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Old Apr 17, 2018, 12:35 pm
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yurtripper
 
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Originally Posted by dingjie
Good news! Marriott Gold will be Marriott Platinum this August!
Except that Lucky jumped the gun, and admitted half way down the comments that he hadn't even realised there was a contradiction between the SPG table and the MR table. He said he was 'confused' and would seek clarification (probably better to do that BEFORE you post the article but we're talking bloggers here).

Originally Posted by pinniped
18-hour news grenade...
Of a statement that was neither accurate nor definitive, because it was made prematurely by someone (Lucky) who did not have full grasp of the facts or issues when he posted it.

Originally Posted by Horace
Is one of those earned and the other linked? Linked status is only in effect while there are still separate programs.

If SPG status was earned, go to https://members.marriott.com/spg/ and you'll see that Gold Preferred Guest today becomes Gold Elite in August.

If Marriott Rewards status was earned, go to https://members.marriott.com/marriottrewards/ and you'll see that Gold Elite today becomes Platinum Elite in August.

It makes sense that the two are different. Marriott Rewards Gold Elite requires 50 nights, just like Platinum Elite in the combined program.
There are at least two Marriott VPs who have admitted today that they don't know the answers to the questions posed about status conversion in August (one of them was referred to by Raffles on his HFP website, I forget where I heard about the other one). Maybe you should fill them in if you know something they don't and you know it definitively.

Originally Posted by GoldenItalianBoy
And if, after linking from Gold Spg, one is successful in the Platinum Marriott Challenge before August, will be Platinum or Premier, (or Gold) after August?
This is related to one of the questions left for the Lurker on the Starwood WIKI. At present, it remains unresolved (unconfirmed by anyone with official status, rather than FT posters making educated guesses). There are currently four questions on the Starwood Wiki concerning these issues.
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