*** 8 Apr : Marriott announces Bonvoy status / points / SNA / FNA extensions ***
#31
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: KHOU/KIAH
Programs: AA EXP | Marriott Bonvoy Titanium| Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 11,214
I'm probably going to earn plat at minimum the hard way assuming travel opens by fall (I had 31 nights before stopping travel in February), but I consider this perfectly reasonable. I'm sure others will complain though. I do wish they'd give a 12 month extension on FNAs, but assuming I can go on my vacation in September (fingers crossed), I'll still be able to use em.
#32
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: YYZ
Programs: UA1K MM, JL JMB SAPPHIRE, Marriott Titanium/LTP, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,267
#33
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: SFO/YYZ
Programs: AC 25K, AS MVP Gold, BA Bronze, UA Silver, Marriott Titanium, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,457
#34
Join Date: Mar 2017
Programs: AA EXP, Bonvoy Titanum, Hilton Gold
Posts: 61
#37
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: SFO
Posts: 4,911
you are quoting two different things.. website now shows a combined extension. Email today only talks about status extension. SNA and Free night award extension email was sent a while back.
#40
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Toronto - YYZ
Programs: Aeroplan/Hilton Gold/Marriott Bonvoy Titanium/Accor/Hyatt Gold Passport
Posts: 5,899
Refresh. It's all being rolled out. Analyze it, dice it, critique it ....
It's valued and it's very much appreciated.
Thanks Marriott!
It's valued and it's very much appreciated.
Thanks Marriott!
#41
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
Programs: Marriott Platinum, Starwood Platinum
Posts: 373
So I am still traveling and even during this awful pandemic I will definitely earn Ambassador status this year the hard way. So I'm thinking, if Marriott is extending everyone and you have people like me who really earned it, shouldn't that count for me in 2021 so I should get Ambassador status until Feb 2023? Just sayin.
#42
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 733
Is your profile based in Mainland China or Asia Pacific? A friend whose profile listed her country of residence as China received a variation of the last CEO message, 3 weeks ago -- with a particular section omitted versus what I received (in Canada). I think they are tailoring these emails based on member's address on file as members in Mainland China were offered some different stuff.
#43
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Formerly Box 350, Boston Mass, Oh two one three four. Now near Beverly Hills 90210
Programs: Loyal Order of Water Buffalos
Posts: 3,934
Very glad to hear this. We squeaked into Plat last year the hard way, already took advantage at Bahia Beach. Even with a robust vacation schedule planned this year we were quite unlikely to qualify again, and most of our upcoming planned stays were at places where Plat is pretty meaningless anyway.
#44
Join Date: Nov 2008
Programs: SPG-Plat, Hilton-Diamond, Club Carlson-Silver, Cathay-Diamond, Virgin-Gold
Posts: 2,183
So I am still traveling and even during this awful pandemic I will definitely earn Ambassador status this year the hard way. So I'm thinking, if Marriott is extending everyone and you have people like me who really earned it, shouldn't that count for me in 2021 so I should get Ambassador status until Feb 2023? Just sayin.
What surprised me far more however is the fact that Marriott has here done the right thing and taken any pressure of non required travel not just in the next few months but the rest of the year, rather than hold status over its members and force them to consider travel, yet you don't commend this, you feel you deserve more.
It is comments like this that devalue the times when companies like Marriott do the right thing and everytime someone says something like this you decreases the chance that next time they will.
So Marriott from me (who would most likely still do 100 nights and the spend anyway) thank you for doing the right thing and on this occasion doing it in a timely manner without external pressure. You have on this stepped up and for that I view Marriott better than I did at the start of today.