Originally Posted by
bosman
Personally, I'd focus on getting those 41 nights to secure lifetime gold and not worry about yearly platinum renewal.
I don't disagree. Where a Marriott fits my needs, I will stay there. But I am not a slave to the brand. If location is not good or property is not good, I go elsewhere. I already have many hotel reservations for 2016, many of them Marriotts, but in some places not. I should make it to lifetime Gold by end of 2017.
Thanks all for the advice.