Most of this that info is about the merged program, not the CC. Except for:
Originally Posted by
yeunganson
Earn rate will be:
•5 points for every eligible dollar spent at participating Marriott and Starwood hotels (no expiration date)
•2 points for every eligible dollar spent on all other eligible purchases
Which is a devaluation from post conversion 6 (2 Starpoints) to 5 points and 3 (1 Starpoint) to 2 points.
Originally Posted by
yeunganson
Status will be: Automatic Silver Elite Status
•Complimentary standard in-room internet access
•10% points bonus
•Priority Late Check-Out when available
•Ultimate Reservation Guarantee
If they do this, without actually giving the 15 elite night credits like the U.S. cards then it's pretty useless to anyone that would earn any status higher than Silver, which is in itself a pretty useless level.