I imagine that for the foreseeable future, I'll still be referring to my "Marriott points" and my "Marriott Elite" status. I'm still kind of 50/50 on "Delta miles" vs. "Skymiles" and "Medallion" vs. "Elite."
It's never caused a problem. If you hate the name Bonvoy, don't use it. That said, good luck asking someone at Penn Station for a ticket on the Metroliner. Certainly "Acela" sounded pretty dumb when that was launched. |
i'm not crazy about the name & i was hoping they didn't use it but i guess it is what it is....lets get used to it now....
all their it issues aside, i'm happy with the program....as long as they don't change that i guess i am ok with bonvoy.... |
Just joined Marriot reward to try to keep distance with the French at Accor ... Bonvoy ... 🤦.♂️ ...please help me ! |
Originally Posted by EricH
(Post 30661641)
At a time like this I like to imagine the group of people sitting around a table and deciding "Okay, Bonvoy, that's the one!"
What were the other (worse?) options? |
Originally Posted by pvn
(Post 30665731)
they were... already doing that
I am a leisure traveler, not business paying for my own stays. It takes significantly more effort to reach 75 or 100 nights and it feels correct for those to my separate status levels. |
Bonvoy almost as bad as Tronc
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It is great to have a fresh name for combined program and new five tier system is an improvement over confusing PE/PPE/PPEA.^
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Originally Posted by CIT85
(Post 30666503)
I like that Starwood Lurkers are now the de facto representatives of Marriott Rewards/Bonvoy on FT. This is giving the new program a good kickstart here.
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Originally Posted by Tanic
(Post 30667684)
Yes, but where have the Marriott Concierges gone? It was never really the same after giving "Baghdad Bob" answers to questions about when EEOs would return. Still waiting...
Considering the investment in Twitter to communicate with guests who stay a couple of times a year, this is a far better investment of resources. |
Originally Posted by C17PSGR
(Post 30666510)
Any basis for that statement?
W Dubai Habtoor City Westin Dubai Al Habtoor City Parker Palm Springs Hotel Des Indes St. Regis Princeville The Principal Madrid Westin Sydney The Westin-Vendome Paris Prague Sheraton W Las Vegas & SLS Las Vegas W St. Petersburg Edition Bangkok Ritz-Carlton Battery Park Sure you can spin that a bunch of tacky Courtyards, Moxy and Springhills are boosting Marriott's overall numbers, but the loss of the above higher profile properties is significant and not to be dismissed. |
Shouldnt a hotel supposedly welcoming people instead of wishing them goodbye like bon voyage? :confused: |
Originally Posted by itsaboutthejourney
(Post 30668115)
St. Regis Dubai
W Dubai Habtoor City Westin Dubai Al Habtoor City Parker Palm Springs Hotel Des Indes St. Regis Princeville The Principal Madrid Westin Sydney The Westin-Vendome Paris Prague Sheraton W Las Vegas & SLS Las Vegas W St. Petersburg Edition Bangkok Ritz-Carlton Battery Park Sure you can spin that a bunch of tacky Courtyards, Moxy and Springhills are boosting Marriott's overall numbers, but the loss of the above higher profile properties is significant and not to be dismissed. There is plenty in the news about the Dubai properties. That obviously has nothing to do with the integration. A lot of ME properties (and airlines) are loosing millions and they wanted to avoid the franchise fees. The St. Regis Princeville was bought by a different REIT and is shutting for several months while it is renovated. The W/SLS Vegas has sold to different owners at least three times since it was built and has tried to do business under multiple names. The RC Battery Park chose not to renovate to meet brand standards. In the meantime, Marriott has opened dozens of new RC, St. Regis, Luxury Collection, W's alone all over the Middle East and China, as well as in Asia, Spain, Panama, Italy, France, and India. The JW Panama, the Solaz in Cabo, the Barcelona Edition ... and the list goes on. I don't like the inconsistency and I realize some here have had problems in the integration but there is no objective basis to suggest that Marriott is (a) losing hotels at an unusual rate, (b) losing market share, or (c) facing an unusual drop in reservations. Frankly -- I'm a little surprised they didn't have a drop in reservations but the percentage of direct bookings from Marriott.com is actually up, compared to before the merger -- go figure. |
I believe it's obvious that whoever is running the loyalty show at marriott couldn't care much less about legacy / long term starwood members. it's sort of like they've given us the finger. fortunately, we have other options.
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Originally Posted by shoodawg
(Post 30668463)
I believe it's obvious that whoever is running the loyalty show at marriott couldn't care much less about legacy / long term starwood members. it's sort of like they've given us the finger. fortunately, we have other options.
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Originally Posted by itsaboutthejourney
(Post 30669109)
The irony is that the person running loyalty for Marriott was the #2 guy at SPG. He's a good guy, but I have a feeling he doesn't have control over things like IT and communication with members as part of Marriott's massive corporate structure
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