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
May 27, 2018, 6:28 pm
#511
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Newton Centre, MA, USA
Programs: DL 2MM Gold, AA Plat Pro; Hilton Lifetime Diamond, Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium (via SPG), IHG Plat
Posts: 2,192
(if program started then) 1999-current = 20
(if program started then) 2000-current = 19
(when their records appear to have started) 2003-current = 16
(if program started then) 1999-2013 (last year I would have qualified) = 15
(if program started then) 2000-2013 (last year I would have qualified) = 14
(when their records appear to have started) 2003-2013 (last year I would have qualified) = 11
About the only way I can get to 17 is if the program started in 2001 and the 17 also already includes the 4 years I was Marriott Platinum (2015-2018).
My number of year Platinum really doesn't make any sense to me.
May 27, 2018, 7:02 pm
#512
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: YVR
Programs: AC SE 2MM; UA MP Premier Silver; Marriott Bonvoy LT Titanium Elite; Radisson; Avis PC
Posts: 35,255
I guess I should have qualified my query with "within the same program"... I have many friends who are so called road warriors but have split their patronage across several programs, not just Starwood and/or Marriott, but this means they have no lifetime status under any program. Most of my road warrior friends are as such for five to six years but usually quit or move on as they don't like the lack of proper work-life balance that many large consulting firms tout but fail to deliver on. And of our entire cohort, I'm the one with the most nights under any one program and total in life activity for hotels and flights... after 15+ years!
If there are an abundance of 2000+ SPG nighters, I would expect that there would be more than just the five or six here on FT. But who knows. Ż\_(ツ)_/Ż
May 27, 2018, 7:04 pm
#513
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: YVR
Programs: AC SE 2MM; UA MP Premier Silver; Marriott Bonvoy LT Titanium Elite; Radisson; Avis PC
Posts: 35,255
May 27, 2018, 7:17 pm
#514
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: YVR
Programs: AC SE 2MM; UA MP Premier Silver; Marriott Bonvoy LT Titanium Elite; Radisson; Avis PC
Posts: 35,255
One more question. It is possible that the "years elite" on the dashboard is wonky? It shows 17 for me. I made lifetime Platinum in 2013. I am pretty sure I was Platinum every year up to that. Did the SPG program start in 1999 or 2000? I don't see any way of doing the math that gets 17 for me.
May 27, 2018, 9:04 pm
#517
Used to be RichardKopf
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Sydney
Programs: SPG LTP/IHG Pl/Hilton D/Shang-Taj D/VA Plat/QFClub/Hertz Pres/Avis Pres
Posts: 932
If the program started in 1999, then the first possible year of SPG platinum would be 2000, I believe. Once you reach Gold in a year, it adds a year to the elite years. I was first Gold in 2008. My counter shows 11 year’s elite, which is 2 gold, incl this year, and 9 plat, hopefully soon to be 10 plat, but the counter will still say 11 once that level is reached. So, I’m currently 11 years elite with 2 gold and 9 plat, which should become 11 years elite with 1 gold and 10 plat. I have always found the 'elite years' counter tricky, as it does not state the platinum years. You must use the dashboard for that.
Last edited by BonViveur; May 27, 2018 at 9:42 pm
May 27, 2018, 10:26 pm
#518
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: New York, NY USA
Programs: AA 8MM Exec,Life Plat, Marriott Amb,Life Titanium, ,Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Globalist.
Posts: 495
I am an original SPG member....was in Both Sheraton and Westin when They merged 1999. My account Dashboard shows 19 Years Platinum.....so at this time, that must be the most anyone can be. The Merger of points was a mess and Starwood came back at us several years later to adjust our Lifetime Night counter DOWNWARD claiming that they had accidentally awarded credit for duplicate bookings and errors in their systems....I lost over 300+ nights when this was done...They claim they were erroneously awarded....Their program, their points. I'm still sore about it because I am convinced upgrade lists take into account lifetime nights.....It's part of the secret formula....shhhhhhh 
May 27, 2018, 10:45 pm
#519
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: YVR
Programs: AC SE 2MM; UA MP Premier Silver; Marriott Bonvoy LT Titanium Elite; Radisson; Avis PC
Posts: 35,255
I am an original SPG member....was in Both Sheraton and Westin when They merged 1999. My account Dashboard shows 19 Years Platinum.....so at this time, that must be the most anyone can be. The Merger of points was a mess and Starwood came back at us several years later to adjust our Lifetime Night counter DOWNWARD claiming that they had accidentally awarded credit for duplicate bookings and errors in their systems....I lost over 300+ nights when this was done...They claim they were erroneously awarded....Their program, their points. I'm still sore about it because I am convinced upgrade lists take into account lifetime nights.....It's part of the secret formula....shhhhhhh
May 27, 2018, 11:11 pm
#520
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Washington, DC
Programs: UA 1K 1MM, Marriott Lifetime Titanium Elite
Posts: 259
If so, then I (since I am SPG LTP) I don't need to worry about counters and years. Just make sure I have 750 nights between the two programs?
May 27, 2018, 11:34 pm
#521
Company Representative - Starwood
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Guangzhou
Programs: SPG
Posts: 1,021
Hi stc,
We would suggest you to call customer service and one of our associates will look into the year of Platinum for you.
Best Regards,
Christina Zhou
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
We would suggest you to call customer service and one of our associates will look into the year of Platinum for you.
Best Regards,
Christina Zhou
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
May 28, 2018, 8:01 pm
#522
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Newton Centre, MA, USA
Programs: DL 2MM Gold, AA Plat Pro; Hilton Lifetime Diamond, Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium (via SPG), IHG Plat
Posts: 2,192
Hi stc,
We would suggest you to call customer service and one of our associates will look into the year of Platinum for you.
Best Regards,
Christina Zhou
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
We would suggest you to call customer service and one of our associates will look into the year of Platinum for you.
Best Regards,
Christina Zhou
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
Best,
May 29, 2018, 12:38 am
#523
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: LGA/JFK/EWR
Programs: UA 1K1.75MM, Hyatt Globalist, abandoned Marriott LTT (RIP SPG), Hertz PC
Posts: 21,167
I was more trying to figure out if it is even possible to be a LTP in SPG currently without 10 years Plat. Like I thought that was the first requirement to get SPG LTP.
If so, then I (since I am SPG LTP) I don't need to worry about counters and years. Just make sure I have 750 nights between the two programs?
If so, then I (since I am SPG LTP) I don't need to worry about counters and years. Just make sure I have 750 nights between the two programs?
May 29, 2018, 4:46 am
#524
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Potomac Falls, VA
Programs: AA Plat 2MM, MR Gold, Avis Pref
Posts: 41,109
Thank you. I suspect the customer service associates have more important problems to deal with at the moment. I have 17 years of elite and will have about 1500 combined nights come the end of the year (900 Marriott + 600 SPG) So, I think I'm good and there is no need to bother them. My question was more academic.
Best,
Best,
what are you talking about
the CSR is there to answer the customers question[s]!!!!
that is there purpose and their job
