Originally Posted by
Kacee
Nope. You must have Marriott Gold status to challenge to Plat.
Also, it's incorrect to say Marriott requires less stays. You could do the SPG challenge with one 18 day stay. That's eight less stays than Marriott requires.
Forgot you have to have Gold to do Plat, although I thought in the challenge thread some were able to get Plats w/o having Gold because of their status w/ other chains. But it's been a while since I've read through the challenge thread.
Not everyone has a single 18 day stay, so Marriott's 9 stays (especially if 9 individual night stays) is less. If someone has multiple night stays, then the SPG 18 might be better. But it's a YMMV case w/ re: to which works best for an individual.
Cheers.