skyeliu

Great to hear you got a confirmation, I'm couple stay short of the renewal, and hopefully I can get that renewed without hassle.
I noticed that after the account combined, my stay history now is short 2 nights from the SPG AMEX card award, do any of you have the same thing happened and or are you able to get it back?

Thanks.

headinclouds

I have an email from SPG in April of this that states: ' Congratulations — you’re Platinum with SPG®. Your status is valid through February 29, 2020' I assume that this is ample evidence that I should be MR Platinum for all of 2019 regardless of the status display on my SPG or Marriott account. Haven't check them for 2 weeks, though.

nocod

I got 23 stays in SPG affiliated hotels, but my 2 stay credits from the SPG Amex are not showing in account post merger. Called SPG and they said a "research team" would investigate, and should fix in 72h. We shall see..

xzh445

Have you merged accounts?
What does your status show on you account(s...if not merged)?
Does the App mach what you show on a PC?

Passed 25 (SPG property ) Stays on 8/23. Still not recognized Plat.
Points and nights dribbled in during "cleanup"
All nights now in...waiting on on some bonus points. If they don't show up in a few days, will write and ask for the point sand status correction. Nothing changed in a week. Not expecting anything further w/out requesting.

What address did you use? [email protected] ?

christianj

I'm on my last year of qualifying for Lifetime Platinum with SPG which would get me Lifetime Platinum with the combined program (actually Lifetime Platinum Premier since I have 612 nights with SPG and 195 with MR). I do not want to screw this up so I just want to double check the following as I understand it:

FACT- I can requalify for Platinum this year (which would be Year 10 for me) as discussed above with either 25 STAYS or 50 NIGHTS with SPG

QUESTION - Could I requalify with 50 nights in the combined program (Starwood as well as Marriott nights combined) and still have this count as Year 10?

QUESTION - If I want to requalify under the old program terms, I assume I should NOT combine my accounts. Correct?

RogerD408

Yes, that is how it is supposed to work. The question really is: Will it happen automatically or will you need to call in to get manual intervention.Interesting question, I don't recall seeing it addressed specifically. If at all possible, hit the mark with legacy SPG rules just to be safe. You have until the end of the year since SPGs moving to LTPP will not happen until they do the sweep in January. Technically, no, from what I've been reading you do not (this is different from what I read earlier). Again, you may have to call in to get it taken care of. Be sure to keep good records of what you've done to qualify just in case the CSRs are not able to sort things out. If you do not need/want any elevated status combining your accounts will get you, leave them separate. And be sure to book all SPG stays under you SPG number just to keep everything clear (again, you should not need to, but we are dealing with MR IT so forewarned).

christianj

I was going to try and do 25/50 with SPG but I have 7 nights with MR this year which would help if I could use the combination of the two chains to get to the 50. I think the topic was addressed in the past from a basis of if the accounts were combined you could achieve "regular" Platinum status for the year with 50 combined nights BUT if this worked for the last year of qualifying for SPG Lifetime Platinum or not was never addressed from what I remember.

MSPeconomist

RogerD408

It would seem that will work, but again, nothing to say if it would or not. If there is a possibility of making the 25 stays or 50 nights at SPG properties only, then there is no doubt.

christianj

Right now I am booked up to years end to achieve 22 stays and 42 nights WITHOUT including any of my MR activity. So to be 100% certain to qualify under the old SPG 25/50 rules I would need to book at least 3 more stays to get to 25. (which is naturally something I would do to get LIFETIME status) If the MR activity can be added to achieve 50 nights I would need 2 more nights which I already have booked at MR properties where there are no SPG alternatives.

MSPeconomist

cooljw

The new website certainly doesn't give me much confidence that Marriott will honor the 25 stays at SPG properties requalification criteria for 2018. It doesn't track stay count, not to mention any mention regarding the credit for 2 stays if you have the SPG AMEX card.

Not impressed by the "new" website and it just causes me more concern.

MaxFlyer

RogerD408

Since it will only be honored for a few months, I don't see them making huge changes to make it evident. Just like they are not tracking the legacy MR or SPG rules. WE are required to track the legacy activity and make use they do the sweeps property. And I suspect there will be a lot of finger pointing to get it right. They have already started denying legacy rules apply mid-year and not acknowledging there will be sweeps to address this in January. The bumpy road is not going to be over anytime soon. :{

xzh445