Originally Posted by
Football Fan
It would make sense. I am one of those ex-SPG Lifetime Plats who is now locked into Marriott Lifetime Plat, with no way up. How does that incentivize me to stay more at the Marriott chain?
For the benefits you receive as a Platinum?
Originally Posted by
dayone
No, Marriott will not reopen qualification for Lifetime Titanium. Not now. Not later. Not ever.
Agreed.
Originally Posted by
jimrpa
I think a lot of the loss of the Marriott culture came about with the Starwood acquisition - and I’m not bashing Starwood here. You had an incredibly large organization come in with a very different perception of service that wasn’t driven by a single “origin story” the way Marriott’s was. There were naturally changes, accommodations, adoptions of different ways, and ultimately dilution. For example, close your eyes and picture walking into a W and seeing a picture of Bill or Willard Marriott somewhere? See what I mean? The culture doesn’t exist.
Starwood elites took a much bigger fall than Marriott elites.