Originally Posted by
JonP
I am currently gold but have been platinum once in the past. When they say 'initial elite status' does this apply if you drop a level for say a year and therefore the rolling count starts again (for the next level)
Yes, you will be Plat on a rolling Calendar year. And before you or somebody else asks, Yes I am sure of this. From post #23 in the thread
Marriott Concierge: Does Marriott use a rolling qualification year? (same link as the one provided in post #2 by
bassmanben) which extensively addresses this issue and should answer all your questions.
Originally Posted by
Marriott Concierge
When you achieve an elite level the status is good for the remainder of the calendar year, plus one more full year. For example, if you had 75 nights from 5/1/05 to 5/1/06, you would be a Platinum member for the remainder of 2006 and all of 2007.
Once the Platinum level has been achieved it must be renewed with 75 nights in the full calender year. Referring to the example, you would need to stay 75 nights in 2007 or your status would be Gold for 2008. Something to keep in mind, however, is that if you were downgraded to Gold in 2008 you would be eligible to achieve Platinum again on the rolling calender year, so the interruption in status could potentially be very brief.