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Old Jan 2, 2017 | 8:00 pm
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PayItForward
 
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Originally Posted by miloworld
I wish they allowed shared stay counts and drop the Marriott requirement to 25 stays right now.
There are some Marriott properties I would definitely like to stay.

It's discouraging by splitting the 2 programs stay count.
I tool like that thought but my gut feel is that this will be unlikely.
The next announcement would likely be the combined / revamped program.

Meanwhile, whilst the stays and nights does not cross-over (merge to a total 2017 Stay / nights count on either program), the points earned however can now be "pooled" for redemption.
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