gokeeper

It's an one time upgrade offer
https://thepointsguy.com/news/target...night-credits/

audio-nut

What's the best Marriott business card?

theOtherHolmes

We are suckers *shrugs*

aacar

There's only one (currently open to applications).

ftrichard

I find it difficult to believe that this is anything other than a policy forced on them by an IT snafu. Just like when it became a policy that SNAs couldn't be used on pre-paid rates when it was clearly just something the IT wasn't able to handle and fixing it was very low on the priority list (and the workaround still worked after the policy came into force).

Marriott's doing everything it can to cut down on easy qualifying nights (1) only one consumer card gives 15 nights; (2) no more 10 bogus meeting nights; (3) removal of qualifying nights for up to three rooms etc. And, *current situation aside*, I don't believe they need to bump up their elite numbers in the US with such a geographically-focused policy.

I bet that somebody realised the corporate card hadn't been included in the IT rules that limit the 15 qualifying nights to one card only and rather than fix the IT they decided to make it a policy for this year before the travel bloggers had a field day highlighting the discrepancy when the corporate card nights posted.

I reckon this will be removed in the future when the IT Change Request to fix it is prioritised and delivered.

escapefromphl

If Marriott’s IT is really that bad heads need to roll. It’s 2020 not 1990 - it shouldn’t take months and months to make minor qualification changes.

ftrichard

I hate to be the one to break it to you and not to labour the point but, yes, the vast majority of regular posters on here would probably agree that Marriott's IT *is* really that bad since the launch of Bonvoy and - while you're correct that it shouldn't take months and months - it apparently does if it gets fixed at all. As an off-topic immediate example, most of our accounts only updated the "Years and Platinum or higher" counts in March when we'd been waiting for this to update since January when some accounts were apparently updated. Anyway, maybe heads have rolled and your comment is justified but take a look through the rest of this Marriott forum and you will see that what I claim here has a lot of evidence to support it.

LAX

I realize Bonvoy Gold is not much, but with 30 EQN, that would be automatic Gold status, right?

LAX

spacemanvt

Hmm should I apply for a marriot bonvoy small business card then?
Or is a serious devaluation about to hit? hmmm

buschoi

I do not agree. Many flyertalkers including me have had both the personal AND corporate/business cards for many years. None of us received 15 additional elite nights last year, and many of us received those 15 elite nights overnight. It appears to me Marriott is adding these 15 elite nights for business card holders on purpose rather than the IT screwing up. IT actually had to write additional codes to make this work (compared to last year).

kauppias

so Marriott makes it easier/super easy to get status IF YOU LIVE IN NA and removed meetings rollover etc that were available to EVERYONE no matter where you lived! great move 😂😂

yurtripper

Marriott to non-Americans: DROP DEAD

theOtherHolmes

No. it’s just US, not Canada.

calculus1918

I am now thinking about freeing up one of my Amex slots (5 cards already) and then applying for the Amex Marriott Bonvoy business card. How long should I wait after I close a card to apply? Should I do it on the same day or it doesn’t matter, thanks.

ftrichard

You're probably right. Strategic move, excellently executed, to reward that niche group: US citizens. I'm just jealous, on behalf of the entire rest of the world, that such a minority group gets special treatment. They'll have to do something for those of us domiciled in China now. It's a massive market for Marriott in terms of both managed hotels and customers. Don't want us crying about discrimination.