Originally Posted by notquiteaff

When the program was initially launched and Marriott Gold had Club/breakfast benefits, it actually shifted some meaningful spend from other chains to Marriott; for a free agent it was a decision factor that made a difference.

Bonvoy Gold certainly isn’t worth a ton these days, but I will still gladly take the free bump up from my Lifetime Silver status (woohoo!) if it earns me a few more points and an occasional upgrade. And yes, I have received two club upgrades at one specific property because I was Gold in the past two years.

But, it seems Marriott forgot about my UA Gold status and busted me down to Silver this year. I thought in past years it wasn’t necessary to reapply!?




I also have the Amex Plat and thus have two routes to Bonvoy Gold. Guess I got double-BONV°Yed!