Originally Posted by Eastbay1K

Exactly. Need a guaranteed late checkout? Marriott has the substantial edge. Getting close to 50 or 70 nights? Marriott has the edge. (With 2 CCs, it isn't often much of a stretch - and at 70, I'll use the 5 nights from the 50 perk). Want a decent lounge or a good breakfast? If there's a Marriott property that will include this for me vs. having to pay for it elsewhere, Marriott has the edge. But being LTP for many years now (from the SPG end), if I don't get to Titanium, the sun rises, the sun sets, my life goes on, and I haven't had any material diminution to the quality of my life. My suite upgrade rate as a Titanium has been abysmal. This year, as a Platinum once again, there have been no discernible changes, save a few fewer points accumulated, a sum certainly not worth the thousands extra I'd have spent to "run" for Titanium this year.