Sorry my response is short - I stopped being a customer and used up my remaining points. I used to use SPG and Marriott a reasonable amount but found the merging a devaluation and erosion of benefits. Particularly found bonuses to now be offered for a lot less as Marriott is 1/3 of SPG. Couldn't find 1500 Marriott (500 spg) any use. I can remember when you could tweet a few texts and earn that.