Originally Posted by
yurtripper
It's too soon to say whether you will lose those benefits come August 1st, so I wouldn't lose hope or do anything drastic just yet. Ignore people who say they already know for sure what will happen to SPG Golds on this date.
My understanding is that SPG LTGs on August 1st will still be SPG Gold and get all of the SPG Gold benefits during the remainder of this year at Starwood hotels. If someone is nervous, they probably should avoid combining the accounts right away in August.