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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: McKinney, TX, USA
Programs: United Silver; AA Plat/2MM; Marriott LT Titanium; Hilton Gold
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I don't think they count the CY Club as part of your time with the Marriott Program. I also was a member of the CY club since the early 90s, well before I joined the Marriott Marquis program in the middle 90s. And according to Marriott, they count my start date in 1995.