Originally Posted by
willfam3
The lifetime award could be the tipping point, but that will take me 7 - 10 years to earn and as it was pointed out, it might not be offered by that time.
In the world of never-ending devaluations--MR recently changed its lifetime requirement. For platinum, it reduced the requirement from 1,000 to 750 nights. Great for those who do not have it--devalued for those who do.
So if anything, Marriott moved in the direction of making the lifetime opportunity easier to achieve. Also to consider--Marriott is arguably one of the worlds most ethical companies, grounded in the integrity of its founding family. Hilton? Well not so much....
So I would be on the MR lifetime opportunity still being there in 10 years time.