Originally Posted by
ylord789
I had been gold because I have many Marriott credit cards including Ritz Carlton, but gold is worthless.
In the Rewards program before the August 2018 changes, Gold Elite was the 50-night tier and was quite valuable. Back then, Gold Elite provided the lounge/breakfast benefit at five full-service brands, among other benefits.
In August 2018, the elite tiers were renamed to align SPG and Rewards. The new name for the 50-night tier became Platinum Elite, and it remained quite valuable.
Whatever qualified you to be Gold Elite in the old program might now qualify you to be Platinum Elite in the current program. That could be a credit card, Marriott Vacation Club status, lifetime status, or something else. If you're still 50 or 60 nights away from Titanium Elite, it's not your hotel activity this year. But it's also not necessarily a mistake.