Marriott and AAdvantage Partnership Ends June 30, 2010
Apr 30, 2010, 11:58 am
#16
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: MHT/BOS <--> World
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Apr 30, 2010, 12:17 pm
#17
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Chicago
Programs: AA ExP, Hyatt Diamond, MR Platinum, PC Platinum, SPG Platinum, HH Gold
Posts: 498
I am very curious what happened here. It is rare to hear one of the largest airlines and one of largest hotel chain call an end to a partnership. I wonder if AA's recent promos with Hilton ticked off someone at Marriott? AA webiste seems to suddenly show some new/enhanced promos for Hyatt (5 stays gets you 25K bonus miles) and PC (new members between today and 05/14 get 4 times miles). Another interesting point, MR just launched a promo with DL, 5K miles every stay after first stay 05/01 thru Labor Day up to 60K. Maybe we will see a lot more Airlines becoming closer partners with certain hotel chains going forward?
Apr 30, 2010, 12:20 pm
#18
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: IND
Programs: American ExPlt 4M, Marriott Plat
Posts: 84
Kind of new to this forum, but if anyone has $.02 worth of adivce, it would be appreciated. I have about 600,000 mariott points...would you convert those to miles? I know it depends on what your plans are with them, do you want hotel stays are flights, but we now tend to rent condos or houses for vacation instead of staying at a hotel. Thoughts are appreciated
Apr 30, 2010, 12:26 pm
#19
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: DCA, EGE, IAD
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Apr 30, 2010, 12:31 pm
#20
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: SWO
Programs: AA 2MM LTP;Marriott Platinum
Posts: 174
Doh! I guess I'll have to get those last few thousand points for my Cat 7 Travel Package soon and cash it in. Shouldn't be a problem getting the points, but my only worry is that they will stop the AA travel packages before June 30. (Plus I still have a Cat 5 package to use by the end of this year.)
Marriott Rewards is suddenly looking a lot less attractive and my dreams of LT Platinum on AA are a little further away.
Marriott Rewards is suddenly looking a lot less attractive and my dreams of LT Platinum on AA are a little further away.
Apr 30, 2010, 12:42 pm
#21
Join Date: Dec 2007
Programs: UA 1K, Marriott Plat, and a mug on the wall at the local brewpub
Posts: 259
That settles it - I'm giving up on the whole AA LT plat game. It's too hard without MR travel packages, and with AA dropping to a distant third with the UA/CO merger, I'm not sure if its worth it anyway.
Apr 30, 2010, 12:43 pm
#22
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Chicago Illinois
Programs: 1MM UA
Posts: 1,753
On the other side of the coin, AA is the only airline where it is worthwhile to get miles from most rental car companies (i.e. they charge a small tax rather than .75 per day.) I'm totally guessing, but I'll bet the problem is on the Marriott side.
Apr 30, 2010, 12:44 pm
#23
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: DC Metro (WAS--DCA/IAD/BWI)
Programs: AA Plat 2MM, OW Sapphire, QF Bronze, Marriott Silver, Starwood Gold; National Emerald
Posts: 2,533
1 week stay at 1-5* hotel plus 120,000 miles costs 270,000 Marriott Rewards points (used to be 235k up to Jan 15, 2009).
That is how I have used up nearly all of my MR points over the years.
I'm very upset by this downgrade on Marriott's part.
From the threads above, sounds like the most likely theory is that other airlines are reducing their price/mile, and American does not see a need to. Marriott is the cheapskate wanting something for less just because others are more desperate for cash than American (whose AAdvantrage/mileage program is the best is the world).
Steve32
Apr 30, 2010, 12:53 pm
#24
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: MCI
Programs: AA EXP (1.5MM), Hilton/SPG/Marriott Gold
Posts: 2,335
That is exactly what I was planning to do with my next MR. I am not sure what I would do with 120k miles on any other airline.... So I may have to head back to the Hilton, which is where I originally started. To bad, as the Marriott is closer to my frequently visted office.
Apr 30, 2010, 1:06 pm
#25
Join Date: Jun 2008
Programs: AA Lifetime Platnum, Marriott Lifetime Platnum
Posts: 48
AA cancels Marriott
I was just informed by a supervisor at Marriott and also by AA customer service that AA instigated the cancellation.
Reason-not stated by either but I will be looking to fly other airlines now as I will continue to use the 7-night travel package and send the airline points elsewhere. I am both a Lifetime Plat with AA and Lifetime Plat with Marriott.
If memory serves me AA has in the last 4 years also ended the transfer relationship with American Express Membership Miles and also E-rewards. Not a way to build a brand.
Does not seem like a good move on AA part.
Reason-not stated by either but I will be looking to fly other airlines now as I will continue to use the 7-night travel package and send the airline points elsewhere. I am both a Lifetime Plat with AA and Lifetime Plat with Marriott.
If memory serves me AA has in the last 4 years also ended the transfer relationship with American Express Membership Miles and also E-rewards. Not a way to build a brand.
Does not seem like a good move on AA part.
Last edited by Beach9bum; Apr 30, 2010 at 1:12 pm
Apr 30, 2010, 1:27 pm
#26
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: MSN
Programs: AA Plat 1MM, HH GLD, Hyatt Diamond, SPG GLD
Posts: 325
I was just informed by a supervisor at Marriott and also by AA customer service that AA instigated the cancellation.
Reason-not stated by either but I will be looking to fly other airlines now as I will continue to use the 7-night travel package and send the airline points elsewhere. I am both a Lifetime Plat with AA and Lifetime Plat with Marriott.
If memory serves me AA has in the last 4 years also ended the transfer relationship with American Express Membership Miles and also E-rewards. Not a way to build a brand.
Does not seem like a good move on AA part.
Reason-not stated by either but I will be looking to fly other airlines now as I will continue to use the 7-night travel package and send the airline points elsewhere. I am both a Lifetime Plat with AA and Lifetime Plat with Marriott.
If memory serves me AA has in the last 4 years also ended the transfer relationship with American Express Membership Miles and also E-rewards. Not a way to build a brand.
Does not seem like a good move on AA part.
Apr 30, 2010, 2:00 pm
#27
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Tampa, FL
Programs: AAMM & PLT; UA Gold, DL Silver, Marriott LT Titanium Elite, Hilton Diamond, Hertz #1 Gold Club
Posts: 1,591
Since I value LT Plat on AA more than Marriott points (I have a timeshare with Marriott), Marriott loses out with me. I will cash out my Marriott points for a TP and move to SPG which I had planned a long time ago but getting AA miles kept me at Marriott.
Apr 30, 2010, 2:24 pm
#28
Join Date: Oct 2008
Programs: AA/HH/SPG Gold
Posts: 308
Boo-hoo. This thread is one of the main reasons why AA should reconsider the rules of the LT PLT program.
Apr 30, 2010, 2:42 pm
#29
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: home = LAX
Posts: 25,933
Since you're LT Plat already, presumably miles you can use on AA are almost as good as AA miles, right? Per the parallel thread over in the Marriott forum, you can still earn (or transfer to) BA, and BA miles can be used on many AA flights (and perhaps all AA flights in the near future?). And I understand from discussions elsewhere that you can even use your AA status (for preferred seating, airport benefits, etc) by using BA miles to book the award flight but then changing it to your AA FF number after that (assuming you have no status or at least less status at BA than AA).
Apr 30, 2010, 2:46 pm
#30
Join Date: Dec 2007
Programs: UA 1K, Marriott Plat, and a mug on the wall at the local brewpub
Posts: 259
As an EXP you can resent the LT PLT lites that have been flooding in, but at least I was benefiting from the fruits of legitimate travel (hotel stays), and not doing any of the Citi card churning.