Originally Posted by
HNLbasedFlyer
I think any SPG member has to take a step back and remember who got sold and who got acquired. I thought it was generous they allowed you to combine your MR account with SPG which bumped up a lot of people. They didn't have to do that.
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#1 reason why marriot bought SPG was the large base of fiercely loyal customers.
would you spend $13 billion bucks on something and then toss the purchase away? marriot was generous. The new combined program is better than what they gave to marriot members before the merger. they had to do that to protect their investment.