May 9, 2018, 11:36 am
Last edit by: rny321
PATHWAYS TO LIFETIME PLATINUM PREMIER ELITE STATUS:
1. Legacy Marriott Lifetime Platinum - 750 [MR+SPG] nights & 2MM Marriott Rewards points earned - not available after 1/1/2019
2. New Combined Program - 750 [MR+SPG] nights & 10 years combined/total as Platinum members previously under MR and/or SPG as of 12/31/2018 - not available after 1/1/2019
From members.marriott.com:
NOTE: Members that reach 750 nights and 10 years at Platinum by December 31, 2018 will be grandfathered into Lifetime Platinum Premier Elite status (notified January 2019).
FAQ from members.marriott.com
Q: CAN I EARN LIFETIME STATUS UNDER THE LEGACY REQUIREMENTS (ACTIVE PRIOR TO AUGUST 2018) FOR LIFETIME ELITE STATUS IN MARRIOTT REWARDS, RITZ-CARLTON REWARDS OR SPG? IF SO, WHEN WILL I BE NOTIFIED OF MY LIFETIME ELITE STATUS?
A: Yes, in addition to earning based on the new criteria, members can earn Lifetime Elite Status under the legacy requirements through the end of 2018. If Lifetime status is achieved by legacy requirements, between August and December 31, 2018 you will receive notice of your updated Lifetime Elite status in January 2019. If Lifetime status is achieved based on the new criteria, you will be notified both in August 2018 as well as any time it is achieved through the end of the year.
Example: An SPG member has 300 Lifetime nights, 4 years of Gold Elite Status, and 1 year of Platinum Elite Status after August, 2018. Under the SPG legacy Lifetime requirements, this member would earn Lifetime Gold Elite status which would reflect in their account January 2019.
Q: IF I WILL NOT BE GRANDFATHERED INTO LIFETIME PLATINUM PREMIER ELITE, WILL I HAVE THE ABILITY TO EARN INTO THIS LEVEL IN 2018?
A: Yes, members can earn Lifetime Platinum Premier Elite in 2018 if they achieve 750 Lifetime nights and 10 years at Platinum Elite status. This requirement is only for 2018 and will not be continued in future years. Members will receive notice of this Lifetime achievement in January 2019.
1. Legacy Marriott Lifetime Platinum - 750 [MR+SPG] nights & 2MM Marriott Rewards points earned - not available after 1/1/2019
2. New Combined Program - 750 [MR+SPG] nights & 10 years combined/total as Platinum members previously under MR and/or SPG as of 12/31/2018 - not available after 1/1/2019
From members.marriott.com:
NOTE: Members that reach 750 nights and 10 years at Platinum by December 31, 2018 will be grandfathered into Lifetime Platinum Premier Elite status (notified January 2019).
FAQ from members.marriott.com
Q: CAN I EARN LIFETIME STATUS UNDER THE LEGACY REQUIREMENTS (ACTIVE PRIOR TO AUGUST 2018) FOR LIFETIME ELITE STATUS IN MARRIOTT REWARDS, RITZ-CARLTON REWARDS OR SPG? IF SO, WHEN WILL I BE NOTIFIED OF MY LIFETIME ELITE STATUS?
A: Yes, in addition to earning based on the new criteria, members can earn Lifetime Elite Status under the legacy requirements through the end of 2018. If Lifetime status is achieved by legacy requirements, between August and December 31, 2018 you will receive notice of your updated Lifetime Elite status in January 2019. If Lifetime status is achieved based on the new criteria, you will be notified both in August 2018 as well as any time it is achieved through the end of the year.
Example: An SPG member has 300 Lifetime nights, 4 years of Gold Elite Status, and 1 year of Platinum Elite Status after August, 2018. Under the SPG legacy Lifetime requirements, this member would earn Lifetime Gold Elite status which would reflect in their account January 2019.
Q: IF I WILL NOT BE GRANDFATHERED INTO LIFETIME PLATINUM PREMIER ELITE, WILL I HAVE THE ABILITY TO EARN INTO THIS LEVEL IN 2018?
A: Yes, members can earn Lifetime Platinum Premier Elite in 2018 if they achieve 750 Lifetime nights and 10 years at Platinum Elite status. This requirement is only for 2018 and will not be continued in future years. Members will receive notice of this Lifetime achievement in January 2019.
SPG Lifetime Platinums Can Now Qualify For Lifetime Titanium Status
Oct 20, 2018, 11:56 pm
#1111
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: BC, Canada
Programs: Bonvoy Titanium Elite, VSE/MVC Chairman's Club
Posts: 546
it's like the site where you choose your 50/75 nights benefits -- I noticed that it seemed to show status and point/stay levels that were a day or two ahead of the main site (ie it was closer to realtime while the main site lagged behind)
Oct 21, 2018, 12:46 am
#1112
Join Date: Apr 2004
Programs: AA plt 2 mm, Marriott LTT, HH dia
Posts: 1,215
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/30307987-post42.html
When people that haven't earned LTPP are getting the message, too, then that makes me think it is just another computer glitch. I don't think it means anything.
Oct 21, 2018, 5:31 am
#1113
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: SFO
Posts: 4,916
I had the same situation. I am legacy LTP with Marriott, and I should have been grandfathered into LTPP in August. But I wasn't. Then when I did the 29 ways promo, it listed me as LTPP on the tab in the top right hand corner. It actually made me feel better thinking that at least my record was correct somewhere. Then I read this post in the 29 ways thread, and it brought me back to reality:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/30307987-post42.html
When people that haven't earned LTPP are getting the message, too, then that makes me think it is just another computer glitch. I don't think it means anything.
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/30307987-post42.html
When people that haven't earned LTPP are getting the message, too, then that makes me think it is just another computer glitch. I don't think it means anything.
i just checked the 29way site with my mom’s gold account and it says gold.
i’m just going with I’ve made it in one of the Marriott’s system
Oct 21, 2018, 5:53 am
#1114
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: La Jolla, CA
Programs: Marriott Ambassador, Lifetime Titanium, Delta Plat, Hilton Diamond , Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,615
Oct 29, 2018, 3:53 pm
#1115
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club, Marriott Bonvoy
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Englandshire
Programs: SPG LT Plat, BA G, BD*LG, MG Blue+ ...
Posts: 16,032
This came back :
Thank you for your email regarding your inquiry.
You account is showing 12 years as a platinum member and 16 years both for Silver and gold. One explanation for this, is as we look at you total nights for the all of theses years you are at NNN nights saying that you made platinum some years with minimum stays and not with the nights. As we are now with Marriott you need a minimum of 50 nights per year for you platinum level, this would answer your question as for your total of 12 years.
I hope this information helps. Should you require additional assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out.
Best Regards,
B B
Special Programs - Customer Care Associate
You account is showing 12 years as a platinum member and 16 years both for Silver and gold. One explanation for this, is as we look at you total nights for the all of theses years you are at NNN nights saying that you made platinum some years with minimum stays and not with the nights. As we are now with Marriott you need a minimum of 50 nights per year for you platinum level, this would answer your question as for your total of 12 years.
I hope this information helps. Should you require additional assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out.
Best Regards,
B B
Special Programs - Customer Care Associate
Double Yikes.
Oct 29, 2018, 4:00 pm
#1116
Suspended
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Southern California, USA
Programs: Marriott Ambassador and LTT, UA Plat/LT Gold, AA Gold
Posts: 8,764
So, I left this some time to see if this would be corrected in the post-merger IT tidy-up, but it wasn't. I pinged an enquiry about this earlier today over to Customer Services.
This came back :
It appears to me that Billy Bonehead is telling me that all the years I requalified (in good faith, according to the rules at the time) for SPG on stays rather than nights have been disregarded, because they don't meet Marriott's new criteria.
Double Yikes.
This came back :
Thank you for your email regarding your inquiry.
You account is showing 12 years as a platinum member and 16 years both for Silver and gold. One explanation for this, is as we look at you total nights for the all of theses years you are at NNN nights saying that you made platinum some years with minimum stays and not with the nights. As we are now with Marriott you need a minimum of 50 nights per year for you platinum level, this would answer your question as for your total of 12 years.
I hope this information helps. Should you require additional assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out.
Best Regards,
B B
Special Programs - Customer Care Associate
You account is showing 12 years as a platinum member and 16 years both for Silver and gold. One explanation for this, is as we look at you total nights for the all of theses years you are at NNN nights saying that you made platinum some years with minimum stays and not with the nights. As we are now with Marriott you need a minimum of 50 nights per year for you platinum level, this would answer your question as for your total of 12 years.
I hope this information helps. Should you require additional assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out.
Best Regards,
B B
Special Programs - Customer Care Associate
Double Yikes.
I’m sure then that Marriott will be going back and applying its Rollover nights since it now wants to apply Marriott standards ex post facto. Otherwise, someone at Marriott is about to cause a class action lawsuit.
If you had SPG Platinum by stays or nights before Aug 18, 2019, it should count. Period. And Marriott knows this to be true.
Oct 29, 2018, 4:09 pm
#1117
FlyerTalk Evangelist
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
So, I left this some time to see if this would be corrected in the post-merger IT tidy-up, but it wasn't. I pinged an enquiry about this earlier today over to Customer Services.
This came back :
It appears to me that Billy Bonehead is telling me that all the years I requalified (in good faith, according to the rules at the time) for SPG on stays rather than nights have been disregarded, because they don't meet Marriott's new criteria.
Double Yikes.
This came back :
It appears to me that Billy Bonehead is telling me that all the years I requalified (in good faith, according to the rules at the time) for SPG on stays rather than nights have been disregarded, because they don't meet Marriott's new criteria.
Double Yikes.
Oct 29, 2018, 4:34 pm
#1118
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Toronto
Programs: UA 1K, AC MM E75, Marriott LT Ti, IHG Dia Amb, Hyatt Glob
Posts: 15,521
So, I left this some time to see if this would be corrected in the post-merger IT tidy-up, but it wasn't. I pinged an enquiry about this earlier today over to Customer Services.
This came back :
It appears to me that Billy Bonehead is telling me that all the years I requalified (in good faith, according to the rules at the time) for SPG on stays rather than nights have been disregarded, because they don't meet Marriott's new criteria.
Double Yikes.
This came back :
It appears to me that Billy Bonehead is telling me that all the years I requalified (in good faith, according to the rules at the time) for SPG on stays rather than nights have been disregarded, because they don't meet Marriott's new criteria.
Double Yikes.
Oct 29, 2018, 5:47 pm
#1119
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: La Jolla, CA
Programs: Marriott Ambassador, Lifetime Titanium, Delta Plat, Hilton Diamond , Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,615
Is the issue that Marriott is saying you only have 12 years Platinum when you actually have 14? If so, that is annoying but won't really affect anything since you only need 10 years Platinum to qualify. Or am I missing something? (I'm still a little jet lagged so that wouldn't surprise me 
Oct 29, 2018, 5:48 pm
#1120
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Minneapolis: DL DM charter 2.3MM
Programs: A3*Gold, SPG Plat, HyattDiamond, MarriottPP, LHW exAccess, ICI, Raffles Amb, NW PE MM, TWA Gold MM
Posts: 100,413
My SPG account currently seems to show my years of elite status according to the years I earned Plat by either 25 stays or 50 nights plus one year of LTP without 25 stays or 50 nights. It does not count years of Gold status from my AmEx Plat card. [This part of my account seems to be pretty stable, it's the current and lifetime status that's flipping around and incorrect most of the time.]
Oct 29, 2018, 6:08 pm
#1121
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Minneapolis: DL DM charter 2.3MM
Programs: A3*Gold, SPG Plat, HyattDiamond, MarriottPP, LHW exAccess, ICI, Raffles Amb, NW PE MM, TWA Gold MM
Posts: 100,413
Is the issue that Marriott is saying you only have 12 years Platinum when you actually have 14? If so, that is annoying but won't really affect anything since you only need 10 years Platinum to qualify. Or am I missing something? (I'm still a little jet lagged so that wouldn't surprise me
Oct 30, 2018, 10:10 am
#1122
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club, Marriott Bonvoy
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Englandshire
Programs: SPG LT Plat, BA G, BD*LG, MG Blue+ ...
Posts: 16,032
Is the issue that Marriott is saying you only have 12 years Platinum when you actually have 14? If so, that is annoying but won't really affect anything since you only need 10 years Platinum to qualify. Or am I missing something? (I'm still a little jet lagged so that wouldn't surprise me
I’m sure you’d agree it’s reasonble to expect the numbers to be correct.
I know that 10 is the magic number for the current LTP Rules, but it would be a shame to miss out if and when, for example, MPG decide to give out special recognition awards in the future to, say, 20 or 25 Plat-year achievers.
Also, if Plat years haven’t been added up correctly, what confidence do I have that my lifetime night count is correct ?
