Why do you believe Marriott doesn’t need to spend money to incentivise me when my stays are being given increasingly to the competition? I’ve been a member of SPG and Marriott for 18 and 24 years respectively. I just barely qualified for Titanium this year because I gave more of my business to Hyatt and Hilton. It’s not an accident. I’m LTP with no hope of LTT being opened up and there’s no fundamental difference between being TIT and AMB. My treatment since the merger has grown worse also — my only upgrade last year was at the St. Regis Toronto. Incidentally, it’s my only upgrade this year as well. Double elite nights won’t get my butt into bed, nor will gimmicky promos where you get 2000 points per night. At some point, there needs to be something tangible that keeps me connected to the programme and Marriott has been silent for two years now.