Originally Posted by
gengar
Yeah, I e-mailed Bonvoy to remove the challenge from my account. I doubt I'll challenge again (or bother with Marriott loyalty for that matter) though.
To be honest, if you have a chance to get both personal and business Marriott cards, I think it's worth just spending 20 nights and getting Platinum status and have nights going towards your lifetime status. Sure, sometimes 16 vs. 20 nights makes a difference at some given period of time, but the difference is negligible once they let you combine the nights from both cards. So, it isn't 16 vs. 35 nights, as it used to be.
As much as it's frustrating that Marriott doesn't extend the deadline, it's not such a big deal. I'll be applying for a business card shortly.