Originally Posted by
FlyAAlot
I'm not sure if this has been answered, so I apologize if it has...In August, when they merge our accounts, if we then quality for MR lifetime status based on combined nights and points, will we get MR Lifetime status and then at the end of the year the equivalent new program lifetime status? For example, I'm LT SPG Gold with no LT status in MR. However, my combined nights will put me over 500, and with 800,000 current SPG points, at a 3:1 transfer rate, I'll have well over 1.6 million points in MR. Will I then get LT MR Gold, which translates at the end of 2018 to LT Platinum Elite in the new program?
Your LT status in either program maps to a LT status you get from the combined program. You are SPG LT Gold, you will become NewProg LT Gold.
Your combined nights, years, etc., are combined to see if you earn LT status from the new program guidelines. If your "over 500" is over 600, and you have 10 years of earned Platinum between the programs, you will earn LT Platinum. If not, that's your target. Points is not a criterion in the new program, so 1.6M doesn't factor in.
Originally Posted by
CIT85
The way I read the details, yes, you will then be LT Plat Elite in the new program once the 2 programs are combined.
Please explain what details you are reading that disagrees with the above.