott. What I really liked about the Delta/Starwood programs is the cross-earning ability. For every dollar I spend on Delta, I get a Starwood point. I wish United/Marriott would add cross-earning where I would get United miles in addition to the Marriott points I earn for my stay. Once again Marriott falls short of Starwood.