I think it instructive for all of you to view just how many threads in the Marriott forum have dealt with this issue since January 1, 2004.
The following threads are not tangential to the issue of suite upgrades, as might be a report of a particular hotel -- I have excluded those -- but generally center on this issue.
In addition, it will become clear -- as many have noted on these preceding threads -- that this issue, as one poster has noted --
"has been beaten to death" -- and yet, it always seems to resurface in one guise or another.
If you do read through these threads, you will see two things:
1). That is was quite well known that Marriott changed the Terms and Conditions in its 2004 rules booklet to specifically exclude suite upgrades; and
2). That it was quite well known that Marriott often came up short with respect to comparisons to at least SPG when it came to suite U/Gs for its highest tier members.
What I have noted above, and
I encourage you to check below, makes very clear that contrary to some of the claims made by some herein, it was quite clear where Marriott stood on this issue and that this issue had been "beaten to death"
ad nauseum and
ad infinitum.
It therefore, shows to be a falsehood, when one suggests that all they were trying to do in this thread was to conduct a "scientific poll" as to the relative frequency of U/Gs between SPG and Marriott, as there was more than enough evidence, if one only cared to look or search for it.
Moreover, if you were to read through the following threads, you will quite often see the names -- RTHIB, CPRich and Ohmark -- among the many posters offering their comments on the issue. That, too, provides clear and convincing evidence that not only was this issue constantly on the mind of these individuals, but also, had they cared at all, they could not have failed to notice that many of their colleagues on the Marriott board were growing exceedingly weary of this issue constantly being brought up again and again, and pushed in their faces.
So much for respecting others wishes and for a general call of a renewed sense of civility on this board. It is quite evident, that those demands are addressed only to those who do not share a passion for constantly lamenting and whining about their belief that SPG has a better record of upgrading its top tier members to suites as opposed to Marriott.
Well, I have a surprise for them.
Not every Platinum thinks this is issue number 1, and not every poster on this board is a Marriott Platinum. I am very sorry to inform you that neither the world, nor this forum, revolves around you and your petty concerns and pet peeves.
You do not like the suite upgrade policy at Marriott? Well,
you are free to move to SPG -- and the SPG forum, as I certainly will not stop you --
as well as contacting Marriott privately, but I, for one, am quite sick and tired of having this issue come up in one guise or another, when the answer has been clear for all to see for quite some time now.
I will request it again, kindly cease and desist from these sophomoric postings and give the rest of us here in this forum just a bit of a break from your constant rantings on this issue.
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