Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
IMO the problem with counting event spend is that this would make it too easy for anyone booking a wedding reception (ONE of them) or some other event of reasonable size (such as most corporate functions) to get an Ambassador for the following year.
I don't think giving someone who books a wedding an Ambassador for a year is a great risk. They'll still need to earn 100 nights, so they are pretty committed MR guests. They should be encouraged to bring their spend to/book their wedding with Marriott.
It's also only a single year. If they ever want to get Ambassador status again, they'll need to keep booking expensive events or do something else to up their spend. This is exactly what I assume Marriott wants to encourage.