Originally Posted by
FlyingBeanCounter
Does anyone seriously see value in this lifetime platinum status? . . .
Thank god marriott shut down lifetime titanium. Wouldn't want people to think about staying in a marriott beyond 10 years. I know, now is when all those that have lifetime titanium tell me how its not a big a deal and I should not concern myself with it.
Heresy! The "original sin" of Marriott in establishing their new program to replace Marriott Rewards was the phasing out of Lifetime Titanium Elite (LTE) on a mere six months notice, after people like me had been striving toward it for a decade. Talk about "detrimental reliance"!
This total disregard for customer loyalty was the archetypal incident of being
brutally Bonv°yed! Unless Marriott reopens LTE, presumably with more stringent requirements, to "get Bonv°yed" will always have a pejorative, unspeakable connotation.
As for the value of Marriott Bonv°y lifetime Platinum Elite (LPE) status, to me it lies not in upgrades but in breakfasts and 4:00 p.m. checkouts. I already have my ten years, and will exceed 600 nights early next year.
In fact, I value LPE so much that since last year, I have shifted most of our family stays and spend to my wife's accounts, so she can become LPE, too. She already has three years.
Beaucoup Bonv°y!