The benefits of Globalist over similar status at Marriott outside of the US really aren’t very high as resort fees don’t exist in many places outside of the Americas and driving is less common than in the US for traveling. Outside of the US, Marriott offers just as good of a proposition for free breakfast, late checkout, and lounge access. I see the logic on suite upgrades and the lack of SUAs with Marriott, but without SUAs, I find Marriott to be better than Hyatt with complimentary suite upgrades (with Ambassador status). Since Marriott has such a better footprint outside of the US than Hyatt, why not just do that?

In the US, I do still see the appeal of Globalist with resort fee waivers and a more consistent breakfast benefit execution on property.