Originally Posted by
MACTEP
In addition, this system would actually materially affect those who don't have some higher status in 2026 but would have expected to qualify for such in the course of the promotion. Those people would have had higher benefits sooner in 2026, had Marriott followed their pattern from previous years.
Originally Posted by
Spinstorm
That is a great point, you could go between Gold and Platinum for example with the previous promos during the stay and then get benefits sooner.
Yes, but it's
a promotion. These are
extra elite qualifying nights. There is no entitlement to them under the program rules. It's not like people aren't getting exactly what they earned.
Personally I would like to see an end to the EQN promos. They result in overinflation of the elite ranks.