Originally Posted by
bhrubin
This seems a very sneaky and yet prudent move by Marriott. This permits Marriott to still invite members who may stay many more nights than 100 but do not hit the $20K threshold. This also permits Marriott to still invite members who may spend a lot but don't hit the 100 elite nights.
Smart move. They keep their options open - sometimes human judgment of who should get the benefit is better than a mechanical formula such as 100/20k.
I think it's in Marriott's best interest to give the ambassador service to customers who might only stay 20 nights per year but spend $2k per night for a total of $40k. Given the limited number of nights, it won't even overburden an ambassador the way a customer with 150 nights at $100-200 per night would, like me.
