Originally Posted by
margarita girl
I just called Amex. Agent told me Marriott was upgrading their system and I would be getting a lot more points

, 5 pts/$ on Marriott spend and 2 pts/$ on everything else.
He is not wrong. You/I and others are indeed getting a lot more points. The value per point is less than what we are getting now but we are indeed getting more points so no need to be snarky towards someone just doing his or her job.