Originally Posted by
BMGRAHAM
It says "We will continue to recognize your existing Lifetime Status in the program where you earned it today, and in any new, combined program in the future." That seems unambiguous to me. The only thing I can see might happen is that Lifetime Platinum in SPG might not match Lifetime Platinum in Marriott, since you need more nights for the latter. I hope not since they matched those two statuses for non lifetime.
When I read this I read that in the new program they will not reset your lifetime nights to zero (and years as Elite I guess if that will matter in MPG), that's all. Maybe I am a glass half empty kind a guy ....