You all are rather entertaining ...... this wonderful sense of 'entitlement'.

What you seem to be forgetting is that MW is a voluntary program on Marriott's behalf. They may terminate the program at ANYTIME. You are being offered something for free. If you don't like it, move to another Hotel Chain. If enough revenue customers move, they will get the point.

Remember, we are all in business. Well, at least I am. At the simplist level, they are entitled to do whatever they want within the limits of the law to make money.