Originally Posted by
obunewbie17
Poor Ritz Carlton...just forgotten by everyone...
It will only be forgotten if, in the new program, it continues to be held out separately as far as elite benefits.
Within SPG, I can go to the top-of-the-line Starwood property St. Regis and I'm treated as a true VIP. Within Rewards, I can go to the top-of-the-line Marriott property Ritz-Carlton and I receive nothing approaching VIP treatment. In fact I don't even earn Rewards points on my incidental spending.