I am in Agreement with OP.
Anybody who meet the criteria for MR LTP with the programs combined should be grandfathered in along with the MR LTPs to the new tier.
My suggestion is to continue to make noise... write emails to both Starwood and Marriott. Write the CEO and SVPs....
And j guess be prepared to take your money elsewhere if you don’t like what you see.
i don’t know if anything will change, but I strongly believe nothing will change if we are not vocal.