Sadly Marriott missed my birthday this year
- last year it came through without issue.
Early last year Marriott sent me this email:
"A BIRTHDAY SURPRISE AWAITS.
Let's celebrate you, Nazdoom. Add your birthday to your member profile and you'll get a special gift each year.
[Update Your Birthday]"
Last year I followed the link, added my date of birth to my profile, and shortly thereafter received my 1 EQN birthday gift for 2018. It's really unfortunate that Marriott promised, in writing, "you'll get a special gift each year" in exchange for adding personal info to your profile and then post-merger has reinterpreted this to mean you may or may not get anything based on whether you're targetted in subsequent years.
Particularly in light of the SPG data breach, I find this bait and switch quite troubling.