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1. COMBINE ACCOUNTS INTO ONE:

• If you have accounts with Marriott Rewards and SPG, in August you’ll want to combine them (even if you’ve already linked them).
• Combining accounts will create a single account and profile; and it will combine your points and Elite-night balances — so all your points and nights will work harder for you.
• Make sure we have your current email address so we can notify you when it’s time to take this action.

2. NEW ELITE STATUS LEVELS AND BENEFITS:

• In August, we’ll launch new Elite status levels and new benefits, including Annual Choice Benefits, Suite Night Awards, Your24TM and more. Click here to learn more.
• Existing Elite members will continue to be Elite and will receive a new, but similar, tier level in August. See chart below.
• Don’t forget — when you combine accounts, you could also achieve a higher Elite tier — based on combined Rewards and SPG nights stayed at any of our 29 brands, starting from January 1, 2018.
• If you’ve previously achieved Lifetime Elite status in Rewards or SPG, you will have that Lifetime Elite status in the new program. In addition, when you combine Rewards and SPG accounts, we will combine your lifetime activity across both toward Lifetime Elite status in the new combined program.
• And, if you’ve achieve Elite status in both Rewards and SPG in a single year, it will count as two years toward Lifetime status.

Rewards Elite Tier Today
Elite Tier in August
Silver Elite with 10-24 nights [BECOMES] Silver Elite
Silver Elite with 25-49 nights [BECOMES] Gold Elite
Gold Elite [BECOMES] Platinum Elite
Platinum Elite [BECOMES] Platinum Premier Elite
Platinum Elite with 100 nights and $20k in qualifying spend [BECOMES] Platinum Premier Elite with ambassador

HERE’S HOW LIFETIME TIERS WILL CHANGE IN AUGUST.
Lifetime Silver Elite [BECOMES] Lifetime Silver Elite
Lifetime Gold Elite [BECOMES] Lifetime Platinum Elite
Lifetime Platinum Elite [BECOMES] Grandfathered into Lifetime Platinum Premier Elite

3. NEW EARNING OPPORTUNITIES:

• In August, you’ll be able to earn points across all brands on room rate and other incidentals that can be charged to your room, such as spa and dining. Previously, only select Rewards brands offered point earning on incidentals.
• Also starting in August, all your stays across all 29 brands (including the addition of our SPG brands, such as St. Regis®, The Luxury Collection® and W® hotels) will earn points and Elite nights with your single account.

4. NEW REDEMPTION OPPORTUNITIES:
Free Nights:

• Our new unified Award Chart will offer you more than 6,500 hotels across all 29 participating brands — all with no blackout dates. Redeem for overwater bungalows, former palaces and so much more.
• In August, standard redemption rates for hotel Categories 1-7 will go live. Peak, off-peak and Category 8 redemption rates will be introduced in early 2019.

Airline Miles:

• You’ll be able to transfer points to more than 40 airlines, including new options, such as Virgin Australia, Aegean Airlines and Air New Zealand. The new ratio will be 3 points for one mile.
• Plus, starting in August, we’ll add 15,000 points for every 60,000 points you transfer to airline miles, providing you with a total of 25,000 miles in the airline program of your choice.

5. CREDIT CARD EARNING AND BENEFITS:

• More points, more possibilities and more of what you love with the new Marriott Rewards® Premier Plus Credit Card launching May 3.
• See more details along with existing cards’ benefits.

Get the latest updates on:
The Marriott Rewards Credit Card (U.S.) >
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