Aug 20, 2018, 5:10 pm
Last edit by: RogerD408
If you want to keep your SPG number, start here: https://www.marriott.com/loyalty/mer...mi?program=spg
If you want to keep your Rewards number, start here: https://www.marriott.com/loyalty/mer...ogram=marriott
New spg.com accepts a max password of 20 characters while legacy website accepted 24 characters.
If your legacy SPG password exceeds 20 characters, you will not be able to login as the 21st character and beyond is truncated. Reset password functionality may also fail. If you see following after attempting to reset password, call SPG to obtain your new SPG# and then return to spg.com to perform a password reset.
* Hot info /Jan. 03, 2019 *
Log into here with your logon credentials of your combined account to see from the top right corner slider if or if not your account already shows that you have been successfully grandfathered into LTPPE status!
Warning: It seems this only works for those that a able to make a choice, as it doesn't work for me.
If you want to keep your Rewards number, start here: https://www.marriott.com/loyalty/mer...ogram=marriott
New spg.com accepts a max password of 20 characters while legacy website accepted 24 characters.
If your legacy SPG password exceeds 20 characters, you will not be able to login as the 21st character and beyond is truncated. Reset password functionality may also fail. If you see following after attempting to reset password, call SPG to obtain your new SPG# and then return to spg.com to perform a password reset.
Please correct the following and try again.
The Account has been transfered to another Account
The Account has been transfered to another Account
Log into here with your logon credentials of your combined account to see from the top right corner slider if or if not your account already shows that you have been successfully grandfathered into LTPPE status!
Warning: It seems this only works for those that a able to make a choice, as it doesn't work for me.
Combine Accounts Update
Aug 23, 2018, 2:55 pm
#361
Join Date: May 2004
Location: SDF
Programs: DL:360/DM/6 MMer; Bonvoy: Lifetime Titanium 10+M pts, 3100+ nights;
Posts: 1,441
I can't find them either. I do understand that lifetime points don't enter into the calculation for the program going forward but they do apply until Dec 31st if you're trying to qualify under the old rules. I don't know how one knows if they have qualified under the legacy rules.
Aug 23, 2018, 3:03 pm
#362
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: KHOU/KIAH
Programs: AA EXP | Marriott Bonvoy Titanium| Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 11,222
I am missing some mid august legacy SPG stays. 3 nights. But there is a banner saying its a known issue, so waiting on it to be resolved.
Aug 23, 2018, 3:04 pm
#363
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: KHOU/KIAH
Programs: AA EXP | Marriott Bonvoy Titanium| Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 11,222
So, I'm waiting to merge my accounts until all the bugs are worked out (I moved all points into my SPG account before the merge). Is there any advantage to merging into SPG or Marriott? Most of my lifetime nights and years platinum are with SPG, however I've had my MR account since 1999 (vs 2011 with SPG). Is there any advantage to keeping the older MR account?
I kept my MR number since I have it memorized.
Aug 23, 2018, 3:06 pm
#364
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: KHOU/KIAH
Programs: AA EXP | Marriott Bonvoy Titanium| Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 11,222
Same here. Combining I hit 60 something nights which put me over the PLT threshold for this year. Am I correct in assuming that this will add 1 to my Years as Platinum or higher for LTP status at some point?
Aug 23, 2018, 3:11 pm
#365
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Albany, NY, USA
Programs: LT Mariott Platinum?, SPG Gold, Hilton Silver, AA Gold, Amtrak Nothing.
Posts: 104
Achieving lifetime status
- Lifetime Silver Elite
250 Lifetime Nights + 5 Years Elite Status - Lifetime Gold Elite
400 Lifetime Nights + 7 Years Gold Elite Status or Higher - Lifetime Platinum Elite
600 Lifetime Nights + 10 Years Platinum Elite Status
Aug 23, 2018, 3:38 pm
#366
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
Last night i merged my account and today I got 360 points to my account that says "Point Transfer With Other Account"
Are they not doing the 3-1 conversion from the points left over in your starwood account? 360 was the amount of points I had left! Anyone else experience this?
Are they not doing the 3-1 conversion from the points left over in your starwood account? 360 was the amount of points I had left! Anyone else experience this?
Aug 23, 2018, 3:58 pm
#367
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: GVA
Programs: BA Silver (OW Sapphire), A3 Gold (*G), Bonvoy LTTE, HHonors Diamond, LeClubAccor Silver, UA Silver
Posts: 1,777
Man, I *hate* these new level names. I meant to ask should I not have gotten Life Time Platinum Elite using the following criteria:
Achieving lifetime status
Achieving lifetime status
- Lifetime Silver Elite
250 Lifetime Nights + 5 Years Elite Status - Lifetime Gold Elite
400 Lifetime Nights + 7 Years Gold Elite Status or Higher - Lifetime Platinum Elite
600 Lifetime Nights + 10 Years Platinum Elite Status
Aug 23, 2018, 3:59 pm
#368
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 231
In choosing whether to go with old Marriott or SPG/new Marriott account to start the combine process, should I be picking the one with the latest activity date (I don't have regular activity so the later the expiration date the better)? Or does it not matter once I've combined? I have the same mid tier status on both and only a few nights. Thanks.
Aug 23, 2018, 4:21 pm
#369
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
In choosing whether to go with old Marriott or SPG/new Marriott account to start the combine process, should I be picking the one with the latest activity date (I don't have regular activity so the later the expiration date the better)? Or does it not matter once I've combined? I have the same mid tier status on both and only a few nights. Thanks.
Aug 23, 2018, 4:55 pm
#370
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 8
There is a HUGE difference. You will not see activity history from the account type you walked away from. Make you choice based upon what data you want to see. This entire transition is a giant cluster and is being so poorly mismanaged that it is amazing there have not been more firings.
Aug 23, 2018, 6:00 pm
#371
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
When you say "should be no difference" you may want to walk that back a bit.
There is a HUGE difference. You will not see activity history from the account type you walked away from. Make you choice based upon what data you want to see. This entire transition is a giant cluster and is being so poorly mismanaged that it is amazing there have not been more firings.
There is a HUGE difference. You will not see activity history from the account type you walked away from. Make you choice based upon what data you want to see. This entire transition is a giant cluster and is being so poorly mismanaged that it is amazing there have not been more firings.
Aug 23, 2018, 7:23 pm
#372
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: DCA's home, AA hubs and spokes are where you'll usually find me
Programs: AA EXP, SPG Plat
Posts: 367
I've searched the thread to no avail so I apologize if this has been answered somewhere else. I'm an SPG lifetime gold with 647 nights and 9 years of platinum. My plan is to hit platinum on SPG stays this final year which will put me at lifetime platinum premier for Marriott. Two questions -- does anyone know where/if SPG stays are being captured in the new platform? I stupidly didn't take a screen shot before the merger and have a feeling I'm going to have to fight for this one. Secondly, when I attempt to merge my accounts, it shows 28 lifetime nights with SPG which is, of course, completely wrong. I have 28 nights this year. I really don't want to merge these accounts -- is there a downside to not doing so now and waiting until they get some of these issues resolved? 
Aug 23, 2018, 7:29 pm
#373
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: CEB - primary/YVR -secondary
Programs: AC*Super Elite (100K) / PR*Elite / AY*Platinum (OWE) / SPG*Bonvoy Titanium (LTT)
Posts: 2,270
I've searched the thread to no avail so I apologize if this has been answered somewhere else. I'm an SPG lifetime gold with 647 nights and 9 years of platinum. My plan is to hit platinum on SPG stays this final year which will put me at lifetime platinum premier for Marriott. Two questions -- does anyone know where/if SPG stays are being captured in the new platform? I stupidly didn't take a screen shot before the merger and have a feeling I'm going to have to fight for this one. Secondly, when I attempt to merge my accounts, it shows 28 lifetime nights with SPG which is, of course, completely wrong. I have 28 nights this year. I really don't want to merge these accounts -- is there a downside to not doing so now and waiting until they get some of these issues resolved?
Aug 23, 2018, 7:38 pm
#374
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: COS
Programs: UA Gold/1.5MM (several years running now!), Marriott LTTE, Hertz Prez
Posts: 1,899
It does seem as though you don't have any 2018 MR nights, so as has already been pointed out, hopefully you have MR LT nights from prior years, or you've got a good bit of nights you'll need prior to Dec 31 for LTPP...
Aug 24, 2018, 12:37 am
#375
Join Date: Sep 2017
Posts: 575
The points in your new SPG account should already reflect the 3x multiplier (that's what they said they would do and what is reflected in my account). This puts everyone at MPG points. Linking should be gone now with no way to move points between accounts, combining is the only way to put them together and end up with just one account.