Originally Posted by
Tedgrrrr
Think about it though - with respect to points 3 and 4... if I were to get arbitrarily kicked out of LT status, and so did 500 other randoms, would you really take your business elsewhere vis-a-vis the biggest hotel chain in the world? or would you say "meh, the rates are good and the locations convenient, I'll keep staying there and hopefully it doesn't happen to me".
Not that I actually think Marriott would take LT away, but you never know.
If Marriott were to make Lifetime Status a meaningless goal for current members by taking Lifetime Status away after members achieve it -- while still offering Lifetime Status as a published benefit and encouraging members to pursue it -- the consequences for the reputation of Marriott Bonvoy would be devastating.