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
Mar 5, 2019, 11:25 am
#1321
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: India
Programs: Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, IHG Plat, HH Gold, Trident Plat, DL Diamond, AI Maharajah
Posts: 29,645
Mar 6, 2019, 12:23 am
#1323
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Hawaii & Texas
Programs: AA ExPlat / LT Plat / 3MM, Delta Plat, Bonvoy LT Titanium, HH Diamond
Posts: 1,109
So I just got Platinum Elite for life but I thought it would reflect Titanium Elite since I earned my 10th Year as Platinum Elite in 2018?
Mar 6, 2019, 6:54 am
#1324
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 1,569
How did you get your 10th year? Someone else reported the same thing happening when they achieved their 10th year by combining their accounts after 12/31/18. I'd still call and try to get it changed if that was the case (or if that wasn't the case and it's just an error).
Mar 6, 2019, 9:07 am
#1325
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 1,324
Mar 6, 2019, 9:55 am
#1326
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: OGG
Programs: AA Plat, A List Pref, Marriott Ambassador
Posts: 356
How did you get your 10th year? Someone else reported the same thing happening when they achieved their 10th year by combining their accounts after 12/31/18. I'd still call and try to get it changed if that was the case (or if that wasn't the case and it's just an error).
Mar 7, 2019, 2:21 pm
#1328
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: SAN / CLD / SNA
Programs: 2mm+ UAL | Lifetime Titanium Marriott | Globalist Hyatt | SpireElite IHG
Posts: 262
I'm waiting for my lifetime card MADE of Titanium.
In the hotel loyalty programme arms race, I'm eagerly hoping someone takes this up a notch.
Where's my Iridium status? Or Tritium? Or Californium252 status?
Or go really wild, and get me some Admantium or Mithril status!
In the hotel loyalty programme arms race, I'm eagerly hoping someone takes this up a notch.
Where's my Iridium status? Or Tritium? Or Californium252 status?
Or go really wild, and get me some Admantium or Mithril status!
Mar 7, 2019, 3:34 pm
#1329
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
Why? I'm sure your Gold card was not made of gold, or your Platinum card made of platinum, so no reason to expect a Titanium card of titanium.
Mar 7, 2019, 3:42 pm
#1330
Join Date: May 2003
Location: LCY
Programs: SQ Krisflyer, QR Privilege Club, MB LT Plt (1K+ nights thx MB)
Posts: 1,035
What arms race? The only race I see is to the bottom...
Mar 8, 2019, 2:22 pm
#1331
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Hawaii & Texas
Programs: AA ExPlat / LT Plat / 3MM, Delta Plat, Bonvoy LT Titanium, HH Diamond
Posts: 1,109
Affirmative, with 800+ nights. I just called Marriott Bonvoy and they said, I had to have already been a lifetime Platinum at the end of 2018 to get rolled into Lifetime Titanium. So they are saying, my 10th year as a Platinum was in 2018, which didn't make me a Lifetime Platinum until 2019, so it doesn't count. I would have had to have been a Platinum for 10 years at the end of 2017, which would have made me lifetime Platinum for 2018, which would have made me lifetime Titanium in 2019. Can anyone add to this? Lurker can you check into this please, sad if my timing was off by one year.
Last edited by EXPLAT; Mar 8, 2019 at 2:45 pm
Mar 8, 2019, 2:36 pm
#1332
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: 100,368
How many lifetime nights do you have? For lifetime Tit, the requirement is 750, not 500 as was true for legacy SPG LTP. There's been some question about how stuff like credit card nights or double nights credit might be counted for this too, so the case is more clear if you have 750 genuine BiB nights before December 31st.
Mar 8, 2019, 2:49 pm
#1333
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Hawaii & Texas
Programs: AA ExPlat / LT Plat / 3MM, Delta Plat, Bonvoy LT Titanium, HH Diamond
Posts: 1,109
I have 10 + years of SPG Plat and of 1000 nights on SPG.
I see that my status is Titanium Elite when I log in.
Should I be "Lifetime" Titanium Elite based on my details above? Am I already Lifetime and simply don't see it?
I haven't followed the merger of the programs at all , and, now just want to make sure all is correct.
Thx for assistance.
I see that my status is Titanium Elite when I log in.
Should I be "Lifetime" Titanium Elite based on my details above? Am I already Lifetime and simply don't see it?
I haven't followed the merger of the programs at all , and, now just want to make sure all is correct.
Thx for assistance.
Mar 8, 2019, 2:51 pm
#1334
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Hawaii & Texas
Programs: AA ExPlat / LT Plat / 3MM, Delta Plat, Bonvoy LT Titanium, HH Diamond
Posts: 1,109
How many lifetime nights do you have? For lifetime Tit, the requirement is 750, not 500 as was true for legacy SPG LTP. There's been some question about how stuff like credit card nights or double nights credit might be counted for this too, so the case is more clear if you have 750 genuine BiB nights before December 31st.
Mar 8, 2019, 3:14 pm
#1335
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 1,569
That last 2018 year has been a problem for some. I was told by one agent that my 2018 years (SPG and Marriott qualifications) were not going to count, but multiple agents told me they would count. They seem to have counted in my case. Having said that, perhaps it is triggered by when one combined accounts or when one reached platinum in 2018.
I'd call back and ask to have a case opened to research this. My account showed a totally wrong, in my opinion, number of years. I asked for a case to be opened and many weeks later my years were adjusted up. Was it because someone actually looked into it? No idea, but worth a shot.
