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Taste of Gold/Platinum
You are given gold/platinum status for 90 days, and you must complete a certain number of nights/stays to retain that status for the remainder of the year plus the following year. This promotion is targeted only.
Road to Gold/Platinum (a.k.a. Gold/Platinum Challenge)
Currently, this will allow you to move up one level with a shortened stay criteria. You have 90 days to complete 6/9 stays to receive Gold/Platinum status. If you do no qualify, you are eligible to start another challenge one year and one day after the 90th day of the challenge you just did. When you sign up, the MR CSR should tell you the date you are eligible to do another challenge.
FAQ
Q: What qualifies as a stay?
A: One paid night at a Marriott-brand (including Ritz-Carlton Hotels) hotel. Cash+points rate does not qualify. SPG hotels does not qualify (as of 03/2017). Some exclusions may apply, someone please help fill this in.
Q: Can I simply book multiple, consecutive one-night stays at the same hotel?
A: No.
Q: Can I jump between multiple Marriotts in the area?
A: Yes. As long as you book at least one night at each property. Special care must be taken if the Marriott properties are next to each other. They may share the same back-office. While you may book one night at each property on consecutive nights, which should count as two stays, it may only count as one stay. A call to Marriott Rewards should split them up correctly.
Q: Can I book multiple nights at different properties for the same night to get multiple stay credits?
A: No. Regardless how many different places you book for the same night, it all counts as one stay.
Q: Can I sign up for both Gold and Platinum Challenges at the same time?
A: No. Only one challenge per year.
Q: I'm Silver, can I do the Platinum challenge?
A: No. This is only a one-level promotion. You are only eligible for the Gold challenge.
Q: Can a non-elite do the Gold Challenge
A: No. Must be Silver.
Q: I just completed my 6th/9th stay. When should I see my new status?
A: Good job! Your new status should appear after your 6th/9th stay posts to your account.
Q: Can I book a meeting to get a stay credit?
A: No. You will only receive 10 night credits, not a stay credit.
You are given gold/platinum status for 90 days, and you must complete a certain number of nights/stays to retain that status for the remainder of the year plus the following year. This promotion is targeted only.
Road to Gold/Platinum (a.k.a. Gold/Platinum Challenge)
Currently, this will allow you to move up one level with a shortened stay criteria. You have 90 days to complete 6/9 stays to receive Gold/Platinum status. If you do no qualify, you are eligible to start another challenge one year and one day after the 90th day of the challenge you just did. When you sign up, the MR CSR should tell you the date you are eligible to do another challenge.
FAQ
Q: What qualifies as a stay?
A: One paid night at a Marriott-brand (including Ritz-Carlton Hotels) hotel. Cash+points rate does not qualify. SPG hotels does not qualify (as of 03/2017). Some exclusions may apply, someone please help fill this in.
Q: Can I simply book multiple, consecutive one-night stays at the same hotel?
A: No.
Q: Can I jump between multiple Marriotts in the area?
A: Yes. As long as you book at least one night at each property. Special care must be taken if the Marriott properties are next to each other. They may share the same back-office. While you may book one night at each property on consecutive nights, which should count as two stays, it may only count as one stay. A call to Marriott Rewards should split them up correctly.
Q: Can I book multiple nights at different properties for the same night to get multiple stay credits?
A: No. Regardless how many different places you book for the same night, it all counts as one stay.
Q: Can I sign up for both Gold and Platinum Challenges at the same time?
A: No. Only one challenge per year.
Q: I'm Silver, can I do the Platinum challenge?
A: No. This is only a one-level promotion. You are only eligible for the Gold challenge.
Q: Can a non-elite do the Gold Challenge
A: No. Must be Silver.
Q: I just completed my 6th/9th stay. When should I see my new status?
A: Good job! Your new status should appear after your 6th/9th stay posts to your account.
Q: Can I book a meeting to get a stay credit?
A: No. You will only receive 10 night credits, not a stay credit.
"Taste of Gold/Platinum" promotion and Platinum challenge [Merged threads]
May 15, 2011, 7:30 am
#241
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: NY "expat" living in BOS
Programs: AA Gold, rif-raf on most others; MBTA "valued customer"
Posts: 374
gold status
You're in luck, as long as your stay is before Aug. 31st.
http://www.joinmarriottrewards.com/a...=AN10#register
http://www.joinmarriottrewards.com/a...=AN10#register
May 15, 2011, 7:34 am
#242
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: MSP
Programs: Delta PM, Marriott Plat, Hertz Pres
Posts: 3,649
Perfect! Our stay starts on Tuesday, actually typing this all from my plane down to ATL to meet up with my friend for 2 days before we fly down there. Will the status change be reflected that fast?
Thx so much!
Thx so much!
May 15, 2011, 7:58 am
#243
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: NY "expat" living in BOS
Programs: AA Gold, rif-raf on most others; MBTA "valued customer"
Posts: 374
Will the status change be reflected that fast?
May 15, 2011, 8:03 am
#244
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: MSP
Programs: Delta PM, Marriott Plat, Hertz Pres
Posts: 3,649
Ok, I suppose I'll just give a call tomorrow if I don't see anything by then, would really enjoy the free Internet for our stay!
May 22, 2011, 8:44 pm
#245
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: USA
Posts: 3,945
You're in luck, as long as your stay is before Aug. 31st.
http://www.joinmarriottrewards.com/a...=AN10#register
http://www.joinmarriottrewards.com/a...=AN10#register
May 23, 2011, 1:22 am
#246
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: FLL
Programs: Delta GM, (fmr US CP/PP/GP!), DL SkyClub, Marriott Lifetime Platinum, Avis Chairman's Club
Posts: 5,162
Are you already a Marriott Rewards member? If you are, your browser cookies probably identify you as such, and the MR computer probably does not allow you to sign up for something you already have. This is a promotion directed at people who are not now members. Just my guess of course, and YMMV.
May 23, 2011, 7:46 am
#247
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: USA
Posts: 3,945
Are you already a Marriott Rewards member? If you are, your browser cookies probably identify you as such, and the MR computer probably does not allow you to sign up for something you already have. This is a promotion directed at people who are not now members. Just my guess of course, and YMMV.
May 23, 2011, 7:49 am
#248
Join Date: May 2011
Location: DFW
Programs: AA EXP; Marriott PP; Hilton Gold
Posts: 171
I was able to call them up and do a "platinum challenge" earlier this year. I was immediately upgraded to platinum status, which might mean it would work for your purposes.
May 23, 2011, 1:03 pm
#249
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: FLL
Programs: Delta GM, (fmr US CP/PP/GP!), DL SkyClub, Marriott Lifetime Platinum, Avis Chairman's Club
Posts: 5,162
Yes, there is some history of Marriott Rewards doing that, however, the person requesting must have equivalent status with another chain, send documentation for same, and then stay a certain number of nights with Marriott over a 3 month period (usually 18 or 19 nights over 91 days for Plat, and 12 or 13 nights over the same period for Gold).
May 23, 2011, 1:15 pm
#250
Join Date: May 2011
Location: DFW
Programs: AA EXP; Marriott PP; Hilton Gold
Posts: 171
Yes, there is some history of Marriott Rewards doing that, however, the person requesting must have equivalent status with another chain, send documentation for same, and then stay a certain number of nights with Marriott over a 3 month period (usually 18 or 19 nights over 91 days for Plat, and 12 or 13 nights over the same period for Gold).
May 23, 2011, 1:44 pm
#251
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 3
Plat Challenge
This is the standard offer. It is intended for people who would achive the status in the year. If I recall I think it may have a lifetime limit where you can only do it once.
May 23, 2011, 7:33 pm
#252
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: FLL
Programs: Delta GM, (fmr US CP/PP/GP!), DL SkyClub, Marriott Lifetime Platinum, Avis Chairman's Club
Posts: 5,162
I had equivalent status with Hyatt when I requested it, but the Marriott agent I spoke to didn't ask for any proof (she just took my word for it, apparently). And the deal was I had to stay 18 nights in the next 90 days, but the platinum benefits were given to me immediately, so I didn't even have to wait for the 18 nights before I enjoyed platinum status. Perhaps I just got lucky with a very kind agent... =)
Jun 26, 2011, 8:09 pm
#253
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: AUS
Posts: 690
I signed up for this promotion this year. (SPG had a lot of social-networking-only promotions, so I looked at Marriott, noticed the gold upgrade, and moved my stays over.) It requires 12 nights by June 30 for gold status, at least in my case.
I have 10 Marriott nights during the promotion period so far, and my next trip will start on June 28 and continue into July. Should I hotel-hop on June 30 to qualify? Or will the June 28 and 29 nights post even if I don't check out until July, after the promo has ended? Thanks in advance.
(In case anyone is still tracking the targeting: 19 Marriott nights last year. One night this year made me silver thanks to rollover.)
I have 10 Marriott nights during the promotion period so far, and my next trip will start on June 28 and continue into July. Should I hotel-hop on June 30 to qualify? Or will the June 28 and 29 nights post even if I don't check out until July, after the promo has ended? Thanks in advance.
(In case anyone is still tracking the targeting: 19 Marriott nights last year. One night this year made me silver thanks to rollover.)
Jul 4, 2011, 2:31 pm
#254
Join Date: Apr 2011
Programs: UA 1K, Marriott LT Titanium, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 1,069
Rollover nights and platinum challenge
I recently signed up for the Marriott platinum challenge at the end of April 2011. I believe the requirement was something like 18 nights in the next 90 days.
I got to that level, and then some. Since I signed up for the platinum challenge, I have stayed 39 nights, but should make it another 25 nights or so in 2011, for a total of around 65 nights, give or take.
The platinum challenge seems to have earned me Plat status until 02/2013 according to the card they sent me. I currently don't have any Marriott credit cards that would earn me elite nights without actual stays. It's also unlikely that I'll ever do 75 nights in a year (this year was unusual since I relocated for work and they put me up in a hotel for 45 days). I would probably stay ~30 nights in a regular year.
That being said, since I'm plat until 2013, can I ask to roll over all of these extra nights I'm earning this year to count toward next year? For whatever reason, the website still says I need 35 nights to get to platinum on that bar chart, though my status is definitely platinum already until 2013. I know the general answer is that you can roll over nights above the elite threshold, but is that also true for my situation? Also, could I rollover all of my nights or only those beyond the 18 that I needed to meet the challenge?
TIA!
I got to that level, and then some. Since I signed up for the platinum challenge, I have stayed 39 nights, but should make it another 25 nights or so in 2011, for a total of around 65 nights, give or take.
The platinum challenge seems to have earned me Plat status until 02/2013 according to the card they sent me. I currently don't have any Marriott credit cards that would earn me elite nights without actual stays. It's also unlikely that I'll ever do 75 nights in a year (this year was unusual since I relocated for work and they put me up in a hotel for 45 days). I would probably stay ~30 nights in a regular year.
That being said, since I'm plat until 2013, can I ask to roll over all of these extra nights I'm earning this year to count toward next year? For whatever reason, the website still says I need 35 nights to get to platinum on that bar chart, though my status is definitely platinum already until 2013. I know the general answer is that you can roll over nights above the elite threshold, but is that also true for my situation? Also, could I rollover all of my nights or only those beyond the 18 that I needed to meet the challenge?
TIA!
Jul 4, 2011, 2:51 pm
#255
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: South Florida
Programs: AA LTG (EXP), Hilton Silver (Dia), Marriott LTP (PP), SPG LTG (P) > MPG LTPP
Posts: 11,329
Not sure what MR will come back with on this, but my guess is no. Only those nights this year in excess of highest status achived will roll over. And for Platinum that's 75. It's a tough call if you're gold and approaching 75 right at the end of the year.
I'd say enjoy your status benefits for the rest of this year and work on your 75 nights next year.
Of course we won't know what they will do until they do it. And even then, it might get redone.
I'd say enjoy your status benefits for the rest of this year and work on your 75 nights next year.
Of course we won't know what they will do until they do it. And even then, it might get redone.