Marriott Platinum Challenge General Discussion Thread
Jan 21, 2021, 9:52 am
#376
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Barcelona, London, on a plane
Programs: BA Silver, TK E+, AA PP, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott LT Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 13,050
Jan 21, 2021, 12:07 pm
#377
Join Date: Jan 2021
Programs: Hyatt Globalist (Full), Marriott Titanium, IHG Spire, Wyndham DIA, Hilton Gold, AA EXP
Posts: 701
Dec 2, 2021, 1:53 pm
#378
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Boston
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, United Global Services/1MM
Posts: 630
Hi all-
I'm a long time (10+ years) Hyatt Globalist (Diamond before that) who is still very happy with Hyatt and well on my way to lifetime Globalist. That said, it is very likely that I'm going to have a pile of Marriott stays in 2022 so I'm wondering if there is any value to a status match/challenge. I've had Marriott Gold for a while thanks to my UA 1K status, but have never been blown away by what that gets me in my limited Marriott stays. If I ask for a Plat. challenge is the treatment worthwhile over gold? I would be unlikely to migrate away from Hyatt going forward, but likely will have some level of recurring Marriott stays for the foreseeable future.
I'm a long time (10+ years) Hyatt Globalist (Diamond before that) who is still very happy with Hyatt and well on my way to lifetime Globalist. That said, it is very likely that I'm going to have a pile of Marriott stays in 2022 so I'm wondering if there is any value to a status match/challenge. I've had Marriott Gold for a while thanks to my UA 1K status, but have never been blown away by what that gets me in my limited Marriott stays. If I ask for a Plat. challenge is the treatment worthwhile over gold? I would be unlikely to migrate away from Hyatt going forward, but likely will have some level of recurring Marriott stays for the foreseeable future.
Dec 3, 2021, 2:40 am
#379
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 87
I have found Marriott particularly unwilling to give a customer any kind of break. I had stayed a lot of nights just before I found out about the challenge but they refused to cut me any kind of break in spite of being a member since the 1980s.
Dec 3, 2021, 10:04 am
#380
Join Date: Apr 2021
Location: Manhattan, Palm Beach Island, San Francisco, Boston, & Hong Kong
Programs: Lifetime United Global Services, Delta Plat, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Ambassador, & Hilton Diamond
Posts: 3,165
It sucks they didn’t cut you a break (imo it’s in good form to do so) but the actual terms of the challenge explicitly state there is no retroactive registration. It is what it is.
Mar 15, 2022, 10:26 am
#383
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold, Bonvoy Platinum, HH Diamond; others
Posts: 741
Does the challenge work with nights booked via a corporate travel agent?
Do the nights have to be booked after the challenge is approved, or do prior bookings for nights during the challenge period count?
Do the nights have to be booked after the challenge is approved, or do prior bookings for nights during the challenge period count?
Mar 20, 2022, 7:30 pm
#384
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 31
Actual stays after the challenge is approved shall count towards the challenge. Booking could have been made before the challenge, not an issue.
Last edited by Nitin Moryani; Mar 22, 2022 at 2:06 pm
Apr 13, 2022, 3:32 am
#385
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: HKG
Posts: 1,077
Hi, I am finally returning to travels after the Covid hiatus.
I'm enrolled in the bonus Elite Night Credit (ending 4 May) AND a Platinum Elite Challenge. Would like to know if my actual nights or actual+bonus nights will count towards the 16 needed for the Plat Challenge?
I'm enrolled in the bonus Elite Night Credit (ending 4 May) AND a Platinum Elite Challenge. Would like to know if my actual nights or actual+bonus nights will count towards the 16 needed for the Plat Challenge?
Apr 13, 2022, 5:52 am
#386
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Bangkok
Programs: Marriott Bonvoy Titanium, BAEC Silver, TK Miles & Smiles Elite
Posts: 2,210
Hi, I am finally returning to travels after the Covid hiatus.
I'm enrolled in the bonus Elite Night Credit (ending 4 May) AND a Platinum Elite Challenge. Would like to know if my actual nights or actual+bonus nights will count towards the 16 needed for the Plat Challenge?
I'm enrolled in the bonus Elite Night Credit (ending 4 May) AND a Platinum Elite Challenge. Would like to know if my actual nights or actual+bonus nights will count towards the 16 needed for the Plat Challenge?
Apr 13, 2022, 7:15 am
#387
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: HKG
Posts: 1,077
Nights are reported as "Nights Stayed" (Paid, Redeemed) and "Bonus Nights" (Promotional, Credit Card) on the app to give a total for the year to date. I think it's a wishful stretch to believe that anything but Paid Nights Stayed will count for the 16 nights needed for the Platinum Elite Challenge. After all, taking out a credit card in the US during the Challenge period would give you 15 Bonus Nights so only 1 to go, eh? Maybe somebody else can comment on whether Redemption nights would count but I highly doubt it.
Apr 13, 2022, 9:07 am
#388
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: SF Bay Area
Programs: None - previously UA
Posts: 4,867
Apr 13, 2022, 4:12 pm
#389
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Bangkok
Programs: Marriott Bonvoy Titanium, BAEC Silver, TK Miles & Smiles Elite
Posts: 2,210
Apr 15, 2022, 5:22 am
#390
Join Date: Dec 2007
Programs: Marriott Platinum
Posts: 30
Does anyone know if the Platinum Status Challenge is currently open? I tried calling my local Marriott helpline number but can never get through to anyone.
EDIT: I sent a message through their online contact form and they confirmed the challenge is open. I am currently Silver Elite and they have enrolled me.
EDIT: I sent a message through their online contact form and they confirmed the challenge is open. I am currently Silver Elite and they have enrolled me.
Last edited by fedor; Apr 17, 2022 at 3:19 am