Originally Posted by
sfosyd
William,
Is it possible to confirm that those who reach Lifetime Platinum in the Marriott program by 12/31 will be grandfathered in as Lifetime Premier Platinum?
I just got off the phone with Marriott and they are telling me there will be a one time grandfathering into LTPP which will happen in August for all existing Marriott Platinums. After that, you can indeed earn status via the old way but ONLY in the new program i.e. lifetime Platinum but not lifetime LTPP.
This is really frustrating for loyal members of both programs who simply want to book travel. Thank you for your support.
I have been dreading since merger was announced that my SPG LTP would be only 2nd tier membership. That is exactly what happening. To hedge, I was making sure that I had 750 nights and 2MM points. Didn't help.
I doubt that Marriott will change anything at this point -- they had 2 years to figure out all possible variables and scenarios. And yielding to demands would be a sign of weakness and an acknowledgement of prep work done poorly. SPG LTPs 750+/2MM+ strictly before Aug 1 may believe in a miracle (case by case basis, exceptions, additional considerations). Anyone with less than that before Aug 1, IMHO, is completely out of question.
Maybe in 2019 a way to qualify for LTPP will be announced. I expect at least 1000 nights and a spending minimum similar in scale to announced Plat 100+ -- like 5 years at $20K each. On the positive note -- I expected SPG LTP downgraded to combined program LTG. At least we got Plat light.