May 2, 2022, 8:48 pm
Last edit by: gudugan
How to View Lifetime Status: https://help.marriott.com/s/article/Article-22489
Lifetime Status Details: https://help.marriott.com/s/article/Article-22145
Elite processing: https://help.marriott.com/s/article/Article-34363
If you achieved a higher Elite status during 2022, your 2022 Eligible Status Year for the new, higher tier was applied at the time of achievement.
If you did not meet the published criteria to renew your current status in 2022, your 2022 Eligible Status Year for your current status will be added in January 2023, and your Eligible Status Year for your new status will be added in March 2023 when your Elite status is updated.
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As part of our regular process, Members receive their qualifying year towards Lifetime Elite status in one of two ways:
If you maintain the same Elite level for 2022, your 2022 year of Elite status will be applied to your Account in January 2023. If you achieve a higher Elite level during 2022, your 2022 year of tenure for the new, higher level will be applied at the time of achievement.
Examples:
Lifetime Status Details: https://help.marriott.com/s/article/Article-22145
Elite processing: https://help.marriott.com/s/article/Article-34363
How will my Eligible Status Years for 2022 be applied to my Account and when?
If you maintained the same Elite status in 2022 that you started with in 2022 , your 2022 Eligible Status Year for your current status will be applied to your Account in January 2023.If you achieved a higher Elite status during 2022, your 2022 Eligible Status Year for the new, higher tier was applied at the time of achievement.
If you did not meet the published criteria to renew your current status in 2022, your 2022 Eligible Status Year for your current status will be added in January 2023, and your Eligible Status Year for your new status will be added in March 2023 when your Elite status is updated.
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When will my 2021 qualifying year of Elite status be applied to my Account so I can track my path to Lifetime Elite Status?
As part of our regular process, Members receive their qualifying year towards Lifetime Elite status in one of two ways:
- If you maintain the same Elite level that you started the year with, your Qualifying Year of Elite status will be applied to your Account in January of the following year. Please Note: In November 2021, when we extended the Elite status that Members earned in 2019 or 2020, Members received their 2021 Qualifying Year of Elite status.
- If you achieve a higher Elite level during the year than the previous year, your Qualifying Year for the new, higher level will be applied at the time of achievement. Please Note: If you achieved a higher Elite level during 2021, your 2021 qualifying year of Elite status, was applied at the time of achievement.
If you maintain the same Elite level for 2022, your 2022 year of Elite status will be applied to your Account in January 2023. If you achieve a higher Elite level during 2022, your 2022 year of tenure for the new, higher level will be applied at the time of achievement.
Examples:
- A Member achieved Gold Elite in 2019 and enjoyed the status in 2020. They received their 2020 year of Gold Elite status in July 2020 when we extended their status. Due to status extensions, the Member received their 2021 year of tenure in November 2021 when they their status was extended to February 2023.
- A Member achieved Platinum Elite in 2020 and enjoyed the status in 2021. They received their 2021 year of Platinum status in November 2021 when they their status was extended to February 2023.
- A Gold Elite Member achieved Platinum Elite in April 2021; the Platinum year of Elite status for 2021 was applied upon achievement (in April 2021).
Marriott Lifetime Elite Status General Discussion [Master Thread]
Nov 6, 2021, 12:53 am
#2478
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Saipan, MP 96950 USA (Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands = the CNMI)
Programs: UA Silver, Hilton Silver. Life: UA .57 MM, United & Admirals Clubs (spousal), Marriott Platinum
Posts: 15,047
In many years of participating in this forum, I have never read of a lifetime Marriott Rewards or Bonv°y Silver, Gold, Platinum, or Titanium Elite being credited with an additional year of status without staying the requisite number of Elite Qualifying Nights (EQNs) for that extra year.
There is a separate question as to whether such additional EQN-earned years would be properly counted, the answer to which is as varied and unpredictable for individual guest accounts as Marriott information technology (IT) itself.
Nov 6, 2021, 2:29 am
#2479
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Sweden
Programs: Marriott Platinum - LT Gold
Posts: 688
I believe the added LT years would be for us who achieved +50 nights this year or last year and not through the prolonged status. Will be interesting to see if Lt years will be added once more this spring as Marriott promised earlier.
Nov 6, 2021, 4:45 am
#2480
Join Date: Apr 2015
Programs: Some
Posts: 5,252
I have achieved Ambassador through nights in 2019, 2020 and 2021 but got no uptick in lifetime years yet. My SNAs are also still expiring December 2021. I get the impression Marriott wants rid of me which is fine by me!
Nov 6, 2021, 5:10 am
#2481
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
No.
In many years of participating in this forum, I have never read of a lifetime Marriott Rewards or Bonv°y Silver, Gold, Platinum, or Titanium Elite being credited with an additional year of status without staying the requisite number of Elite Qualifying Nights (EQNs) for that extra year.
There is a separate question as to whether such additional EQN-earned years would be properly counted, the answer to which is as varied and unpredictable for individual guest accounts as Marriott information technology (IT) itself.
In many years of participating in this forum, I have never read of a lifetime Marriott Rewards or Bonv°y Silver, Gold, Platinum, or Titanium Elite being credited with an additional year of status without staying the requisite number of Elite Qualifying Nights (EQNs) for that extra year.
There is a separate question as to whether such additional EQN-earned years would be properly counted, the answer to which is as varied and unpredictable for individual guest accounts as Marriott information technology (IT) itself.
Nov 6, 2021, 6:03 am
#2482
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Saipan, MP 96950 USA (Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands = the CNMI)
Programs: UA Silver, Hilton Silver. Life: UA .57 MM, United & Admirals Clubs (spousal), Marriott Platinum
Posts: 15,047
Sure, there are several ways to get a year of status, includable in the lifetime year counter, without staying the requisite number of nights. Complimentary years of Marriott Bonv°y Platinum Elite status have been given out for UA Global Services status and business Marriott AmEx card membership, Gold Elite for UA Premier Gold, inter alia. Not to mention former years of Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) membership, which is a common cause of having fewer nights than might be expected by the number of years.
However, I have never read that merely being a lifetime member adds to the annual counter, in and of itself, every year thereafter. That would conflate the benefit of lifetime status with its cause.
However, I have never read that merely being a lifetime member adds to the annual counter, in and of itself, every year thereafter. That would conflate the benefit of lifetime status with its cause.
Nov 6, 2021, 6:11 am
#2483
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
Sure, there are several ways to get a year of status, includable in the lifetime year counter, without staying the requisite number of nights. Complimentary years of Marriott Bonv°y Platinum Elite status have been given out for UA Global Services status and business Marriott AmEx card membership, Gold Elite for UA Premier Gold, inter alia. Not to mention former years of Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) membership, which is a common cause of having fewer nights than might be expected by the number of years.
However, I have never read that merely being a lifetime member adds to the annual counter, in and of itself, every year thereafter. That would conflate the benefit of lifetime status with its cause.
However, I have never read that merely being a lifetime member adds to the annual counter, in and of itself, every year thereafter. That would conflate the benefit of lifetime status with its cause.
Nov 6, 2021, 7:23 am
#2484
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Sweden
Programs: Marriott Platinum - LT Gold
Posts: 688
Nov 6, 2021, 3:20 pm
#2485
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: LEJ BRU
Posts: 1,156
With SPG you needed 50 nights OR 25 stays for Plat. So, 25 one-nighters did the job too. That could explain the lower night count.
Nov 6, 2021, 8:54 pm
#2486
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
Nov 7, 2021, 3:36 am
#2487
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Europe
Programs: ex-SPG Platinum, Marriott LG, *G United
Posts: 245
No Change for me. I'm sure I am missing a year, either 2020 or 2021. Why can't Marriott itemize each year for lifetime status, that way we can verify what they are counting? Why not make this transparent?
2019:
Earned 2020 Platinum: +1 Lifetime increase occurred in early 2020
2020:
Plat status was extended for 2021, but no lifetime year was added.
2021:
I re-earned platinum in late May/June, for 2022, Still no increase in lifetime years.
In late early July I reached Titanium, and only then for some reason a +1 lifetime year added. What year was this for??? 2020, 2021 or 2022? I assume this is my missing 2021 year.
Can I still expect a +1 year in early 2022, for earning titanium this year?
I asked the lurkers to look into this but this is still unresolved.
2019:
Earned 2020 Platinum: +1 Lifetime increase occurred in early 2020
2020:
Plat status was extended for 2021, but no lifetime year was added.
2021:
I re-earned platinum in late May/June, for 2022, Still no increase in lifetime years.
In late early July I reached Titanium, and only then for some reason a +1 lifetime year added. What year was this for??? 2020, 2021 or 2022? I assume this is my missing 2021 year.
Can I still expect a +1 year in early 2022, for earning titanium this year?
I asked the lurkers to look into this but this is still unresolved.
Last edited by vanabb; Nov 7, 2021 at 3:45 am
Nov 7, 2021, 5:14 am
#2488
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: EDUU
Programs: Marriott Titanium Elite, HH Diamond, PC Plat Amb, BA EC Gold, Asiana Diamond, TK Elite
Posts: 193
Does anyone know how long it normally takes, before the Bonvoy system shows a change in lifetime status? I reached my nights and years a week ago, but still no change in my lifetime-status.
Nov 7, 2021, 5:42 am
#2489
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