I'm surprised, but I'm now Premier Platinum Ambassador through January of 2020. This despite 55 nights and 145,XXX points that were somehow credited to a phantom account. Not my original Marriott account. Not my re-numbered SPG account. Both of those have been accounted for. The extra nights and points are from a new Chase Business Card I got a few months ago.

My wife and I stayed at the Marriott Bogotá this weekend, and they met us at the airport with a personal rep, the driver knew our names, and the hotel had a fruit tray in our room when we arrived. We've stayed in that hotel several times, and that's not our standard reception.

This ambassador thing seems pretty nice. I'm hoping that the service is an indicator of what we can look forward to over the next 16 months (or more). I guess we'll know soon. If so, this big pain (still unnecessary in my view) may be worth it after the dust settles.