I am a Silver Elite member and am targeting Gold at least by the end of the year. I have 31 nights as of now and looks like I'll end up at around 48-49 nights by the end of December. I called Customer Service today and requested to be bumped up to Gold considering that I plan to stay at Marriott for the next few months. I was asked to fax a copy of my Priority Club Account Information (where I have Platinum status) and told that the number of nights I have with Priority Club will be considered and a decision would be made.

I know people who have done this before without any problems and gotten bumped up. But I sent in the request this morning and still haven't heard back. So I was getting anxious. Anybody have any suggestions/pointers from previous experiences?