You are preaching to the choir here, make these feelings known to the folks in Bethesda, MD.

I've always thought of mailing a gigantic chart to Mr. Marriott with the brands differences, inconsistencies and carve outs (plus carve outs within a brand) as it applies to elite benefits, PAW, guarantees, etc. And ask him to commit it to memory as a loyal guest. Except it would have to three dimensional or more...

I couldn't follow what Resort people were commenting on above, but I loved going to conventions at the Orlando World Center as I could bring the kids along when they were young, for a lower cost vacation while I was attending, then spending a weekend in Disney with them afterwards.