Originally Posted by
drnilescrane
Again - to be consistent - I believe MGM dumped Hyatt for Marriott, who will be offering a partnership that doesn't require MGM to give status to Marriott members. I do not, and still do not, believe that Hyatt dumped MGM because they were getting too many elite stays at Excalibur based on their poorly thought out Bilt promo.
I think it’s the other way around: Hyatt dumped Marriott. This is based on timing of Rio and MGM/Cosmo, and reliable info shared in this forum. I agree that the Bilt promo had nothing to do with it…the MGM/Hyatt divorce was decided before Bilt promo. I also agree that MGM/Marriott will be less rewarding for Marriott members.