Originally Posted by
Jon Maiman (Post # 14)
I would consider jumping ship to Hilton or perhaps flip flopping and making IHG my primary program and Marriott my secondary program. So far this hasn't happened. When Marriott has been stingy. it has been during a period of time when all of the hotel loyalty programs were generally stingy. Jumping ship at that time wouldn't have helped nor made sense.
Anyway, I respect your preferences and that your decision making criteria are different than mine. [Emphasis added.]
I prefer chains that offer the possibility of lifetime status, which, sadly, IHG is lacking.