Fell short ofmaking Titanium by 5 nights, looking for a way to keep my status
Jan 10, 2020, 8:17 am
#1
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Join Date: Jan 2020
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Fell short ofmaking Titanium by 5 nights, looking for a way to keep my status
Hi All,
I'm new here and appreciate any advice...
I have been Titanium (The old Platinum) for 5 years straight with the Marriott Hotels, and last year I fell short by 5 nights. A lot of my stays didn't count because my company often buys rooms in bulk and we don't get credit when this happens. If we did I would be in excess of over 100 nights last year.
That being said, I'm looking for suggestions on how I can keep my Titanium status through 2020...
Thanks for any help.
I'm new here and appreciate any advice...
I have been Titanium (The old Platinum) for 5 years straight with the Marriott Hotels, and last year I fell short by 5 nights. A lot of my stays didn't count because my company often buys rooms in bulk and we don't get credit when this happens. If we did I would be in excess of over 100 nights last year.
That being said, I'm looking for suggestions on how I can keep my Titanium status through 2020...
Thanks for any help.
Jan 10, 2020, 9:52 am
#2
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Canada
Programs: Marriott LT Gold, IHG Club, Hertz Gold, Aeroplan, Avios, SkyMiles, Thrifty, AMEX
Posts: 985
Have you selected your Annual Choice Benefit? If not, you can choose the 5 elite nights, which will be applied to your 2019 total and thus give you the missing 5 nights you need.
Jan 10, 2020, 11:41 am
#4
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Join Date: Jan 2020
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Wow, didn't know about that. I just put in for my 5 elite nights hopefully that will take care of it. You deserve a "Reply of the year" award for that. Thank you!
Jan 10, 2020, 2:20 pm
#5
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: GEG
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Platinum, Hilton Diamond, Lifetime SkyClub, AS MVP
Posts: 2,408
Jan 10, 2020, 4:14 pm
#6
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Join Date: Sep 2009
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......and this must be done by January 15th or you will automatically be given 5 SNAs.
Jan 10, 2020, 6:54 pm
#7
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Join Date: Apr 2008
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Programs: UA 1K1.75MM, Hyatt Globalist, abandoned Marriott LTT (RIP SPG), Hertz PC
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Frankly...even though it seems like you will be Tit now, Plat isn't all that different big picture. If you dropped to Gold, might be a different story.
Jan 10, 2020, 9:11 pm
#8
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Somewhere between SFO and LAX...FYI aka FAT
Programs: BAEC - back to lowly blue. Marriott - Lifetime Platinum
Posts: 465
I'd like to change from SNAs to elite night credits for 2020 but it has automatically given me the SNAs and I can't see how to change it.
Jan 11, 2020, 2:28 am
#10
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Minneapolis: DL DM charter 2.3MM
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You need to contact Bonvoy immediately. We're supposed to be able to choose until January 15th, at which point five SNAs will be given to anyone who hasn't made a choice. Choices cannot be changed once they're confirmed.
Jan 11, 2020, 6:08 am
#11
Join Date: Aug 2018
Posts: 902
After making the selection there is specific box to check with wording to the sort of “I understand my selection of benefit is final and may not be changed.”
You most certainly checked that box and your selection is now final.
Jan 11, 2020, 8:52 am
#13
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 812
I think the UA Silver is a pretty big benefit that you get from Tit and not Plat. I never fly for work, but rack up enough nights for Tit from work hotel stays. UA Silver may be the lowest of the low, but it saved me $130 in checked bag fees, and I got upgraded to first on 2 of 4 flights last week for personal travel.
Jan 11, 2020, 9:59 am
#14
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club, Marriott Bonvoy
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The number of times this has cropped in the forum recently suggests Bonvoy has not done a good enough job communicating this message to it’s members.
Jan 11, 2020, 12:25 pm
#15
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Somewhere between SFO and LAX...FYI aka FAT
Programs: BAEC - back to lowly blue. Marriott - Lifetime Platinum
Posts: 465
I appreciate all your responses.