Fell short ofmaking Titanium by 5 nights, looking for a way to keep my status
Jan 10, 20, 9:17 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2020
Posts: 2
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, 20, 10:52 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, 20, 12:41 pm
#4
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Join Date: Jan 2020
Posts: 2
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, 20, 3:20 pm
#5
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: GEG
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Platinum, Hilton Diamond, Lifetime SkyClub, AS MVP Gold
Posts: 2,370
Jan 10, 20, 5:14 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, 20, 7:54 pm
#7
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: LGA/JFK/EWR
Programs: UA 1K1.75MM, Hyatt Globalist, abandoned Marriott LTT (RIP SPG), Hertz PC
Posts: 21,141
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, 20, 10:11 pm
#8
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Somewhere between SFO and LAX...FYI aka FAT
Programs: BAEC - Bronze. pfft. Marriott - Titanium Elite
Posts: 441
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, 20, 3:28 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, 20, 7:08 am
#11
Join Date: Aug 2018
Posts: 885
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, 20, 9:52 am
#13
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 808
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, 20, 10:59 am
#14
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club, Marriott Bonvoy
Join Date: May 2006
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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 its members.
Jan 11, 20, 1:25 pm
#15
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Somewhere between SFO and LAX...FYI aka FAT
Programs: BAEC - Bronze. pfft. Marriott - Titanium Elite
Posts: 441
I appreciate all your responses.
