Originally Posted by
joakgarp
Personal European traveller here. I see some difficulties in maintaining 50 nights a year compared with the old spg program where I could invite my friends to stay at the same hotel as I do and get credit up to three rooms a night. Same with stay credit.
The 5 night earning award for p50 is also for the same current year so it's not possible to have those 5 nights for the next earning period. Big bummer.
The way I see it is this way:
*Reserve a meeting gives me 10 night once every earning period. Down to 40 nights.
*Hope for a double night promotion but it can be difficult to score a personal 2-3 week holiday due to work etc. Promotions like that usually pop up whenever Marriott wants, usually off season.
*40 nights spread out through the year. Lager travels spring summer, new years eve. Could add up 40 nights but will be tough.
For Americans it's much easier with the 15 night from the cc. Europeans are left out as always. Sadly.
For those based in the UK, a new Marriott CC should roll out eventually... but I don't know when (it was originally said to be happening in August).
Assuming the benefits are similar to the old one that disappeared a while back, holders of this CC should get 10 elite night credits.
So with a meeting and the CC that would leave just 30 nights for Plat.