Meet Marriott Bonvoy
Feb 14, 2019, 9:22 am
#61
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: MEX/YVR/YYF
Programs: AS MVP/AC75K/AM Gold/UA*S/SPG-Marriott Lifetime Titanium/Accor-FPC Gold/HHDiamond/Hyatt Exp
Posts: 5,035
Feb 14, 2019, 9:25 am
#62
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: MEX/YVR/YYF
Programs: AS MVP/AC75K/AM Gold/UA*S/SPG-Marriott Lifetime Titanium/Accor-FPC Gold/HHDiamond/Hyatt Exp
Posts: 5,035
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I will post feedback on my arrival at the CY Mexico City property later today. Me thinks they will have the old branding still in place.
Feb 14, 2019, 9:26 am
#63
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: PBI
Programs: UA (1k) lifetime gold, AA (EP), Starwood (Life Plat), Hilton (Gold)
Posts: 193
Yes, but what happened to the Platinum Premier Elite lifetime status? I'm not seeing the equivalent in the new tights hierarchy? They begrudgingly gave it to the *Wood members who had lifetime plat status and also over XXX nights (after we complained loudly that it was only offered to Marriott members). There doesn't seem to be that status any longer. I must be missing something?
Feb 14, 2019, 9:39 am
#64
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: SFO
Posts: 4,914
Yes, but what happened to the Platinum Premier Elite lifetime status? I'm not seeing the equivalent in the new tights hierarchy? They begrudgingly gave it to the *Wood members who had lifetime plat status and also over XXX nights (after we complained loudly that it was only offered to Marriott members). There doesn't seem to be that status any longer. I must be missing something?
Feb 14, 2019, 10:02 am
#65
Join Date: May 2002
Programs: AAdvantage Platinum, United Silver, Marriott Titanium Elite
Posts: 2,276
In other words, Platinum Premier Elite was the full name, but it was also referred to as Platinum Premier or PP here on FlyerTalk and elsewhere. Now, Titanium Elite is the full name.
Same with the lifetime version.
Lifetime Platinum Premier Elite (before 2/13/2019) = Lifetime Platinum Premier (before 2/13/2019) = Lifetime Titanium Elite (beginning 2/13/2019) = Lifetime Titanium (beginning 2/13/2019) = whatever abbreviations folks on FlyerTalk choose to use for it.
As others have noted, Lifetime Titanium Elite does not show on the current list of lifetime requirements because it can no longer be earned.
Some Lifetime Titanium Elite members have been grandfathered in because of previous lifetime status.
Some Lifetime Titanium Elite met special requirements in 2018 (which are no longer offered in 2019) and have been grandfather in.
Last edited by Horace; Feb 14, 2019 at 10:59 pm Reason: corrected typos (incorrect year)
Feb 14, 2019, 10:41 am
#66
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Haze gray and underway
Programs: UA 1K 2MM, HH Diamond, Marriott 'clink clink' Titanium
Posts: 1,784
Feb 14, 2019, 9:51 pm
#72
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Minneapolis: DL DM charter 2.3MM
Programs: A3*Gold, SPG Plat, HyattDiamond, MarriottPP, LHW exAccess, ICI, Raffles Amb, NW PE MM, TWA Gold MM
Posts: 100,404
The "Elite" part of the status tier name is not significant. It does not indicate a special version of that tier. It's just part of the full name.
In other words, Platinum Premier Elite was the full name, but it was also referred to as Platinum Premier or PP here on FlyerTalk and elsewhere. Now, Titanium Elite is the full name.
Same with the lifetime version.
Lifetime Platinum Premier Elite (before 2/13/2009) = Lifetime Platinum Premier (before 2/13/2009) = Lifetime Titanium Elite (beginning 2/13/2009) = Lifetime Titanium (beginning 2/13/2009) = whatever abbreviations folks on FlyerTalk choose to use for it.
As others have noted, Lifetime Titanium Elite does not show on the current list of lifetime requirements because it can no longer be earned.
Some Lifetime Titanium Elite members have been grandfathered in because of previous lifetime status.
Some Lifetime Titanium Elite met special requirements in 2018 (which are no longer offered in 2019) and have been grandfather in.
In other words, Platinum Premier Elite was the full name, but it was also referred to as Platinum Premier or PP here on FlyerTalk and elsewhere. Now, Titanium Elite is the full name.
Same with the lifetime version.
Lifetime Platinum Premier Elite (before 2/13/2009) = Lifetime Platinum Premier (before 2/13/2009) = Lifetime Titanium Elite (beginning 2/13/2009) = Lifetime Titanium (beginning 2/13/2009) = whatever abbreviations folks on FlyerTalk choose to use for it.
As others have noted, Lifetime Titanium Elite does not show on the current list of lifetime requirements because it can no longer be earned.
Some Lifetime Titanium Elite members have been grandfathered in because of previous lifetime status.
Some Lifetime Titanium Elite met special requirements in 2018 (which are no longer offered in 2019) and have been grandfather in.
So should we abbreviate Titanium Elite here as Tit or TitE?
Feb 14, 2019, 10:24 pm
#73
Join Date: Apr 2005
Programs: Starwood:Lifetime Platinum, Air Canada:Basic, Asiana:Lifetime Diamond Plus, ANA: Basic
Posts: 980
I think you meant 2019 and not 2009 of the great recession.
Feb 14, 2019, 10:28 pm
#74
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Bangkok
Programs: Marriott Bonvoy Titanium, BAEC Silver, TK Miles & Smiles Elite
Posts: 2,209
Feb 14, 2019, 10:54 pm
#75
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Somewhere in Florida
Posts: 2,620
I've often said that a company changing its logo shows that it doesn't know where it's heading. Indeed that appears to be the case here. Coca-Cola doesn't seem to be doing too bad with it's 100+year old logo. Pepsi has tried but figured out that having a solid, stable identity is better than being trendy.