Originally Posted by
psyflyer
Anyone knows what's going to happen to chase certs? Will convert to whatever new tiers but which I guess is the key.
From the FAQ on the member website:
I have a Free Night Certificate from a Marriott Rewards or Ritz-Carlton Rewards credit card. Can I use it at an SPG hotel (or vice versa) after August?
Members may book a redemption reservation with an existing Free Night Certificate under the current terms up until August 2018, even if the arrival date is after August 2018. Starting in August, any outstanding Certificates will be updated from Category-based to points-based values in the new combined redemption chart and may be used for stays at Rewards or SPG hotels up to the points value displayed on your updated Certificate. For example, you will be able to apply a Marriott Rewards Free Night Certificate to an SPG stay, or an SPG Free Night Award to a Marriott Rewards stay. Ritz-Carlton Rewards Free Night Certificates can also be applied to Marriott Rewards and SPG hotels.
So sounds like the award certs will be converted post 8/1 to point value as opposed to a Category Level. I seem to remember that I read in some other post that the Ritz cert's would convert to 50K points, but don't hold me to that.
If you have a cert my strong advice would be to use it before 8/1 as there's a decent chance a category 4 Ritz will be at least 60K a night, maybe higher.