Originally Posted by
airswim
I read it as the merger under one name is in August but effective now (next Monday after the announcement) "everything else" (able to book rewards at all 3 partners, etc) will be in place. If that is correct, there will be no opportunity to book rewards under the current redemption rules...which I assume would have been better then the new ones.
That's how I read that as well, though that would imply that in just one week's time, SPG accounts and Starwood hotel reservations will all be done via Marriott.com, which seems like an awfully quick timeframe with little advance notice.