Originally Posted by
RogerD408
This happens with products too. If the manufacturer announces they are going to release a newer product in two years, their sales can/will plummet until they can release the new product. Customers are fickle and even if they can get value out of the current offering they will wait for the latest and greatest. Don't hold your breath trying to second guess what they might do, but make your decisions today based upon what they are doing today. They are two separate products with sharing options, choose what makes sense given what you know vs what might happen.
If you were at 499 nights SPG, that wouldn't tip the scale towards your hitting 500 even if you preferred a Marriott?